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Ep 37 - When and How to Call for Help! - Dave Weber
Denali mountaineering ranger and flight medic Dave Weber returns to the Sharp End to discuss the ins and outs of calling for a rescue: when to do it …
7 years, 3 months ago
Ep 36 - Hypothermia! - Jason Eicholtx
Ice climbing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula can be seriously cold. In this episode, Ashley speaks with Jason Eicholtx about a midwinter adventure in t…
7 years, 4 months ago
Ep 35 - The Aftermath - Starr Jamison
Starr Jamison suffered the agony of watching a good friend die in an avalanche in Colorado. He was one of three friends she lost to avalanches in a s…
7 years, 5 months ago
Ep 34 - Psychological First Aid - Laura McGladrey
When climbers, skiers, and other backcountry adventurers have an accident, they often aren't the only ones to suffer an injury. Partners, rescuers, a…
7 years, 6 months ago
Ep 33 - Two Broken Bolts - Brad Carter
Brad Carter had started up a very difficult climb at Index Town Wall in Washington state. In the first 50 or 60 feet, this route has three widely spa…
7 years, 7 months ago
Ep 32 - Splashdown in Clear Creek - Patrick Stefanik
Patrick Stefanik and a friend headed to Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, on a beautiful Saturday in April. Crowds at the busy Creekside area forced them…
7 years, 8 months ago
Ep 31 - Falling Off Liberty Ridge - Kris Nova
Kris Nova and a friend were attempting Mt. Rainier's remote and difficult Liberty Ridge when a boulder pulled loose and sent her on a tumbling fall, …
7 years, 9 months ago
Ep 30 - Hans Florine's Accident on the Nose
Hans Florine was attempting his 110th ascent of the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. He and a partner were doing the Nose in a Day (an elite cl…
7 years, 10 months ago
Ep 29 - Broken Back on Half Dome - Alex Doria and Jonathan Wachtel
It was October 2017, and Alex Doria and Jonathan Wachtel were starting up a dream climb: the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome, high over Yosemite …
7 years, 11 months ago
Ep 28 - Ground Fall at Calico Basin - Greg Smith
Greg Smith was 10 feet above his last piece of protection on a moderate climb in Calico Basin, outside Las Vegas, when he fell unexpectedly. His only…
8 years ago