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The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Episode 137: Carlo Traversi – Beyond Bouldering.

The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Chris Kalous

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

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

On Episode 137 of the Enormocast, I sit down in a glass room with boulderer, sport climber, and secret trad-head, Carlo Traversi. Though mostly known for very very hard bouldering, Carlo’s humble beginnings, like many, started in a gym and with a dusting of trad credentials. But once he tasted hard bouldering – ironically on …

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0:00.0

You are listening to the Enormo Cast.

0:03.6

So on each episode I try to say something ridiculous to keep you listening to and considering

0:08.2

the commercials on the Enormacast.

0:10.0

For example, I might blithely mention that Hazel Finlay once brewed a cup of tea

0:14.7

in her black diamond mojo chalk bag

0:16.7

using only herbs that she foraged from our pea seams

0:19.8

while on lead during the first female ascent

0:22.4

of once upon a time in the southwest.

0:25.1

But of course these are flat-out fabrications.

0:27.6

Fake news if you will.

0:28.8

But what's not a lie is that Black Diamond simply makes and sells great gear to keep you safe, warm and drive and feeling

0:34.6

as slick as Booty Collins middle finger on your next adventure.

0:38.4

You need good gear and the climbers at Black Diamond make good gear and they have supported the

0:42.8

enormous cast since nearly its inception. So please consider that next time you're

0:46.5

about to throw down hard cash for that next prize piece of gear. Black Diamond

0:50.8

is a proud supporter of the Norma cast.

0:53.0

Listen, uh, where are you playing here?

0:56.0

Where are you doing the Norma Dome, whatever it is?

0:59.0

It's terrific.

1:00.0

Oh yeah, a big place, that sign of town.

1:02.0

That's a big place.

1:03.0

You're still in the house.

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