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This week, we welcome back our friend Brice from Vaucluse gear to give us some updates on all things Vaucluse - we will talk about the Ultralight Backpack Ventilation Frame, some updates to the product as well as some new plans. Keeping the summer is coming theme in mind, we also have a breakdown of some of the gear you are going to need to swap out as the warmer weather arrives, we will also break down the top recommended hikes this summer in Evans Notch, we’ve often talked about Evans Notch so its time to remind everyone once again of one of the best but also most overlooked areas in the white mountains. Also, an update on the reconciliation in place names committee, some fun facts about toilet paper use in the white mountains, animals news, subscription prices for alltrails, and some recent search and rescue news. 

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

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This week's Guest

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

• Vaucluse Instagram

• Vaucluse YouTube

Topics

• Stomp gets fact checked

• Hiking Drama - Hiking overalls

• Toilet Paper use in the Pemi District

• All Trails Subscription price

• Animal News

• Satellite Technology

• Update on the Reconciliation in Place Names Committee

• Solar Eclipse planning and Earthquakes in NH

• Avalanche On Mt. Washington

• Summer Hiking Tips

• Evans Notch Recommended hikes

• Notable Hikes

• Welcome Brice from Vaucluse 

• Recent Search and Rescue News

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• Blogilates Instagram 

• Guy from Maine who crawled into the toilet pit

• The administration wants to relocate grizzlies.. 

• Man dead after mountain lion attack

• FCC approves technical framework to allow satellite providers to work with mobile device companies to offer service

• Reconciliation in place names committee 

• Solar eclipse 411

• Gilford earthquake connected to Conway ‘Boom’?

• Massive avalanche at Mt. Washington

• Harry Potter's Express suspends service

• Gear Junkie Article on Vaucluse 

• Divers search for missing Vt. man

• Mt. Major rescue

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• Hiking Buddies 

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A house and progressive set featuring some of the latest EDM music. Enjoy...

~ Stomp

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This week, we discuss the journey of completing the winter 4000 list. We have a White mountain history story about the loss of life during a 1928 Dartmouth outing club hike, Stomp has a new studio set up, the revival of a once desolate region of Utah and Arizona, Lodge 2 Dodge news, notable hikes, and recent search and rescue news.

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Topics

• Stomp’s new studio 

• Updated Hiking Buddies clips + The wives are traveling

• Ice has cleared in Lake Winnipesaukee

• Pierce Brosnan Pleads guilty to misdemeanor at Yellowstone

• Upcoming Events - AMC Dinner and 48 Peaks @Reklis 

• FLDS Cult, The emergence of their former compound as a hikers paradise

• Eclipse Planning for April 8th

• Stomp’s Lodge 2 Dodge 

• National Park Service sued over refusal to accept paper cash for payment

• Listener Questions - Airflare App and Glove recommendations

• Dad Talk, Pop Culture Talk, Stickers, Coffee

• Beer Talk, Recent Hikes - Mount Hale 

• Notable hikes

• White Mountain History - The Death of Judson Young

• Winter 4000 Footer Recap - stats, tough hikes, easy hikes, gear evolution

• Recent Search and Rescue News

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• Ice Out complete on March 17th

• Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to suffering from PBS 

• AMC Dinner

• 48 Peaks Hiker Celebration at Reklis

• Donate to Adam's 48 Peaks Fundraising! 

• Really interesting story of the changes to the former FLDS area of Arizona and Utah - Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah

• Another article talking about the transformation

• Eclipse News

• Lodge-2-Dodge

• NPS sued for refusing cash at various parks

• The lawsuit

• Airflare App

• Aksel Work Gloves - Outdoor Research 

• Mount Hale GPS Track

• Article from Dartmouth that covered Judson Young’s death

• Missing woman found deceased

• The search for a missing woman in Barnstead

• Ammo rescue

• Falling Waters rescue

• Skier dies at Tuckerman

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

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• Hiking Buddies 

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 This week we are joined by Josh Bogardus from Warden, the Warden brand was started with the goal of becoming one of the go-to production partners for outdoor filmmaking in New England and beyond. Josh is here to talk about The Caretaker. The Caretaker is a short film focused on the Harvard Cabin which sits in Huntington Ravine on Mount Washington. The film follows the story of Jack Kingsley, the Harvard Cabin Caretaker who spends his days observing and documenting the snowfall, weather patterns, and wildlife in the area as well as helping to manage guests staying at the cabin. Josh will share the background on the production of the film and provide some details on what goes into filming in and around the White Mountains. All this plus a recent hike via the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail and down the Cog, fire in Thorton, NH, The Kearsarge Fire Tower, the snow is melting everywhere, Mount Everest News, Notable hikes and recent rescues on Monadnock and Mt. Major. 

