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The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Episode 129: Steve Swenson – Almost an Astronaut.

The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Chris Kalous

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

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2017

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

On Episode 129 of the Enormocast, I sit down with consummate alpinist, Steve Swensen. Steve’s career in the big mountains has spanned decades. As a kid, Steve dreamed of flying to the stars as an Apollo astronaut, but he chose to climb as close to space as possible instead. While he has climbed worldwide, his …

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0:00.0

You are listening to the Enormo Cast. Last Sportiva is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Mira, the greatest climbing shoe ever made, by messing with it.

0:22.0

Careful, sportiva.

0:24.0

Careful.

0:25.0

But using input from Adamandra, they've come up with the Mira 20.

0:29.0

The Mira 20 is the same precise toe of the mirror with a more supportive and aggressive heel.

0:35.1

For a shoe so precise that Adam Andra once carved a Christmas turkey with only a pair of

0:40.2

Mere 20s and a dull ice pick. One of these days Adam Andra is going to ask me to stop using his name in these

0:46.2

ads, but until that happens, Adamandra. Mira 20s are available only this year in a limited

0:52.4

edition and only at retailers but you can

0:55.1

go to sportiva.com for more information on the shoe and to find out where you can get a

0:59.4

pair and don't worry the good old fashion mirrors are still around too.

1:03.6

Hey climbers, that rock that you lovingly caress every weekend is just never going to love you back.

1:16.5

Of course, it's never going to suddenly ask you what you're thinking right now either.

1:20.5

But devoting even a tenth of that energy into an actual human relationship might be a better bet in terms of love and companionship no matter what your alp and his friends say.

1:30.0

Peter W Gilroy is here to help.

1:32.5

Climber and Jewelry Maker, Peter can hook you up with just the right gift for that human

1:36.5

in your life who just smiles when you get home late from the Craig, or who says,

1:40.6

no, you're still hot, when you're clearly chubby and out of shape

1:43.7

then stink of failure. Or who's still belaying you even though you're falling lower and lower on

1:48.8

your proge. Inspired by the rocks we climb and the mountains we love.

1:52.9

Peter's jewelry and accessories might be just a thing

1:55.4

to convince your significant other

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