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 Welcome to Episode 209 of the Sounds like a search and rescue podcast, this week we are joined by Stash from Inside the Line Podcast. Stash is the guy for all things hiking related to hiking and search and rescue in the Catskills. This week he will serve as cohost while Nick is up north enjoying some family time. Stash recently visited the Whites for a Hut stay in the Pemi wilderness so he will update us on his adventures and we will talk a little about the Catskills. Plus a couple of bad parenting - hiking / wilderness related stories, a trip report of a traverse across the Baldpate Mountains in Maine - we will cover this section of the Appalachian trail for those interested in exploring, plus a recent hike on the Baldface mountain range in Evans Notch, including an update on trail maintenance.

About Tay’s Summit Challenge

• Taylor James Steeves Foundation

• Tay Summit Challenge Instagram

• Sign up for Tay’s Summit Challenge

About Stash

• Inside the Line: The Catskills Podcast

Topics

• Stomp and Mrs Stomp do the weather forecast 

• Welcome Stash - Electric Vehicle Talk

• Advanced Wilderness First Aid Classes at Waterville Water Valley

• Mike and his dad take the Cog Railway to Mount Washington Summit

• Ultra Runner found Guilty of cutting a switchback

• Bad Parenting and kinds in the Wilderness

• The story of the Lykova Family in Siberia 

• Hiker Death at Bighorn Mountain

• Bear attacks at Glacier National Park 

• Don’t count on your dog to help if you run into a bear

• Stomps Pine Tar Deodorant 

• Coffee, Beer Talk, 

• The Baldface Traverse - AT in Grafton Notch Maine

• Baldface Loop - Round 2 of Trail Maintenance 

• Welcome Stash - Catskills, AMC Hut Adventure at Galehead, Inside the Line Highlights

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Advanced WFA to be held in Waterville Valley, Nov. 1st and 2nd

• The Mt. Washington Cog Railway

• Lizzie Bourne’s memorial - 1855 fatality

• Ultra runner found guilty 

• 4 hikers rescued after suffering debilitating high on mushrooms in the Catskills

• Fugitive father apprehended after 4 years hiding in wilderness with 3 children 

• Dad faces charges after sending son to remote jungle for cell detox

• Reminds me of the story of the russian family that lived in isolation for 40 years in Siberia - The Lykova Family

• Last text revealed from hiker who died from a likely fall on 13k mountain

• Bear attacks hiker, Glacier NP

• Don't count on your dog if attacked by a bear

• Squatch Pine-Tar

• 18 year old's calorie counting app goes viral

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks

• Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast

• Hiking Buddies 

• Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

• Fieldstone Kombucha

• CS Instant Coffee

This week we are joined by Steve Chase and Brad Meiklejohn, editors of the new book - Letters From the Mountain

Steve and Brad share their stories of working as caretakers for the Randolph Mountain Club hut system on Mount Adams. They are the editors of a new book that is a collection of memories and stories from caretakers from the 1950s to today that have worked for the club. 

We really enjoyed this episode and hearing stories of early systems of communication, hut riots, rescues, friendships, history and all that goes into working as a caretaker. If you enjoy this episode please check out the book! 

Sign up for Tay’s Summit Challenge

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

About our Guests

Buy the Book - Letters From the Mountain

RMC Camps

RMC History

Join the RMC

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks

• Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast

• Hiking Buddies 

• Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

• Fieldstone Kombucha

• CS Instant Coffee

Episode 8 - So You Wanna Hike 

GPS Tracks

https://www.strava.com/activities/10835937876 

https://www.strava.com/activities/8667651720 

Suggested Routes - 

Kinsman Ridge Trail Out & Back - Northeast approach, leaves from Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway Lot, 4.4 miles & 2250’, “relentless” ascent from the lot, 1850’ in 1.5 miles to the Cannon Cliffs

Lonesome Lake Trail -> Hi-Cannon Trail -> Kinsman Ridge Trail Out & Back - Southeast approach, leaves from Lafayette Place Campground, 5.6 miles & 2350’, Hi-Cannon Trail is an elective T25, Dodge Cutoff Option

Lonesome Lake Trail -> Kinsman Ridge Trail Out & Back - Southeast approach, leaves from Lafayette Place Campground, 6.2 miles & 2350’, beautiful Lonesome Lake

Mittersill-Cannon HIking Trail Out & Back - Northwest approach, leaves from the base of the Mittersill Ski Area, 5 miles & 2500’, opened in 2013 by State of NH, passes over Mittersill Peak (3630’), a northwest spur of Cannon

Southwest Approach from Cannon Balls, loop options/carspots, mention Northeast Cannon Ball is a New England Hundred Highest

Other Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Ski_Museum 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_Mountain_%28New_Hampshire%29#:~:text=5%20External%20links-,History,racing%20trail%20in%20North%20America. 