 This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

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About this week’s guest

Warden

The Caretaker

About Warden

Topics

• 143 means love

• Eclipse is coming

• Thornton Fire

• AMC Awards Night

• Kearsarge North 

• Ticks

• Mt. Everest 

• CA Weather 

• Garmin SOS Data 

• Yosemite 

• Iditarod Calamities

• Snowmobiler sues over Blackhawk incident

• Recent hikes on Scaur and Mt. Washington 

• Notable Listener Hikes

• Guest of the week - Welcome Josh Bogardus from Warden (56 Minutes)

• Recent Search and Rescue news

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• Thornton blaze

• Viviana Aristegui - Pemisar member

• Johnny, Owen & Kylee

• Sean, a local police officer, lost everything including his pup Ada

• GoFundMe for Becky Jones ( Mad River Coffee kitchen manager)

• Amanda Pierson & Ryan Read (Waterville Employees)

• Campton Police accepting donations

• Kearsarge NH. Fire Tower in the new

• Early Spring brings tick sightings to NH

• Former guest Alan Arnette has an opinion about a new regulation to climb Everest

• blizzard hit the Sierra Nevada

• 143 mile an hour winds 

• Garmin SOS data released 

• Yosemite ‘Firefall’

• Iditarod dogs to get neon vests after snowmobile deaths

• Iditarod musher kills moose after becoming entangled with dogs 

• Snowmobiler who crashed into Blackhawk, sues for damages

• Taylor the Nahampsha Hiker 

• History of the Harvard Cabin  - built in 1963

• Spur Cabin built in the early 1930s

• Hiker, 3 children rescued after getting stuck on Hawaii mountain ledge

• Ct. man rescued, Mt. Monadnock

• Hiker rescued Mt. Major

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

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• Hiking Buddies 

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This week we are joined by Erik Hamilton. Erik is the author of the recently released new book - The Other 52 - A Hiker’s Guide to the lower 52 Peaks of the New Hampshire 100 Highest. Erik is also a longtime blogger along with his wife Alanna and you can check out details of many of their adventures on their website - A Talk In the Woods.  WE hope you’ll enjoy hearing from someone who knows where all the less traveled corners of the White Mountains are and will share some stories and advice about places listeners might not always think of to check out but are worth knowing about. Along with our guest we have a review of the Vt. 4000 footers, missing hiker cases and drama in the snowmobile community.

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About this week’s guest

Buy the Book - The Other 52 - A Hiker’s Guide to the lower 52 Peaks of the New Hampshire 100 Highest

Bondcliff Books

A Talk in the Woods Blog 

Erik's Trip Reports

NH Hundred Highest

Topics

• Sick host, driving into Boston

• Congrats to the Mount Washington Road Race Lottery Winners

• Mount Washington is getting hammered by crazy winds and cold weather

• Rich Gambale completes a double presi traverse grid.

• Hiking Buddies / SLASR SAR Metrics Presentation

• People going off trail

• Listener Shout outs

• Vermont 4000 Footers

• Beer Talk and Erik’s Chaga Tea

• Recent Hike on Cannon Mountain 

• Snowmobile crashes and drama 

• Guest of the Week - Erik Hamilton

• Recent Search and Rescue news 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• Mount Washington Road Race 

• Adventures of Miles and Smiles Instagram 

• Youtube Video of Hiking Buddy / SLASR SAR Data Presentation

• Another case of Pierce Brosnan Syndrome at Mt. Rainier NP.

• Review of the 5 4000 footers of Vermont 

• plane crash page

• mass woman who died snowmobiling, identified

• Rental outfits on the defensive

• Hiker rescued after attempting to reach a perilous daffodil field.

• An odd one - 31 year old missing woman found dead

• 2 lost hikers in Raymond

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

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• Hiking Buddies 

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 This week,  a recent rescue on Mount Washington involving the Cog Railway and a team of rescuers who had to face challenging weather to cut across the West Side Trail to save a solo hiker, plus Scarlett, Littlefoot finishes her Winter 4000 footer list, Snowmobile Crashes, a tough Zealand Bonds traverse hiking recap and some search and rescue news from Mount Avalon and Welch Dickey. 

