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My guest today is Todd Offenbacher. Todd is one of the most amazing, hilarious, and entertaining people I know. He’s a mountain guide, a badass rock-climber with first ascents in Pakistan, China, Peru, Alaska, Antarctica, and more, he’s a Lake Tahoe television personality for Outside TV, he used to be a Body Builder at Muscle Beach in LA, he’s currently in the middle of a community-building passion project where he puts in climbing routes all over Lake Tahoe for beginner and intermediate climbers and kids, he’s the founder of Tahoe Adventure Film Festival, he’s a professional speaker, and essentially a stand-up comedian. No one has a bad time when Todd’s around and his story-telling is world-class.
“I’ve done a lot of first ascents around the world, but it’s at this point in my life, reflecting on that, I’d have to say [my greatest achievement in climbing is] a lot of the easy and moderate route development that I’ve done here around my community. You know, you’re not gonna get on the cover of a magazine putting those routes up, but they’re the most rewarding. It really feels good. And I think, you know, maybe my grandkids will climb there. My daughter’s already climbing there.”
– Todd Offenbacher
Please enjoy!
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The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #23 – Todd Offenbacher | Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Killington
Recorded on July 31, 2021, in the California Delta (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Todd Offenbacher).
This episode was edited by Jared White.
Music by Chad Crouch.
Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.
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