The Firn Line

Mountain Memories: Carl Tobin


Listen Later

On today’s episode, we’ll get to know legendary Alaskan alpinist Carl Tobin. With an alpine career that has spanned over 40 years, Tobin continues to be a force in Alaska’s climbing community to this day.


In the late 70’s and early 80’s, Tobin and a small group of committed partners, pioneered a number of first ascents in Alaska’s Hayes Range including the east face of Hess Mountain, the northeast face of peak 10,910′ and the historic east ridge of Mount Deborah. These climbs set the standard for hard alpine climbing in Alaska, and in doing so, inspired generations of climbers that would follow.

This last spring, I sat down with Carl at his home in Anchorage, to talk about his early days in Fairbanks, and the whirlwind years in the mountains that followed. Carl seemed wistful that day, as he recounted his years spent climbing in Alaska, the Canadian Rockies and the Himalaya. But it wasn’t just the climbing that had him thinking. It was also the important relationships he’d forged along the way.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Firn LineBy Pod Peak

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

403 ratings


More shows like The Firn Line

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,922 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,996 Listeners

The Enormocast: the climbing podcast by Chris Kalous

The Enormocast: the climbing podcast

1,431 Listeners

The Cutting Edge by The American Alpine Club

The Cutting Edge

155 Listeners

Allison after NXIVM from Uncover by CBC

Allison after NXIVM from Uncover

10,252 Listeners

The RunOut Podcast by Andrew Bisharat & Chris Kalous

The RunOut Podcast

347 Listeners

The MeidasTouch Podcast by MeidasTouch Network

The MeidasTouch Podcast

50,463 Listeners

Climbing Gold by Duct Tape Then Beer

Climbing Gold

884 Listeners

The Climbing Majority by Kyle Broxterman

The Climbing Majority

37 Listeners