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the Sharp End Podcast the Sharp End Podcast
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A podcast produced/hosted by Ashley Saupe, sponsored by Rocky Talkie and supported by the American Alpine Club. This podcast aims to minimize future outdoor accidents by way of story telling. Real people sharing real stories.
"Play Hard and Be Smart"
www.thesharpendpodcast.com
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Ep 93 - Rope Soloing Epic - Duane Swanson
Duane Swanson was rope soloing and found himself in a situation where he got stuck on the rock wall without food or water for nine hours and then had to figure out how to descend… by himself. Tune in to this episode to hear what rope soloing is and how he managed to self rescue.
Other articles on Rope Soloing mentioned in the episode include:
https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/skills/series/pete_whittaker/how_to_rope_solo_-_with_pete_whittaker-11160
https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/rope-solo-rock-climbing-how-to
This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponsored by Rocky Talkie and the American Alpine Institute and supported by the American Alpine Club.
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Ep 92 - Lowering Accident In City Of Rocks - Myriam Bouchard
Myriam Bouchard and her partner were at the City of Rocks having an amazing climbing trip. They were on a 5.8 climb called ‘Twist and Crawl’ and when her partner was at the anchor, he told her that he was ready to be lowered. She began lowering him when all of a sudden, the rope slipped through the belay device and he fell 20 feet down to the ground. Listen to hear the entire story and how she explains experiencing, “the greatest terror of her life.”
This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponsored by Rocky Talkie and the American Alpine Institute and supported by the American Alpine Club.
→ 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at RockyTalkie.com/SharpEnd
→ 10% off Swoop garments with code SHARPEND
→ 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20
→ 10% off any wilderness medicine course with Desert Mountain Medicine using code SHARPEND
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Ep 91 - BASE Jumping Accident - Derek Demyanek
BASE jumping accidents are rarely talked about and I’ve always wondered why. Last month, Derek reached out to me to share his story regarding a BASE jumping accident that he was involved in and I was eager to hear it. He was jumping with three of his good military friends on October 25, 2014 when his lines got twisted very shortly after he jumped off the Roan Plateau in Rifle, Colorado. It was one of the last jumps of the season before weather rolled in and winter began to start. Hear all about his accident, his evacuation and how he’s changing the way the BASE jumping culture looks at accidents within the sport.
This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponsored by Rocky Talkie and the American Alpine Institute and supported by the American Alpine Club.
Make sure to vote for the most inspiring rescue of the year at RockyTalkie.com/2023SARaward. Voting closes August 11th at midnight.
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→ 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20
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Ep 90 - We Survived A Lightning Storm On Wolf's Head, Cirque Of The Towers - Bryce And James
In July of 2022, one year ago, just last summer, Bryce and James took a climbing trip to the Cirque of the Towers in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. They planned on climbing the Cirque of the Towers traverse. First, they started out up the South Buttress of Pingora and had a beautiful time on the route. At the top of the climb, that’s when they would start the traverse over to Tiger Tower and then over to Wolf’s Head. All was going just as planned until weather moved in… and weather moved in FAST. Tune in to this episode to hear what happened.
This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponsored by Rocky Talkie and supported by the American Alpine Club.
Jame’s book suggested about decision heuristics: "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
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Ep 89 - My Experience With Heat Illness - Austin Anderson
On July 30, 2022, Austin suffered a heat illness that could have cost him his life. He was climbing on the Olympic Peninsula with two of his friends. They set out to climb ‘The Brothers,’ which are the two highest mountains in that range that you can see from miles and miles away. Due to his heat illness, he ultimately pressed the SOS button to get rescued. Listen to this episode to hear what happened during this specific event and how this event led him to finding out he actually had undiagnosed thyroid cancer that was growing for years.
This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponsored by Rocky Talkie and supported by the American Alpine Club.
--> 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at RockyTalkie.com/SharpEnd
-->10% off Swoop garments with code SHARPEND
--> 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20
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BONUS Episode 001! The 90lb Rucksack - Christian Beckwith
I recently interviewed Christian Beckwith who is (among many additional pursuits) the founder of The Teton Climbers’ Coalition, co-founder of the Alpinist Magazine, founder of the non-profit SHIFT, a skilled alpinist, and most recently, creator and host of the podcast, Ninety-Pound Rucksack.
Ninety-Pound Rucksack is a podcast dedicated to retracing the journey of America’s original mountain warriors, the 10th Mountain Division. I am so stoked to share this special bonus episode with all of my listeners! A video version of the interview is available on YouTube.
Learn more about Christian and his podcast via the link in my bio or wherever you get your podcast fix.
This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This episode is sponsored by Rocky Talkie and supported by the American Alpine Club.
--> 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at RockyTalkie.com/SharpEnd
--> 15% off Sterling Rope with code SHARPEND
--> 10% off Swoop garments with code SHARPEND
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Become a Patreon: patreon.com/thesharpendpodcast
Visit my website: www.thesharpendpodcast.com
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Customer Reviews
Quickly becoming one of my top podcasts
Been loving these 1st hand stories from people not only as great reminders about ways we can be better prepared for when things go sideways and how to be safer in the places we play, but as a way to learn more about other of outdoor activities that I’m not familiar with. It takes a lot to be vulnerable and talk about a traumatic event, so I really appreciate people who have come forward with their experiences, so that we can all learn from them and hopefully avoid a bad situation ourselves. Thank you!
Duane S scares me
Thanks for a great pod. I love it!!!
But can we talk about Duane S because his approach scares the heck out of me. First, if you led on a static line you really did not pay attention at all to anything. This is warning number one that Duane S needs to dial it way back and learn a lot by climbing with some mentors, which he basically admits he skipped entirely. Second, his explanation of TR solo is so weird and convoluted. Dude. You fix line. You rap. You climb up it using 2 devices that capture progress. What are you going on about with climber and belayer? Holy smokes.
Basejumping Accident
The basejumping episode was incredible! Love how he broke it down-know your weather,crew,medical kit,etc. He has the most amazing friends & brother!! Thank you for such great insights into base-jumping