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Who is Chris Kalous?
Chris Kalous is a podcaster, climber, and freelance writer. Chris Kalous is currently the host of The Enormocast Podcast. Chris was a house painter who spent his spare time listening to podcasts before starting his own in December 2011. Chris has been an avid climber for over three decades.
Early Life and Childhood
Chris Kalous was born in Wisconsin, United States of America, in 1971. Chris’s age is 51.
Chris moved with his parents to Libertyville, Illinois, when he was five years old and spent his formative years there. Rock climbing was unheard of in Libertyville in the 1980s.
Chris read an article about Yosemite climber John Bachar in an outdoor magazine when he was a teenager. Chris knew right then and there that he wanted to be a climber.
Chris began his rock climbing training in his high school weight room.
Education Details
Chris Kalous moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, to study at Colorado State University. He chose the University because it was close to the mountains.
Chris began top roping at Horsetooth Reservoir while in college. He soon learned to lead and place gear in Eldorado Canyon, and climbed Lumpy Ridge.
Chris, on the other hand, quickly became interested in larger goals.
He became obsessed with notions of toughness, willpower, and an unyielding, at-all-costs drive to the summit after immersing himself in climbing literature. He considered these to be the sport’s ideals.
Professional Career
Kalousspent three seasons guiding for Colorado Mountain School after graduating from college. He later moved to Southern California and began climbing big Yosemite aid climbs.
In 1994, Chris’ first solo ascent of El Capitan was the 18-pitch Aquarian Wall (5.7, A3).
He was only 23 years old at the time. On that climb, he was caught in a storm that lasted three days. Chris waited out the storm while others called for help because he had plenty of food and water.
In 1997, at the age of 26, he decided to end the big wall soloing chapter of his climbing career. When he soloed the Gulf Stream, an A4 or A5 route, it was a watershed moment.
Chris saw the writing on the wall for what became known as the infamous aid rant, a brief video in which Chris criticizes aid climbing.
He claims that if the grading system is based on the route’s danger, more people should die on A5.
He is currently the host of The Enormocast, a climbing podcast based in Carbondale, Colorado.
The podcast began in 2011 and currently produces two episodes per month. This podcast’s episodes feature interviews with well-known climbers. The podcast’s first episode was released on December 9, 2011.
In each episode, one or more climbers sit for a one-hour-long in-person interview in a variety of locations.
Net Worth and Salary
Chris Kalous earns an annual salary of $70,386 on average.
He is a podcaster, climber, and Freelance Writer from the United States with a net worth of $1,588,944.
Relationship Status
Chris Kalous’s marital status has been kept private.
Body Measurements
He is a man of average height. Chris is 5 feet 8 inches tall ( Approx 1.73m).
Social Media
His social media handles are unknown.
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Trivia
- Chris is a podcaster, climber, and freelance writer from the United States.
- He is currently the host of The Enormocast Podcast.
- Chris was born in Wisconsin, USA in 1971.
- He has a net worth of $1,588,944.
- Chris is 5 feet 8 inches tall ( Approx 1.73m).
