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)

Join me for this live set at the 2025 Race the Cog, featuring the best House & Progressive music.

~ Stomp

Knobbie Hikes joins us for Episode 5 - Mount Chocurua 

Show Notes

 Story of Pamela Hollingworth Episode 75

 Deep Dive on Mount Chocorua Episode 106

Historical Marker

GPS Track

About Mount Chocorua

 

 

 Mount Washington Auto Road

Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race

Steve Smith closing up shop

Hiker assisted off of Mount Washington 

Hiker Assisted off Cannon Mountain

New Detail on the Father - Daughter fatalities on Mount Katahdin

 

 

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Welcome to Episode 199 of the Sounds Like A Search and Rescue Podcast! Tonight we are joined by Katie Pasquarella, Katie is a hiker and climber who enjoys exploring the Northeast and sharing her adventures on Instagram! Tonight Stomps dusts off the mic and fills in for Mike, and we’ll discuss why it might not be a great idea to do mushrooms while hiking in the Adirondacks, a tragic story of a father and daughter passing away on Maine’s highest peak, Mike, Stomp, and Nick gear up for the SLASR 200th tomorrow, Stomp shares a book review, Stomp and crew helps to support the Cannon Mountain Cirque Series, we discuss some recent hikes, catch up on Notable Hikes, New Hampshire has seen 12 consecutive saturdays with measurable rainfall, and more, on this episode of the Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast!

 

 

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

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About Our Guest

@katiepasquarella on Instagram

 

Topics

• Nick’s Music Minute - Color Theory - Soccer Mommy - 2020

• 200 Episode Reminder - Mt. Washington Road Race 

• Lightning Safety Reminder

• Alpine Garden is in bloom and the Lupines are as well

• Our friend Stash from the Inside the Line: Catskill Mountains Podcast gets a plug in the New York Times

• Knobbie saves a skunk 

• New Hampshire can’t escape rainy Saturdays

• Listener Dan Forget is carrying his rower up all 48 peaks

• Nick and Stomp finally wrapping up their musical project

• Stomp's book review of “4000's by 40” by Author Matt Larson and Nick visits Woodpecker Studios North

• Coffee Donations

• Recent Hikes

• Notable Hikes

• Guest of the Week - Katie Pasquarella

• Recent SAR News

 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Soccer Mommy “Color Theory” Wikipedia

• Lightning Safety

• Harman’s Cheese & Country Story Lupine Reports

• Rainy New Hampshire Weekends WMUR

• Father and Daughter Found Dead Near Maine’s Highest Peak

• Tripping hikers mistakenly reported a companions’ death in the Adirondacks

• Popular Hiking Influence Found Dead Off Scottsdale, Arizona Trail

• Hiker Assisted on Zealand Trail in Bethlehem

• Injured Rock Climber Rescued at Rumney Rocks Climbing Area

• Injured Hiker Rescued on Mount Kearsarge in Warner

• SLASR 48 Peaks Alzheimers team - Join here! 

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 198 of the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast, this week we are joined by Dr. Tim Warren - Tim is an accomplished mountaineer who has climbed many of the world's highest peaks including two expeditions on mount Everest where he had a success summit in 2008. We will speak with Tim about his adventures and his focus on helping others increase lifespan and healthspan centered around hiking, cross training, nutrition and headspace. Plus - more bear safety, Road openings, trailhead openings, bug gear, notable hikes, ATV crashes and recent hikes on Frankenstein Cliff / Arethusa Falls, Burnt Meadow mountain in Maine and Nick hiked the Adirondacks including Spectacled Pond, hurricane Mountain, Mount Severance and more!  

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

SLASR 48 Peaks Alzheimers team - Join here! 

 

About Our Guest

About Dr. Tim Warren

Topics

• Nick’s Music Minute - Audio Slave

• 200 Episode Reminder - Mt. Washington Road Race 

• Black Bear Safety

• High Volume of ATV Accidents last weekend

• Homeless Sledgehammer attacker on Mt. Baldy

• Sherpa summits Mt. Everest 31st time 

• Reminder on Dog Safety awareness on trail 

• Last Breath - Movie recommendation from Stomp

• Recent Hikes - Frankenstein Cliff, Burnt Meadow - Adirondacks

• Notable Hikes 

• Guest of the Week - Dr. Tim Warren 

 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• rock supergroup, Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, Rage Against the Machine  Out of Exile, 

• Note about conditions at higher elevation

• ATV / OTV Accidents - out of control this weekend 

• Man threatens hikers with a sledgehammer

• Kami Rita Sherpa - 31st Ascent of Mt. Everest

• Reminder on Dog Safety

• Last Breath - Movie Recommendation from Stomp

• SLASR 48 Peaks Alzheimers team - Join here! 

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 hike the Moats! 

Mike and Nick go over all the details of this awesome 52 with a view hike. 

Routes:

Moat Mountain Traverse

South Moat Out and Back

North Moat