Wilderness Wavelength

George Shantz and Scott Sunderwald
  • 4.8 (6)
  • PLACES & TRAVEL

Nestled in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and recording from Hinton Alberta, this podcast is all about embracing the great outdoors! Featuring interviews with local wilderness enthusiasts, camping and backcountry survival tips, gear reviews and more.

  1. 4D AGO

    Ep 97- Pack Trips and Paragliding (Feat. Tania Millen)

    Award winning writer, rider and adventurer, Tania Millen, joins us on this episode! Tania has been horse obsessed since she was 9 and has traveled the world competing in events.  She has also written books on horse pack trips and white water paddling.  Tania has flew planes and paragliders, climbed rock and ice, skied mountains and so much more! Tania calls Hinton home and is always planning her next adventure.  You can find out more at www.taniamllen.com  Follow along with Scott Sunderwald's adventures on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

    1h 13m

  2. FEB 1

    Ep 96- The Cougar Whisperer (Feat. JB)

    From darting cougars to reffing for team Canada to sixteen hour elk hunts, this episode has it all! JB stops in to tell us about his adventures studying cougars!  We chat about the process of finding, tagging and tracking cougars and the dangers involved.   Throughout his career, JB has also been repeatedly pepper sprayed and tasered and breaks down the experiences.  Join us for this wild conversation from the hotel room! Follow along with Scott Sunderwald on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

    1h 8m

  3. JAN 25

    Ep 95- 7 Meat Feast from the Hot Tent

    We head out into the bush for a winter adventure!  Rabbit hunting, hot tenting and feasting on 7 different meats highlight the trip.  This episode was recorded LIVE from the campsite! Thayne Harden and David Sunderwald join us for a wild winter camping trip!

    1h 46m

  4. JAN 18

    Ep 94- Alberta Coal Branch (Feat. Marie Laska & George Spanach)

    Join us for a little journey down Highway 40 south on this episode!  Marie Laska from Cadomin and George Spanach from Mercoal stop in for a chat about the historic Alberta Coal Branch and share stories of from the area.   Marie is a has been a Cadomin resisident for 5 years and has fully embraced the community. She tells us what brought her to Cadomin and the adventures she has had in area.   George was born in the coal branch town of Mercoal in 1944 and he describes growing up in a boom town.   George still spends his summers in Mercoal staying in the heritage home that his father built in 1939.   Follow along with Marie's adventures through her Candles of Cadomin page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089984826755 Join Scott Sunderwald on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

    1h 22m

  5. JAN 15

    Ep 93- LIVE from Rock Lake (Feat. Calvin and Susan Shantz)

    Sitting around a cozy wood stove at an old cabin in Rock Lake Provincial Park reminiscing about the Willmore.  Grandpa and Grammy, Calvin and Susan Shantz, have been coming to Rock Lake for decades and talk about what keeps bringing them back and some of their wild pack horse adventures.

    24 min

  6. JAN 11

    Ep 92- Embracing Winter in the Northern Rockies (Feat. Jailin Bertolin)

    We are so excited to chat with local adventure enthusist, Jailin Bertolin on this episode!  Jailin exemplifies the active winter lifestyle with hobbies that include fatbiking, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, skijoring, and so much more! Jailin tells us about some of her amazing adventures throughout the Northern Rockies and around the world! With the Winter Magic festival coming to Hinton in February, we dig into fatbiking and the Hinton Growler Fatbike Race.  Find out more about the race at https://www.bikehinton.com/ This winter, the Hinton Nordic Centre is celebrating their 50th anniversary and have a ton of events going on in February!  Find out more at   https://www.facebook.com/HintonNordicCentre Follow along with Jailin's adventures on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jailinbertolin/ You can also learning more about Rising Wellness Reflexology at risingwellness.ca or https://www.instagram.com/rising.wellness.reflexology/ Check out Scott Sunderwalds latest adventures at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

    1h 3m

  7. JAN 4

    Ep 91- Wrangling the North (Feat. Tate Tocher)

    At just 18 years old, Tate Tocher is already living the outdoorsmans dream!  Tate has worked for guiding outfitters in the Yukon and Northern BC and tells us about his adventures spent in the wilderness and helping out with hunts for moose, elk, sheep and mountain goats.   We also chat about some of the challenges with taking pack horse trips into the wilderness and a day in the life of a wrangler.   Follow along with Tate on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tatetocher/ Check out Scott Sunderwald's latest adventures at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

    1h 9m

  8. 2025-12-28

    Ep 90- Six Generations of Maple Syrup (Feat. Nate and Noah)

    Nate and Noah drop by the show to share the story of their maple syrup legacy! Maple production has been part of the Mathisons family for six generations and we get an inside look into the operation.   Besides maple syrup, the brothers also chat about what brought them to the Northern Rockies as well as hunting and fishing back home in Ontario.  We also discuss New Years resolutions and plans for 2026! Check out the Mathisons on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mathisonsmaplefarm/ Follow along with Scott Sunderwald at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/   Stay Wild!

    1h 6m
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About

Nestled in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and recording from Hinton Alberta, this podcast is all about embracing the great outdoors! Featuring interviews with local wilderness enthusiasts, camping and backcountry survival tips, gear reviews and more.

Information

  • Creator
    George Shantz and Scott Sunderwald
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    97
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    Wilderness Wavelength

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