I sat down with Dennis Stokes to learn a little bit more about one of the men behind Initial Ascent. We get into his faith, where he cut his teeth, the musician and of course a little IA. Enjoy the episode.

To see the full IA line up follow the link to Western Contours YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmEvP3IJF4E'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmEvP3IJF4E</a>

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