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The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Episode 11: What has two arms, one leg, and climbs like a mofo? Craig Demartino.

The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Chris Kalous

Sports, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Wilderness

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2012

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Episode 11 is EPIC! Craig Demartino takes us blow by blow through his climbing accident which culminates (spoiler alert!) in losing his leg. He fights to survive, then he fights to regain his life, then fights to climb better than he ever did. The real deal doesn’t even come close to describing this guy. Guts, …

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We got to get home.

0:02.0

Where are you playing here?

0:03.0

We're doing the normal dome, whatever it is.

0:06.0

It's terrific.

0:07.0

Oh yeah, a big place.

0:08.0

That's a big place.

0:09.0

That's a big place.

0:10.0

What's that's 2006?

0:11.0

What you really should? What the hell are you doing?

0:16.0

I couldn't sleep.

0:18.0

I'm checking the ropes.

0:20.0

I was afraid to end on your rope and I'm cutting it out. Good weather.

0:35.0

bad weather.

0:36.0

No or later, any time.

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Time.

0:38.0

Hello and welcome to the Normal Cast. your host Chris Kaluus. This is episode 11.

0:47.0

It is May 13th, about 10 o'clock Mountain Standard time and on today's show we have an interview with

0:53.5

climber Craig D. Martino who has a hell of a story to tell. But before we get to that

0:58.8

there's some big news. We have a sponsor folks. I repeat. We have a sponsor. Defiant bean

1:05.8

roasters as a company started with others by a friend and climber Jeff

1:09.6

Hollenbaugh. They take responsibly sourced quality beans and hand roast them. Yes, Jeff's hands are very very hot.

1:17.0

Then they pack them up while they're still smoking and send them to you ground or whole or whatever you're into. I think Jeff will even

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