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The Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast - where we discuss all things related to hiking and search and rescue in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast SLASR Podcast

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The Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast - where we discuss all things related to hiking and search and rescue in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

    Episode 149 - AMC Awards, Welcome back Lynn, Cardigan via Holt Trail, Black Mountain, PCT Hiker Drama

    Episode 149 - AMC Awards, Welcome back Lynn, Cardigan via Holt Trail, Black Mountain, PCT Hiker Drama

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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. 
    About Lynn Swezey
    Lynn Swezey Website
    Lynn’s Instagram
    Lynn’s 48 Peaks - Longest Day Team
     
    This weeks Higher Summit Forecast
     
    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.
     
    Sponsors, Friends  and Partners
    Welcome back to our Sponsor - CS Instant Coffee
    Welcome Back to our Sponsor - 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks
    Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast
    Hiking Buddies 
    Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

    • 1 hr 57 min
    Episode 148 - Tatra Mountains of Slovakia and Poland, Moosilauke and Welch Dickey, White Mountain Trail Collective Fraud case

    Episode 148 - Tatra Mountains of Slovakia and Poland, Moosilauke and Welch Dickey, White Mountain Trail Collective Fraud case

     
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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. 
     
    This weeks Higher Summit Forecast
    Welcome back to our Sponsor - CS Instant Coffee
    Welcome Back to our Sponsor - 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks
     
    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
     
    Sponsors, Friends  and Partners
    Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast
    Hiking Buddies 
    Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

    • 1 hr 53 min
    Episode 147 - Eric Todd Sweet - Dave Sh*ts in the Woods - 48 Peaks Alzheimer's

    Episode 147 - Eric Todd Sweet - Dave Sh*ts in the Woods - 48 Peaks Alzheimer's

    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 S***s 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 S***s 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

    • 2 hr 17 min
    Episode 146 - Welcome Jack Kingsley from The Caretaker, Eclipse Chasers, an Old Timer shares some stories

    Episode 146 - Welcome Jack Kingsley from The Caretaker, Eclipse Chasers, an Old Timer shares some stories

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    This week, we are joined by Jack Kingsley, Jack is the subject of the short film. The Caretaker which was released recently via the production company Warden. We were joined by Josh Bogardus in episode 143 who discussed the behind the scenes process of making them film. We are now joined by the man who was the main subject of the film. Jack will share some of his experiences as the caretaker of the Harvard Cabin, we will dive into his hiking and climbing background and learn about his more recent pursuits including his work as a firefighter where he is currently stationed in Australia. All his plus a review of a recent hike on Mount Chocorua, and Eclipse planning - we will break down our safety tips and suggested hikes - hint, stay south… and we will also tell the story of an older gentleman I met this week and a rabbit hole about a tragic fatal last hike in maine from the 90s 
    This weeks Higher Summit Forecast
    Welcome back to our Sponsor - CS Instant Coffee
    Welcome Back to our Sponsor - 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks
     
     This week's Guest
    Warden
    The Caretaker
    About Warden
     
    Topics
    The power went out and the show was delayed - sorry from the management
    Coming up with a name for Eclipse visitors
    Call for volunteers to help with an adaptive hiker 
    Norovirus on the Appalachian Trail
    Hikers are outraged over modern art display in a state park
    Giants located in Nevada 
    Big Wind Day on Mount Washington
    Eclipse Segment - General Info, Safety Reminders, Recommended hikes
    Stomp spots a helicopter
    Recent Hikes
    Mike meets a hiking veteran - Ron Marquis
    Jeffrey Rubin and Fort Mountain in Baxter State Park - Maine
    Guest of the week - Jack Kingsley
    Recent Search and Rescue News
     
    Show Notes
    Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews
    SLASR Merchandise
    SLASR LinkTree
    Adaptive Hiker contact - Nate Hanson at nate@adaptivesportspartners.org 
    Norovirus situation on the AT
    Hikers protesting modern art on trail
    Evidence of giants unearthed in Nevada
    Big Wind Day Event at Tuckerman Brewing Company
    Eclipse Info
    List of solar glasses recommended by the American Astronomical Society
    Bank of NH giving away free eclipse glasses beginning Fri the 5th
    State of Emergency - An article explains why.
    Indiana declares state of emergency
    NY Prisoners sue in Federal court to see eclipse
    Ohio county urges residents to stay home
    Eclipse Hiking Suggestions
    Cannon Tram
    Cherry Pond
    Mt. Martha & Owls Head,
    Mt. Prospect,
    N. Percy Peak
    Bald Peak
    The Bulge
    Rogers Ledge
    Old Speck
    Madison/Adams 
    Met Ron Marquis - Writer, prolific hiker 
    Writer for the Conway Daily Sun
    The Story of Jeff Rubin
    Professor at Tufts who died attempting to complete the New England 100 highest
    Fort Mountain - plane crash site - 1944
    27 hikers rescued; China
    16 hikers rescued due to blisters 
    2 hikers rescued after Taiwan earthquake 
     
    Sponsors, Friends  and Partners
    Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast
    Hiking Buddies 
    Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

    • 2 hr 2 min
    Episode 145 - Vaucluse Gear, Summer Hiking Gear, Place Names, Evans Notch

    Episode 145 - Vaucluse Gear, Summer Hiking Gear, Place Names, Evans Notch

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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
    Welcome Back to our Sponsor - 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks
     
    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
     
    Sponsors, Friends  and Partners
    Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast
    Hiking Buddies 
    Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear
    Welcome Back to our Sponsor - 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks

    • 1 hr 48 min
    A Wintry Mix - stompmachine

    A Wintry Mix - stompmachine

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

    • 1 hr 18 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
149 Ratings

149 Ratings

Noblewit ,

Excellent podcast!

The show is even better the more you hike in New Hampshire... lots of good info, fun facts and great guests. Makes me want to go hiking! It also does a good job of reminding me of past hikes and inspiring me with cool new areas to check out. Mike and Stomp have great chemistry on the show. I really enjoy their dynamic and the way they rib on each other and enjoy themselves. It is clear they are having a great time and I have a great time when I listen too.

swnhmwm ,

Dave $ Hits

Loved this episode! Face would make an amazing periodic guest host. Fits in well!

Love this podcast. Never miss an episode. There is a perfect mix of humor and education.

NH Flamingo ,

Happy hiker and podcast listener :)

As requested here is a five star review and well deserved. Keep the episodes coming! Love the varied topics, guests and even current events that pop up each week before you go live ! The NH hiking committee is small and have even have hiked with some of your past guests!

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