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 Welcome to Episode 207 of the sounds like a search and rescue podcast. This week, we are joined by listener Zara who had reached out and kindly offered to share her experience as someone who needed a rescue after a slip and fall incident on a hike in Maine. Zara shares her experience and reflects on her search and rescue experience and her recovery. Plus a run down of August Search and Rescue in NH and Nick is setting his sights on hiking in Massachusetts - he’ll cover a segment on the Blue Hills a place where many of the early pioneers of the White mountains spent time while working in and around Boston.

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This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

Topics

• Nick’s Baby Planning and Paternity leave

• Lunar Eclipse and Nova Scotia Hiking ban

• Flags on the 48 is coming up

• August Search and Rescue Rundown for New Hampshire

• Mountaineering Drama

• AT Thru Hiker Pioneer Gene Espy passes away

• Music Minute - Radiohead

• Nick Hikes the Blue Hills and we do a deep dive on the area

• Guest of the Week - Zara joins us to share her SAR Story

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Epic lunar eclipse for September 

• Lawsuits piling up against Nova Scotia's outdoor recreation ban

• Protests halt planned herbicide spreading

• Flags on the 48

• Injured Climber - 8/13

• Exhausted Hiker Rescued from the Gale River Trail - 8/13

• Injured Hiker Rescued from Crawford Path - 8/16

• Hiker Suffering from Unknown Medical Condition Rescued from The Perch Shelter - 8/17

• Hiker Suffering from Medical Condition Rescued from Crawford Path - 8/17

• Medical Emergency in the White Mountain National Forest - 8/16

• Hiker Injured in Fall on Red Hill in Moultonborough

• Injured Hiker Carried Down from Mt. Moriah - 8/23

• Injured Hiker on Arethusa Falls - 8/23

• Hiker Assisted off Mt. Washington - 8/20

• Injured Hiker Rescued from the North Kinsman Trail - 8/25

• Marco Confortola - 14 8000 Meters - Controversy

• Photo Shop Proof? 

• 2008 Disaster on K2

• Gene Espy - 2nd person to thru hike the AT has passed away

• News Story of Zara's Rescue 

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks

• Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast

• Hiking Buddies 

• Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

• Fieldstone Kombucha

• CS Instant Coffee

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Welcome to Episode 206 of the Sounds like a search and rescue podcast, this week  Brittany Wassick from the Taylor James Steeves Foundation is joining us as we gear up for Tay’s Summit Challenge in 2025. Brittany will update us on the event and sit during this episode.  Plus a deep dive on Nick’s recent single day Pemi, we’ll cover the highs, lows and South Twin suffer fest climb and the Lincoln woods march of death. A trip report from the Baldface Range and some info about Mike’s first official trail maintenance work.

About Tay’s Summit Challenge

• Taylor James Steeves Foundation

• Tay Summit Challenge Instagram

• Sign up for Tay’s Summit Challenge

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

Topics

• Tattoo Talk

• Hiking Drama 

• Nick completes a single day Pemi Loop - deep dive

• Fastest Known Time attempts going on right now

• New Toilet at Liberty Springs and the Pemi Bear is a menace

• Gear Talk

• Music Minute - Goo Goo Dolls

• Baldface Loop and Trail Maintenance Talk

• Notable Hikes

• Welcome Brittany - Taylor James Steeves Foundation

• Tay’s Summit Challenge

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Hiking Drama with a Thru Hiking Cat 

• Tara Dower breaks the Long Trail FKT 

• Current FKT’s being tracked 

• A new throne in the backcountry - new privy installed at Liberty Sprints tent site

• Franconia brook campsite closed until further notice

• Lavabox

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks

• Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast

• Hiking Buddies 

• Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

• Fieldstone Kombucha

• CS Instant Coffee

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 Welcome to episode 205 of the Sounds Like A Search and Rescue Podcast, This week we are joined by Christy Rafferty from Bristol Peak Rustics. BPA and Nalgene bottles, hiking bans in Canada, a new NH Derritisima FKT, Bear had glass jar stuck on his head, Ohio river is raised for the VP, Body preserved in Pakistan, Gear review, recent hikes, White Mountains history - Patric McCarthy, Forest Fire on Attitash, Brutus the Dog and Recent Search and Rescue News. 

