Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast SLASR Podcast

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 This week we are joined by Andrew Drummond of White Mountain Ski Co. Andrew is the man when it comes to backcountry skiing in the white mountains. He was kind enough to join us to talk about backcountry skiing, his hiking activities in New Hampshire and more. Plus an update on the missing hiker from Massachusetts, road updates, Stomp is setting speed records on Welch Dicky and a rescue on the Flume Slide trail.
 
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Topics
Forest Roads continue to open up
Update on Missing Hiker from Massachusetts - found deceased in the Dry River 
Man Found dead in the Grand Canyon, attempting to travel via the Colorado River in makeshift raft
Future topics for the show 
Recent hikes - Welch Dicky and Dry River 
Welcome Andrew Drummond, our guest of the week (Starts at 37 Minutes) 
Recent Search and Rescue News 
 
Show Notes
Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews
SLASR Merchandise
SLASR LinkTree
Road update
Body recovered from Grand Canyon after man entering the Colorado River 2 weeks ago.
Hiker killed by falling rock at Mt. Whitney. 3rd fatality in a week.
23 y/o hiker missing after texting he had reached summit
Juvenile lost in the woods
Unprepared hikers rescued Flume Slide Trail 
 
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 This week we are joined by Ongyel Sherpa, Founder/CEO of US Sherpa and apparel and international trekking company that specializes in genuine Nepal made apparel and if you are ever considering touring Nepal his company offers options for trips. We will also learn about Nepalese culture and his journey from a young Sherpa supporting western climbers to his now home in Vermont. Plus solar flares, northern lights, we break down the Bear or Man viral challenge, some real bear news, a recap of the white lake ultra event, stomp breaks down some recent hikes on table rock, red hill fire tower and Franconia Ridge, plus recent search and rescue news including some updates on the search for a missing Cambridge, MA hiker and two canadian hikers need a rescue in the Great Gulf and social media is breaking out the torches.
 
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Topics
Sorry for the delayed release
Rescue in the Great Gulf via Wamsutta Trail
Solar Flares, Northern Lights
Forest Roads Opening 
Bears in the news 
Viral Man or Bear in the woods thought experiment 
White Lake Ultra Race Recap
Pop culture news - The Hunt for Gollum, Tom Brady Roast, SLASR on X/Twitter Spaces? 
Recent Hikes - Table Rock, Franconia Ridge, Black Mountain, Red Hill Fire Tower, Welch Dickey
Guest of the week - Welcome to Ongyel Sherpa 
Recent Search and Rescue news 
 
Show Notes
Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews
SLASR Merchandise
SLASR LinkTree
Hikers rescued on Mt. Washington
Latest updates on Road openings
TrailsNH.com
Bear drags Massachusetts crash victim's body into woods.
Record number of bear attacks, Japan
Man kills charging Grizzly while searching for antler shed.
Bear or Man in the woods? 
Co2 cartridge knives
Self defense Keychain
Stun Guns
Pepper Spray
2 hikers drown at Signal Mountain, 
Adirondack Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus died while ice climbing in Alaska
Overdue trail runner found safe. 
Hiker rescued Great Gulf
Search resumes for missing hiker
Injured hiker Pisgah Park
Lost hiker Fremont
 
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This week, a listen spotlight with Eric Hansen. Eric isa  long time hiker in the area having completed the NH 4000 Footer grid and various single season lists. Eric will share some of his hiking experiences and tips and tricks for getting out on the trail. Plus missing hiker in the white mountains, stupid tourist tricks, Alex Honnold’s new TV project, unclimbed summits, trouble at hawaii’s stairway to heaven, forest road statuses, and a shout out to recent grid finishers,
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Volunteer Trail Work Info
Trail Maintenance In the White Mountains
Pemi District - Bruce Richards (bruce4trails@gmail.com ; Volunteer Coordinator)
Saco District - Cristin Bailey (cristinbailey@fs.fed.us ; Trails Manager)
 
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Topics
When Animals attack
Missing Hiker - Crawford Path
Hiker Drama on the Appalachian Trail - Stolen Ursack Back, Hot Tamale
Tourist Season in Yellowstone
Alex Honnold TV Show on National Geo
Unclimbed Peaks around the world - Bad Pronunciation
Hikers getting arrested in Hawaii on Stairway to Heaven
Stomp is in the doghouse
Listener Feedback on what trails / mountains they want SLASR to highlight
People dying in Hot Springs causes forest service to close area 
Forest road updates - nothing is open yet - Mt. Washington Auto Road is opening this weekend
Dog Adoption
Icelandic SAR Team fundraiser
Aravaipa Race Series starts this weekend
Shout out to recent Grid Finishers
Beer Talk, Recent Hikes on the Belknaps and Squam Range
Notable Hikes
Guest of the Week - Eric Hansen (Starts at 1 Hour 20 Minute mark) 
 
