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Ep 23 - Avalanche! - Tyler Smoker
Tyler Smoker and friends were out for an early season tour near Hatcher Pass, Alaska, in November. He let down his guard for a moment and took a terr…
8 years, 1 month ago
Ep 22 - The Three Essentials: Lessons from a Mountain Ranger - Dave Weber
Flight medic and Denali mountaineering ranger Dave Weber returns to the Sharp End to discuss the common themes he's heard in the first 20 episodes of…
8 years, 2 months ago
Ep 21 - Upside Down on Hummingbird Spire - Craig Gorder and Kelsey Brasseur
Craig Gorder, 28, and Kelsey Brasseur were attempting to climb all seven towers of the Bridger Jack formation in Utah in a single day. In mid-afterno…
8 years, 3 months ago
Ep 20 - 140-foot Fall in Eldorado Canyon - Bill Wright and Tom Karpeichik
Bill Wright and Tom Karpeichik were attempting a bold challenge in Colorado's Eldorado Canyon: Climb 100 guidebook pitches in a single day. To cover …
8 years, 4 months ago
Ep 19 - Grand Traverse Gone Bad - Matt Olsen and Ty Guarino
Ashley speaks with fellow Outward Bound instructors Matt Olsen and Ty Guarino, who survived a serious rappelling and rockfall accident during an atte…
8 years, 5 months ago
Ep 18 - Epic in Yosemite National Park - Marcus Mazzaferri
By late April, Marcus Mazzaferri had already hiked nearly 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. He was just about to stop for the day near Tuolumne…
8 years, 6 months ago
Ep 17 - The Survivor - Ryan Montoya
In this special episode of the Sharp End, Ashley speaks with Ryan Montoya, a 23-year-old student who had the strength, skill, and fortitude to surviv…
8 years, 7 months ago
Ep 16 - The Red Gully - Jennifer Staufer and Adam Vonnahme
Experienced mountaineers Jennifer Staufer and Adam Vonnahme were descending 14,294-foot Crestone Peak in Colorado when Jen slipped on an unexpected p…
8 years, 8 months ago
Ep 15 - Water in the Hole! - Skander Spies
Skander Spies, a volunteer with Denali National Park's climbing rangers, had just headed out on patrol on the Kahiltna Glacier. Although they didn't …
8 years, 9 months ago
Ep 14 - A Rescuer Needs a Rescue
In this story from the mountains near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a nighttime search for two lost skiers takes a dramatic turn when one of the rescu…
8 years, 10 months ago