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The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Episode 44: Joshua Brandon alive and well in the mountains.

The Enormocast: a climbing podcast

Chris Kalous

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

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2013

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

On Episode 44 of the Enormocast, a chance meeting leads to an enlightening interview with Iraq war vet Joshua Brandon. Josh explains how struggles with PTSD led him to finding solace in the mountains and climbing (turns out that mountaineering has many of the thrills of combat but without the guys shooting at you). He …

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0:00.0

You are listening to the Enormo Cast.

0:03.4

Hey folks, I know that most climbers go into the mountains to get away from the scary realities of modern

0:08.8

life.

0:10.2

In complicated real world things like run-ins with the law can frighten and confuse you,

0:16.0

and cause you to leap from your sprinter and run into the night while being chased by a Utah

0:20.4

statey named Rulan and his bloodthirsty drug sniffing German Shepherd.

0:26.3

But don't despair.

0:28.1

Just like you got over your fear of the internet tubes and managed to download this podcast,

0:32.4

there's a cure for your fear of the legal system.

0:35.0

Dan Markoff is a climber, a normal cast listener, partner at Atkins and Markoff,

0:42.0

and he has set up an email hotline to field any of your questions

0:45.7

about the law. Dan knows you'd rather be avoiding reality in the mountains rather

0:50.4

than facing it in the courtroom. So why don't you let them help you out?

0:54.0

Email climbing lawyer at gmail.com

0:57.0

with any questions you might have.

1:00.0

Once again, that's climbing lawyer Lawyer at gmail.com.

1:04.0

All right, thanks for your time. Let's get to it.

1:07.0

Listen, where are you playing in town?

1:10.0

Are you playing here?

1:11.0

Where are you doing the normal dome, whatever it is, it's terrific.

1:15.0

Oh yeah, big place that side of town.

1:17.0

That's a big place.

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