Show Notes
Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews
SLASR Merchandise
SLASR LinkTree
Fish & Game requesting information on missing person
Stupid tourist season begins
Woolly Mammoths anticipated back at Yellowstone by 2028
TouronsofYellowstone
Alex Honnold - Arctic Ascent
Unclimbed Peaks / summits around the world
Multiple hikers cited and arrested at Hawaii's Stairway to Heaven prior to permanent removal. 
Hot Springs to close after 2nd death.
guided drives to the summit on weekends - 
Borrow a dog for your hike
Fundraiser for Icelandic SAR
Examples
White Lake Ultra
Shout out to some recent Grid Finishers
 
Sponsors, Friends  and Partners
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This week we highlight the AMC Awards ceremony that took place last weekend at Exeter High School. Plus Stomp’s DJ plans, Lynn Swezey or Swezer? Or Swizzle is back. She will update us on a recent wilderness first aid class she participated in and some other updates on Hiking Buddies and recent adventures. Hiker Drama on the Pacific Crest Trail, College kids falling off cliffs, Gear Review, A recent hike on the Holt Trail to the summit of Mount Cardigan, another recent hike on the Chippewa trail on black Mountain and some recent search and rescue news. 
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Topics
Grimes DJ Meltdown and Stomp’s summer DJ Plans - Coachella, SXSW, Burning Man
Welcome back Lynn - Rock and Ice Climbing, SOLO Wilderness Class, Hiking Buddy News
Historical Markers
Chronic Wasting Disease update - Correction
Hiker Drama on the PCT 
Stomp’s Gear Review update - Lowe Sirac 65L
Forest Roads are still closed
Animals on the loose, Sasquatch, Mount Everest
Roz the Adventure Cat
Recent Hikes - Welch Dickey, Black Mountain, and Cardigan via the very steep Holt Trail
AMC Awards Ceremony 
Recent Search and Rescue News
 
Show Notes
Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews
SLASR Merchandise
SLASR LinkTree
Grimes meltdown at Coachella 
Video of meltdown
Who is Grimes? 
Virtual Education Series
Wilderness First Aid Classes
national database of historical markers
Chronic Wasting Disease update
Prions
PCTA put out an alert on a thru hiker
PCTA then puts out a retraction saying the post was not authorized 
Then a scary video of the guy confronting another hiker in a shelter is released
Lowe Alpine Sirac 65L Trekking Pack
Coyote spotted in Central Park NYC
Cowboystatedaily
New study reveals insight into Sasquatch sightings. 
Wyoming mountaineer's quest for Everest denied by China 
Ros - Adventure Cat
Rachel White Mountain 
Sarah Ford Holt
Camp Mowglis History
AMC Annual meeting, Awards and Dinner
24 year old social media influencer falls from a cliff at UC Santa Barbara
The Cliff
A history of 14 deaths along the cliffs
Injured hiker - Moultonborough
Stranded hiker rescued in Maine's Bigelow Preserve
Hiker rescued after falling off ledge at Massachusetts Peaked Mtn.
 
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This week we highlight a recent trip to the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia - we love the White Mountains and New Hampshire but occasionally we highlight other areas. We’ll break down the travel, the logistics and the culture around this beautiful part of the world. Plus recent hikes on Moosilauke and Welch Dickey, tick season reminders, more eclipse news, the head of a non profit trail association accused of fraud, and some highlights of NH’s historical markers. 
 
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Topics
Thanks to Dave and Eric for sitting in last week
Tick season - Ant odors and Zombie Deer Disease
Volunteer Opportunities 
Happy birthday Xylo and cat rescues and climbers
Eclipse Wrap Up
21 Types of hikers
Hiking Exoskeletons 
AMC Awards Ceremony - SLASR will be there
White Mountain Trail Collective caught up in a fraud scandal
Guy runs the length of Africa and survives
Zealand Road Update
Recent Hikes - Moosilauke and Welch Dickey - accidental bushwhack
Segment of the Week - Poland and Slovakia
Historical Markers
 