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Topics

• Technical difficulties - Our guest will be here next week

• Listener in Antarctica

• Mount Washington Rescue from the weekend

• Eyewitness account of the event (21:00) 

• Congrats to LittleFoot - Winter 4k finish 

• Boston Outdoor Expo 

• Frostbite medication could be a game changer

• Misc - Human remains in the Berkshires, Selfie in a zoo lion den, Cougar attacks

• Recent Hike - Zealand Hut, Zealand - Bonds Traverse

• Recent Search and Rescue News 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• The Other 52 - A Hiker’s Guide to the lower 52 Peaks of the New Hampshire 100 Highest - Buy the Book

• McMurdo Station

• Portsmouth man rescued Lake of the Clouds

• Hiker Describes 11 Hour Ordeal on Mount Washington

• Description of events from Reddit user u/SimNine

• A new medication to treat severe frostbite

• Boston Outdoor Expo

• A new medication to treat severe frostbite

• Human remains identified in the Berkshires as those of woman missing since Oct. 30th, 2023

• Another death doing what they love

• Cyclists in Seattle attacked by cougar

• GPS Track - Parking Lot to Zealand Hut 

• GPS Track - Zealand - Bonds Traverse 

• Rescue on Welch Mtn

• Rescue on Mt. Avalon

• Sled crash without helmet

• Another interesting sled crash

• All hands on deck crash

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

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• Fieldstone Kombucha

• Hiking Buddies 

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This week, planning for a winter stay in an AMC Hut,  snowmobile accidents, Mount Everest news, missing hikers, serial killers, a new movie about the legendary story of Donn Fendler who went missing on Mount Katahdin in the summer of 1939, we cover a recent hike on Mount Pierce and Mount Jackson, Snowmobile season may be over in NH, Notable hikes and recent search and rescue news.

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Topics

• Cold Weather, Good hikes for brutally cold weather

• Show Intro

• Snowmobile crashes, Wolves in California 

• Valentines Day and Taylor Swift wins the super bowl

• Mount Everest - packing out the poop

• Old people giving advice

• Missing Hiker located deceased in Joshua Tree

• Serial Killers

• Car crashes into Pizza shop

• Donn Fendler Movie

• Pop Culture - Pop Tarts, Super Bowl tickets, True Detective, Quiet Place 

• Hiking Mount Pierce and Mount Jackson

• Stomp’s snowmobile update

• Notable Hikes 

• Planning for an AMC Hut stay in Winter

• Recent Search and Rescue news 

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• Snowmobiler pinned under burning sled!!!

• Wild wolf update in California

• Everest climbers must carry poo out in poo bags!!!

• 14 centenarians offer their advice for a long life 

• Missing hiker’s remains found in Joshua Tree NP

• Serial killer in Austen 

• Car crashes into Hudson NH pizza parlor

• Movie about missing boy on Katahdin 

• Inventor of Pop Tarts passes

• $7500 for cheapest Super Bowl ticket?.

• Backcountry snowboarder killed by avalanche in Colorado

• Hiker preparing for 200 mile trek vanishes

• Drone with thermal imaging to spot man who fell through ice 

• Rescue for those trapped in Nevada avalanche - includes video of avalanche

• Ice climber rescued on Cathedral Ledge

• Ice fisherman rescued after falling through ice

• Mass rescue dog tracks scent for 2 miles to find freezing child

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

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• Fieldstone Kombucha

• Hiking Buddies 

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This week we are joined by Patrick Hummel. Patrick is the park manager of Mount Washington State Park. Patrick oversees and manages the operations of the 60 acres of summit on Mount Washington. Patrick has previously worked as the Supervisor of the NH State Parks volunteer program and he also worked as park manager at Monadnock state park. He has a lot of experience and knowledge of the operations, maintenance and logistics of maintaining the summit infrastructure as well as working to coordinate across the various stakeholders that work together to manage all the visits that happen on Mount Washington. In addition to Patrick, we break down the best gift shops in New Hampshire, Puxatawny Phil has spoken and he declares an early spring is on the way, and a recent hike on Mount Pierce. 

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About Our Guest

• New Hampshire State Parks

• Mt. Washington State Park

• Patrick’s Instagram - @Topofthenortheast

• NH Parks Store

• Park History

Topics

• Patrick’s take on the Hiker/Visitor dynamic around the Summit Sign on Mount Washington (6:45)

• Maintenance of the Mount Washington Summit Sign

• Lunar New Year & The story of why the Cat is not on the list

• More Barbie Discussion

• Best Gift Shops in and around the White Mountains

• Waterville Valley - Winter Social 

• Puxatawny Phil

• Location of lost hiker drop

• Recent Hikes - Mount Pierce 

• Welcome Patrick from the Mt. Washington State Park (48:30)

• Mount Monadnock and Early Career

• Patrick’s advice on trails on Monadnock and SAR Activity on Monadnock (1:02:30)

• Operations around Mt. Washington and coordination of stakeholders on the summit (1:22:15)

• Post Office operations on Mt. Washington and current status of the Tip Top House (1:30:00)

• The secret behind the amazing hot dogs and soda - food service (1:39:35)

• Search and Rescue on Mount Washington (1:45:35)

• Patrick’s experience in insane summit weather (2:18:30)

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• The Year of the Dragon

• Best Gift Shops

• Nahampsha Gifts in Gilford, 

• Chutters in Littleton, Lahouts, 

• Common Man Roadside (Hooksett Rest Stop)

