You are listening to the Enormo Cast.

Did you know that Black Diamond manufactures your climbing gear,

not in a hollowed out volcano on the Pacific rim,

but in the basement of a derelict Swiss-themed shopping center

on the bench above Salt Lake City.

Yes, it sounds like the premise for a sequel to Chud, but it's true.

And what it really means is that from concept to slapping that epic tag on it, a group of dedicated Wasatch climbers have their

chalky hands in the mix.

Real climbers building gear to climb as hard and safely as they can, so you can too.

So for the best gear, imagined, designed, and built by actual climbers,

go to black diamond equipment.com or your nearest outdoor retailer.

And remember, when you support black Diamond, you support the Enorma

cast.

Chud. Cannibalistic, humanoid underground dwellers. Chud. They're not staying down there anymore. To quote old headless Ned Stark, winter is coming and you know what that means.

Yes, it's time to unblock the number of that buddy who was still

calling you to climb ice in June last summer and give in to your desire to scream and barf at the same time.

Yes, ice climbing season is upon us and though your fingers are destined to be both frozen and burning at the same time, your feet don't have to suffer so.

Sportiva has a full line of big mountain boots, ice climbing boots and boots that do nearly

everything you'd want in the cold cold mountains short of apologizing for carrying you

up there in the first place. So if you must bash your feet against ice and snow then check

out sportiva's newly redesigned website sportiva.com or your nearest high-end

outdoor retailer for a ridiculously well-made mountain boots including such

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