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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

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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... 

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 Welcome to episode 202 of the sounds like a search and rescue podcast, this week we are joined by friend of the show and bushwahacker extraordinaire, Dave Shits in the Woods. Dave is going to provide a recent trip report on his backpacking trip on the Wantastiquet Monadnock trail. Plus a look back at July of 1988 - the case of James Foley a missing hiker that was unfortunately found deceased after a 10 day search, all this and recent hikes on Wachusett, The Dry River to Mt. Monroe and rescues on Mount Washington and the Great Gulf Trail, gear review, dad jokes and strategies to avoid grizzly bear attacks.

 

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

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Topics

• Dave is back

• Three things Nick cannot do and Brady Bunch talk

• Music Minute - Bruce Hornsby 

• NH Search and Rescue Events - Mt. Washington and Great Gulf rescues

• Straight line challenge 

• National and Global SAR News 

• Guy dives head first into his car to avoid a Grizzly

• Hiker falls off a cliff due to altitude sickness

• Boston man falls into a volcano 

• Brazil hiker falls into volcano 

• Pony Express

• Gear talk - Silky Saw, Deer Fly Tape, camp pillow, dragon fly pin

• Dave breaks down the Wantastiquet Monadnock Trail 

• Nick hikes Wachusett

• Mike hikes the Dry River to Mt. Monroe

• Notable Hikes of the week 

• The Case of James Foley from July 1988 

• Stephen Harvard Search from July 1988

 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Injured Climber Flown Off Mount Washington

• Hiker Rescued From Great Gulf Trail

• Magnus's attempt in Norway

• Man dives headfirst through an open car window to avoid grizzly.

• Hallucinating hiker walks right off a cliff

• Bostonian falls 30 feet into boiling caldera at Hawaii's Volcano Park

• Brazilian Dancer / Influencer falls into Volcano in Indoneia

• Pony Express delivers mail through the historic Oregon Trail

• A dangerous trip back in the day

• Man dives headfirst through an open car window to avoid grizzly.

• Hallucinating hiker walks right off a cliff

• Bostonian falls 30 feet into boiling caldera at Hawaii's Volcano Park

• Brazilian Dancer / Influencer falls into Volcano in Indoneia

• Pony Express delivers mail through the historic Oregon Trail

• A dangerous trip back in the day

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 201 of the sounds like a search and rescue podcast. This week, we are back, right before the 4th of july to recap the Search and rescue events through June - it was a busy month… Plus, a music minute with nick, 48 Peaks Alzheimers longest day hike and after party recap, The 52 with a view list gets a refresh, trail maintenance gear, recent hikes on madison, pine, glen ellis falls, mount adams, mount waumbek, plus a recap of the White Mountains first hiking influencer. 

 

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

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Topics

• Nick and Ashley visit Rockport 

• Hanna - the missing Golden Retriever 

• Rebecca Sperry - What the Mountains Gave Me

• Stomp and Dave put together a short Black Mirror - SAR Themed segment on the feed

• Nick’s Music Minute - Smashing Pumpkins - Machina / The Machines of God

• Man falls in love with his AI girlfriend

• Warning about fire safety while camping

• 48 Peaks - Alzheimers - The Longest Day recap

• Lodge to Dodge, New Fastest Known Time 

• Gansu Ultramarathon Tragedy 

• Support Stash and the Inside the Line Catskills Podcast Fundraiser 

• June 2025 Search and Rescue Recap

• 52 With a View List Update - New Peaks / Delisted Peaks 

• Recent Hikes - Pine Mountain, Glen Ellis Falls, Mount Adams, Mount Madison

• Notable Listeners

• White Mountain’s First Influencer - Moses Sweetser

 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Hannah the missing Golden Retriever - be on the lookout

• Rebecca Sperry 

• What the Mountains Gave Me

• Man proposed to his AI

• An important reminder about fire safety,  sent by Listener Meg Zimmer

• Go Fund Me - Meg Zimmer

• Lodge2Dodge

• Gansu Ultramarathon tragedy, forensics

• NY Post article

• Inside the Line Guardian One Mile Challenge - JOIN OUR TEAM

• Hiker Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency - 6/16

• Hiker Rescued From Twin Brook Trail - 6/19

• Injured Hiker Rescued on Garfield Ridge Trail in Franconia - 6/20

• Hypothermic Hiker Rescued From Gulfside Trail - 6/20

• Injured Hiker Assisted off of Mt. Washington - 6/23

• Injured Hike Carried out from Cascade Brook Trail - 6/25

• Two Rescues in Franconia Notch - 6/25

• Hiker Injured By Falling Tree Rescued - 6/21

• Hiker Self Rescues Along Appalachian Trail - 6/25

• Lost Hiker Rescued in Pemigewasset Wilderness - 6/25

• Hikers with Heat-Related Injuries in Jaffrey - 6/23

• Person dies after crashing a snowmobile

• 52 with a view updates 

• Current and Delisted peaks for 52 with a View

• Lifesaber

• Now available on indiegogo

• Nomenclature committee - Appalachia Journal

• Sectioning out the Whites and Naming new mountains

• Looking for volunteer edit review for new edition of the guide (wikipedia of the 1880s) 

• New Edition release in 1879

• An appearance in the 1879 Appalachia article describing the first ascent party on Mount Carrigain in 1869 - Sweetser was noted for being one of the early climbers having gone up Carrigain in 1876 with his guidebook party 

• Mentioned in the AMC president - Charles Fay - Address in relation to how mount Amorisgelu was renamed Mount Nancy

• Mentioned as part of a party who explored the newly formed Tripyramid Slides in the 1880s

• Mentioned in Appalachia in 1891 in relation to a trip report on the Ossippees - Black Snout

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

We all want to hike safely, but is there a way to hike the safest? For some, the illusion of safety is lost when faced with the prospect of needing a rescue and the reality of the fine print.   In the same vein as 'Black Mirror,' 'Have a Better One' is a satirical glimpse into a dystopia where search and rescue, like your local car wash, works on a tiered service model.   A SLASR / Lost Pass Production   Voices:   Mrs. Stomp - Distressed hiker   Stomp - 911 operator, beedaloop debit card reader   Nick - Department of Conservation officer   Mike - Beedaloop debit card reader   Evelyn - Britnay   Dave Sh*ts - Russ Q   Script: Stomp & Dave Sh*ts   Sound: Stomp - Audio engineering, editing and production   Additional sound design provided by Zapsplat (trickling brook, forest, drone, hold music, ambulance siren)