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Ep 57 - The Flawed Knot - Brian Vines
Brian Vines was a high school senior and a budding climber in the 1990s when he and some friends went to Sand Rock, Alabama, for a day of top-roping.…
5 years, 7 months ago
Ep 56 - A Long, Long Fall in the Colorado Mountains - Scott Reed
Scott Reed and a friend trekked more than five miles into the mountains west of Denver to attempt a long, moderate ice climb during the short days of…
5 years, 8 months ago
Ep 55 - Buried Alive in a Crevasse - Rita Hansen
Summit day on Mt. Rainier had just begun. Less than an hour out of high camp, carefully leading her team up a well-trodden boot track, Rita Hansen su…
5 years, 9 months ago
Ep 54 - A Tribute To Fiona
Four friends from all over the United States met in eastern Utah in February 2020 to go canyoneering. They were all experienced canyoneers and had do…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep 53 - The Sleeper Wave - Alexandra Williams
Three friends set out for a popular waterfall hike on the north shore of Kauai in late December. A high-surf warning had been issued, but the hikers …
5 years, 11 months ago
Ep 52 - COVID, Climbing and Rescue: Advice from Ranger Dave Weber
Denali mountaineering ranger and flight nurse Dave Weber returns to the Sharp End to talk COVID-19 and the issues related to outdoor recreation, firs…
6 years ago
Ep 51 - Blown Away in California's White Mountains - Hari Mix
Hari Mix, a very experienced mountaineer, had planned a rare and difficult winter-season traverse of the White Mountains, the high, remote range sepa…
6 years, 1 month ago
Ep 50 - Trouble in the Belaytionship - Meg Atteberry and John Luebbers
Climbing is a big part of Meg Atteberry and John Luebbers' life together. John even proposed to Meg partway up a climb. So, what happened when the Co…
6 years, 2 months ago
Ep 49 - Life and Death with Charlie Sassara and Jack Tackle (LIVE!) - Charlie Sassara
In this special live-audience recording of the Sharp End, Alaska climbing legend Charlie Sassara recalls an epic survival story and rescue from 2002.…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep 48 - Disaster in Lytle Creek Canyon - Becca, Eileen, and Justin
On May 27, 2019, three experienced canyoneers—Becca, Eileen, and Justin—were descending the Middle Fork of Lytle Creek in California's San Bernadino …
6 years, 4 months ago