Show Notes
Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews
SLASR Merchandise
SLASR LinkTree
It's tick season.  Hopefully you smell like an ant.
2 Wyoming hunters may be first in US to die of ZOMBIE DEER DISEASE (CWD)
Volunteer opportunity for White Mountain clean up
A rescue story about Link the Cat
Link’s instagram page
Post-Eclipse news: 54000 more cars than usual headed south in NH after eclipse
21 types of hikers - Which one are you?
Chinese company developing an exoskeleton for hiking 
Story
Head of White Mountain Trail non-profit accused of fraud
Briton becomes first to run the length of Africa
Mike’s Moosilauke GPS Track - Beaver Brook to Benton with a whack
Krakow and Slovakia
The Main Square
Kazimierz
Krakow Mall - Galleria Krakowska
Mall Crawlers 
Tatra Mountains
Western Carpathians
Kaviaren Dedo - weather observatory 
Peter - Tatra Mountain Guide 
Historical Markers
Historical Markers
List of markers by number
List of markers by town
Wildwood - Easton. #200
Woman dies on hike with husband and one year old child in Sedona. 
2 rescued in the emirate
Hiker injured Mt. Cube
 
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Episode 147 of the Sounds like a Search & Rescue Podcast
 
This week, while Mike is galavanting about in Europe, Stomp is joined by Eric Todd Sweet and Dave Shits in the Woods, live and in the flesh at the Woodpeckers Studio to discuss the apoc-eclipse, modern art, granny afghans, geocaching, some new gear ideas, recent hikes and people falling off cliffs out west. Later in the show we’ll be joined by Cindy Hession and Alana Barrett from the Alzheimer’s Association; They’ll tell us all about the great fundraising event, ‘48 Peaks ALzheimer’s.’
 
Show Notes:
 
00:00:00 - Mount Washington Observatory Forecast
 
04:58:08 - Hikingbuddies.org 
 
06:13:09 - Show opener
 
07-16-084 - Eclipse talk
 
Christine Lake
 
15:08:113 - Dave Shits is a Sweezer
 
16:10:139 - News Station plays wrong eclipse video
 
17:18:645 - When Cicadas attack
 
18:49:087 -  Modern Art Update
 
21:49:606 - Geocaching chat
What is geocaching?
Where is it allowed? No wilderness or alpine zones.
How does Leave No Trace fit with Geocaching, if at all?
LNT 7 principles
 
25:00:441 - History Segment - East Pond Mill - CCC Camps - Camp 24 - Livermore Town 
 
29:02:774 - Vaucluse Gear
 
30:39:593 - Dad Joke - Eclipse Edition
 
32:07:630 - Pop Culture Talk - Summit, THe Board Game - The Joker Part II - Curb Your Enthusiasm - GOT - Dark
 
35:46:299 - SLASR’s GEAR REVIEW - 
Eddie Bauer - Rechargeable Dual Arc Lighter with COB light
Skunky Wipes - Look great for backpackers / through-hikers
 
39:01:782 - 48 Peaks Alzheimer’s
 
41:39:468 - Buy Me a Coffee donations
42:36:801 - CS Coffee
 
43:07:828 - Recent Hikes - Cone Mountain - Brown Ash Swamp - Dave’s ‘NH Inappropriate 69’ Hiking list - Sachem Peak - Carr Mountain
 
54:28:466 - SLASR’s GUEST(s) OF THE WEEK - 
Eric Todd Sweet 
ADK’s - snowshoes required - mud season 
150 Mt. Washington summits - Jenny Craig of Mountaineering
Adaptive Sports Partners - Artist Bluff - Mt. Washington Sunrise Ascent
1:08:34:860 - Dave Shits in the Woods
NH Highest 500 - Squatters ruining passage for hikers on private land.
Nash Stream Forest
Caltopo
Wilderlist app
Infinite Storm spruce trap
 
1:14:18:037 - SLASR’s NOTABLE HIKE OF THE WEEK - Who will it be??????
 
1:23:43:570 - SLAR’s HIKING TOPIC OF THE WEEK - 48 Peaks ALzheimer’s with Cindy Hession and Alana Barrett.
Learn more and find resources for you and your family at alz.org
Our 24/7 helpline: 800-272-3900
To learn more about 48 Peaks and to join us, head to alz.org/48peaks
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/48Peaks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/48peaksalz/
First responder training:  https://www.alz.org/professionals/first-responders 
10 warning signs of Alzheimer's and dementia:  alz.org/10signs
2:01:34:963 - Search & Rescue News 
California hiker recounts rescue from cliff.
Bryce Canyon hiker dies after fall from cliff
Hiker rescued in California, dehydrated and under the influence
One comment is worth the article.
2:08:23:102 - Grammie afghan
2:10:33:000 - Classic TV show talk
2:13:56:000 - Outro