• Zebs

• White Mountain Trading Post, 

• The Penguin in N. Conway, 

• Squam Lake MarketPlace

• The Corn Store - Bridgton, ME

• Rennys in Bridgton, Maine

• Naples Causeway

• Indian Head Gift Shop

• Sunburst Trading Co

• Waterville Valley Winter Social

• An early Spring is on the way - no shadow

• PETA is pushing to replace Phil with a giant coin

• Mount Pierce with Knobbie Hikes

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This week we are joined by Andy Vilaine the Train Master for the Mount Washington Cog Railway. The Railway has been open to the Mount Washington Summit since 1869 and has been a right of passage for generations of visitors to the Mount Washington Valley. Andy will join us to talk about the History of the Mount Washington Cog Railway, the various events and activities available at the cog and he will share details about the trains, day to day operations, maintenance of the track and many other details.. All this plus Stomp is shopping for a new backpack, Recent hikes on Mount Madison and Adams, Stomps snowmobile adventures, a refresher on safety protocols and  communication/safety devices while hiking,

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About Our Guest

• The Mount Washington Cog Railway

• Schedule and Ticket Information 

• Information for Hikers

• The Cog History

Topics

• Winter Sled 

• Guy Waterman Winter Bushwhacks

• Shrouded Memories

• Stomp’s new backpack 

• Social Media Drama - Barbie and the Grand Canyon

• Skier stuck on a gondola

• Pop culture - movie recommendation, Hogwarts Legacy

• Beer Talk, Recent Hikes, Notable Hikes

• Welcome Andy from the Mount Washington Cog Railway

• Hiker Communication - advice and technology discussion

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• Torpedo Sled

• Shrouded Memories Book

• Lowe Alpine Sirac 65L Backpack

• Grand Canyon NPS posts Barbie; comment section lights them up

• Skier gets accidentally trapped in a ski resort Gondola for 15 hours

• Safe and Found

• Mount Madson and Adams GPS Route

Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

• Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast

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• Hiking Buddies 

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 This week we are joined by KERRY UHLENDORF who is the owner of Sherpa Ant, an online retailer that offers a variety of creative Northeast mountain-inspired illustration, cards, apparel & gifts.  Sherpa Ants mission is to HELP OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS PURSUE AND SHARE THEIR PASSIONS WHILE GIVING BACK TO THE community. In addition to her work Kerry is also a prolific hiker, having grown up in and around the northeast so we will talk about some of her favorite areas in the White Mountains. She has also completed the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail so we will ask her to give us her insights about what is going through this year's class of thru hikers head as they prepare to head out on the long trails. Also this episode we will discuss the recent hiker fatality along the Pemi Loop route, an attempt to change the name of Mount Washington has been denied, plus search and rescue news with 3 hikers in trouble on Mount Monadnock and 20 skiers getting lost out of bounds in Killington, Vermont.

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Christopher Roma’s Go Fund Me Memorial Fund

 About Our Guest

• Sherpa Ant Website

• About Sherpa Ant

• Use SLASR24 Discount Code for 20%

 Topics

• AMC Huts

• Gear Talk - Electric Hand Warmers and The Scootie Bootie

• Hiker Fatality on Mount Guyor (starts at 14:35)

• Mount Washington Name Change to Agiocochook Denied by Board of Geographic Names (start at 32:15)

• Guy runs a marathon while smoking cigarettes the entire race 

• Dad Joke, Beer Talk, Recent Hikes and Notable Listener Hikes

• Guest of the Week - Kerry from Sherpa Ant joins us (starts at 1:02:40)

• Search and Rescue News

 Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• The Scootie Bootie

• Electric Hand Warmers

• NH Fish and Game Report

• Recovery Mt. Guyot

• Union Leader with other details

• Boston.com

• Board of Geographic Names has denied a request to change Mount Washington’s name to Agiocochook

• BGN Mount Washington Page

• tLocation on Mount Washington called Agiocochook Crag

• History on the naming of the presidential range

• Reconciliation in Place Names Committee

• Chain-smoking marathoner disqualified

• Another hiker stuck between rocks

• Italian hiker swept away by avalanche 

• Hiker rescued in Colorado Springs 

• Hawaii Hike turns into disaster - Hikers fined, Helicopter rescue failed, requiring 2nd helicopter rescue

• Kentucky College Students rescued in the Red River Gorge - Courthouse Rock

• Video of Rescue

• Barking dog prompts rescue of hiker

• Injured cross country skier

• Snowmobiler needs rescue

• Snowmobiler hits cable

• Snowmobiler killed

• 3 hikers rescued Mt. Monadnock

• 21 skiers / snowboarders rescued in killington’s backcountry

 Sponsors, Friends  and Partners

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• Fieldstone Kombucha

• Hiking Buddies 

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