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Ep 7 - Hanging By A Thread - Carl Dec
Three experienced climbers were enjoying a warm winter outing in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon when rockfall destroyed their belay anchor. Ashley t…
9 years, 9 months ago
Ep 6 - Caught In a Bad Place - Nick Thurston
Nick Thurston and his climbing partner were surprised by a severe thunderstorm high on California's Bear Creek Spire. In this episode, Nick describes…
9 years, 9 months ago
Ep 5 - Bomber Anchors or Ticking Time Bombs? - Jason Haas and Brady Robinson
We think of bolts as offering bomproof anchors and protection. But many of the bolts used by climbers today were placed at least 20 to 30 years ago, …
9 years, 10 months ago
Ep 4 - Denali Ranger Dave Weber: A Day in the Life
Mountaineering ranger Dave Weber describes a sobering incident in the Ruth Gorge of Alaska. Plus, Dave and Ashley discuss the realities of rescue mis…
9 years, 11 months ago
Ep 3 - Rescue in the Palisades - Eric Hengesbaugh
Eric Hengesbaugh had planned an expedition into the Palisades section of the High Sierra, with support from an AAC Live Your Dream grant. But a fall …
10 years ago
Ep 2 - A Rope Too Short - Blake Bowling
Blake Bowling aimed to redpoint 1,500 routes in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. The Madness, a 5.13 route at the Motherlode, would be number 1,499. When …
10 years, 1 month ago
Ep 1 - The View from a Crevasse - Seth Adams
Ashley interviews Seth Adams, who fell into a crevasse in Alaska's Hayes Range last spring. Hear Seth describe this scary incident and what he learne…
10 years, 3 months ago