 About Christy

Becoming an Outdoors Woman NH - https://nhbow.com/Bristol Peak Rustics – http://Bristolpeakrustics.comBPR Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bristolpeakrustics/

LRSAR Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LRSAR.orgRescue Me 5K Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/667512029392180Rescue Me 5K Sign Up page - https://runsignup.com/Race/NH/Lincoln/ResMe5K

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

Topics

• Farmers Almanac predicts a snowy and cold New England Winter

• Testosterone and BPA in Hiking Bottles

• Nova Scotia bans hiking and outdoor activities

• Andrew Drummond Breaks Derritisima FKT

• Bear with a jar on his head 

• VP JD Vance has the Secret Service raise a river for his kayak trip + Deerfield River Dam release 

• Pakistan body, AI SAR, Eclipse is coming

• Gear Talk and claustrophobic caving videos

• Beer talk, Recent hikes on Wachusetts and Burnt Meadow, Notable Hikes, 

• Welcome Christy Rafferty - Guest of the week 

• White Mountain History - Patric McCarthy, Franconia Falls Fatality, 2005 Forest Fire and Brutus the dog

• Recent SAR Events in NH 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Farmers’ Almanac forecasts a winter with lots of snow and bone-chilling cold

• Why is testosterone crashing in men?

• Nalgene phased out BPA

• Synthetic clothing poses a risk

• No hiking in parts of Canada

• Nova Scotia sets up phone line to catch people breaking hiking ban.

• Citizens pushing back

• Andrew Drummond snakes the Derritisima FKT

• Wisconsin saves bear with jar stuck on its head.  

• VP Vance has river raised for Kayak trip

• Deerfield River Dam Release Schedule

• Body of missing man discovered perfectly preserved in Pakistani Glacier.

• Lost, decreased hiker found when AI spots helmet

• Another eclipse on the way

• JOYTUTUS - Affordable drop-in tents for your truck beds 

• ADS B Unfiltered Plane Tracker

• Magnus spends 7 hours in the most claustrophobic cave system in Georgia

• Injured Hiker Carried from Gorge Brook Trail on Mt. Moosilauke

• Multi-Team Effort Helps Hiker on Mt. Washington

• Lost and Injured Hiker in Lyndeborough

• Hiker Rescued on Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey

• Multiple Hikers Rescued in Franconia Notch

• Injured Hike Assisted in Hart’s Location

• Injured Hiker Assisted Down from Carter Notch Hut

• Injured Hiker Rescued from Castle Trail

• Injured Hiker Rescued on Monadnock

• Lost Hiker Found in North Conway

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks

• Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast

• Hiking Buddies 

• Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

• Fieldstone Kombucha

• CS Instant Coffee

So You Wanna - White Moutains Slides 

Show Notes

Safety and Advice for hiking Slides - 2:00

Tripyramid Slides - 25:00

Flume Slide - 34:30

Owls Head - 45:50

Great Gulf - 51:00

King Ravine - 58:10

Huntington - 1:04:15

Off Trail Slides - Arrow Slide, Lincoln Slide, Adams Slide, Whitewall, The Watcher and others

Some Links - 

https://redlineguiding.com/2017/08/walk-on-the-wild-slide/ 

https://mountainwandering.blogspot.com/

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101076882743&seq=200&q1=slides

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 Welcome to Episode 204 of the Sounds like a search and rescue podcast. This week, we are joined by the Summit sistahs - Heidi, Jen and Cathy, white mountain hikers and locals from the north country. They will join us to share some of their experiences hiking in and around the Whites and will also give us some tips on their favorite hikes and maybe some hidden gems from the locals. Plus the Pemi Bear is getting more popular with incidents at Liberty Springs and Franconia Brook Trail. Nick has a music minute, Some national hiking and national parks news, recent hikes - nick did a presidential traverse and mike hiked out to Owls Head - we will break down an on trail hand injury, plus some history with a look at the early trail work timeline from the AMC Appalachia Journals, and some recent search and rescue news in and around NH

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

Topics

• Trapping groundhogs, squirrels and skunks 

• Black Bear is causing issues in and around the Pemi

• Music minute - ODESZA

• Listener Bryan sent in some kind words and got to hike Welch Dickey

• White Mountain History - Evolution of early Trails in the White Mountains

• Recent Hikes - Nick does a Presidential Traverse 

• Recent Hikes - Mike hikes Owls Head + finger injury

• Welcome Summit Sistahs! 

