Eric Hörst, Kris Hampton, & Chris Kalous: Climbing Pet Peeves and Community, Live from ICF

Jul 23, 2025

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It's a podcast of podcasters! Live from Climber's Fest in Lander, WY, we crack a beer with the stoked festival goers and explore:

What makes ICF and Wild Iris so special
How a noob (like me) can best enjoy the festival and local climbing
Climbing pet peeves
The "blah blah blah"
Dangerous crag practices
Expanding vocabulary beyond "Let's goooooo!"
Crag dogs, crag cats... and crag monkeys?
What makes the climbing community so dang special

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