• NH Search and Rescue - Hiker Fatality and Rescue from 13 Falls with listener follow up 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Hard Sun - Stompmachine

• Liberty Springs Bear Attack YouTube Video

• Timeline of Trail Improvements from 1876 to 1919

• Dr. William Nowell’s work as the leader of the improvements committee. 

• Summit Sistahs - Hidden Gem - Durand Road Trails

• Summit Sistahs - Hidden Gem - Copper Pig Brewery in Lancaster, NH

• Summit Sistahs - Hidden Gem - Umbagog Lake State Park - Errol, NH

• Hiker Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency - 7/22

• Hiker with Injury Assisted out of Pemigewasset Wilderness - 7/25

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks

• Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast

• Hiking Buddies 

• Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

• Fieldstone Kombucha

• CS Instant Coffee

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 Welcome to Episode 203 of the Sounds like a search and rescue podcast. This week we are joined by friends of the show - Peter Clemons and Jake Dalbec. Peter is the rarest of hikers having just completed his White Mountain Redline which entails hiking all the trails listed in the White Mountain Guide - i believe Peter completed the 31st edition Redline. He will share his perspective on this accomplishment and Jake will add some color as he acted as Peter’s primary partner on the more obscure sections of the Redline. Stomp and Nick release Hard Sun and start the show with a summary of how the music production process evolved. Plus we will break down our recent three night backpacking adventure on the Kilkenney ridge trail, NH SAR Teams are recognized by Governor Ayotte, Tips for finding Moose, A new Direttissima FKT by Andrew Drummond and recent Search and Rescue news including a fatality on Mount Washington and a successful rescue of three teenagers on Camels Hump in Vermont.

 This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

SLASR 48 Peaks Alzheimers team - Join here! 

About this Weeks Guests

Peter’s instagram

Jake’s instagram

Kilkenny Ridge Traverse Video from Nick

Topics

• Music Minute - Hard Sun Release - Stomp is back with Nick (4:15 to 23:49)

• RIP Ozzy

• Rescue incidents - Kids on Camels Hump and Missing man found deceased on Mt. Washington

• NH Governor recognizes NH SAR Teams

• Man runs the length of NH

• Moose Spotting

• Landslides in Adirondacks

• SAR News in NH

• NH History Segment - Why did Darby Field Climb Mt. Washington? 

• Mountain Lions News and Moose/Deer Collisions

• Gear Discussion - exploding water bottles

• SWAG, Coffee, Beer, Recent Hikes

• Recent Hikes - Galehead / Twins out and back

• Kilkenny Ridge Traverse with Peter and Jake

• Guests of the week - Peter and Jake - finishing the White Mountain Redline 

• Debut release of Hard Sun (2:40:00)

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Hard Sun - Stompmachine

• 3 missing children found on VT's Camels Hump

• Missing Man Who Wandered Off Mount Washington Summit Found Deceased

• NH Governor Recognizes SAR Teams

• Moose Watching Tips

• Moose in New Hampshire 

• Avalanche Pass Trail closed and until further notice

• Ill Hiker Rescued in Lincoln

• Two Hikers Rescued on Mt. Washington

• Lost Hiker with Heat Related in Injury in North Walpole

• What motivated Darby Field to explore Mount Washington. 

• Letter about another early climber of Mount Washington

• Mountain Lion terrorizing Chicago residents

• ARTICLE

• Driver dies after crashing into elk at 100 mph

• Worst states for collisions

• NH not in the top 20

• NH stats

• Walmart recalls Ozark water bottles as they can pop off, causing blindness. 

• HAVN Gear - EMF protection

• NH gov approves Social Spaces for alcohol consumption.

• Kilkenny Ridge Traverse

• Hard Sun

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks

• Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast

• Hiking Buddies 

• Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

• Fieldstone Kombucha

• CS Instant Coffee

Taking a break from the main show this week to recover from our Kilkenney Ridge Traverse. Enjoy an episode of So You Wanna covering the Wildcats. 

Mike's Nephew JT joins us as cohost this week and will share stories of his troubles on Mount Washington, his assessment of Mike as an uncle, how he got his trail name and all about The Wildcats. 

Note - short period of dead air from 1:32 to 1:47 - apologies...