Episode 201 - June SAR Recap, Alzheimer’s Hike, 52 With a View Update, White Mountains History - The First Influencer
Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast
Release Date: 07/04/2025
Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast
So You Wanna - White Moutains Slides Show Notes Safety and Advice for hiking Slides - 2:00 Tripyramid Slides - 25:00 Flume Slide - 34:30 Owls Head - 45:50 Great Gulf - 51:00 King Ravine - 58:10 Huntington - 1:04:15 Off Trail Slides - Arrow Slide, Lincoln Slide, Adams Slide, Whitewall, The Watcher and others Some Links -
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Welcome to Episode 204 of the Sounds like a search and rescue podcast. This week, we are joined by the Summit sistahs - Heidi, Jen and Cathy, white mountain hikers and locals from the north country. They will join us to share some of their experiences hiking in and around the Whites and will also give us some tips on their favorite hikes and maybe some hidden gems from the locals. Plus the Pemi Bear is getting more popular with incidents at Liberty Springs and Franconia Brook Trail. Nick has a music minute, Some national hiking and national parks...
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Welcome to Episode 203 of the Sounds like a search and rescue podcast. This week we are joined by friends of the show - Peter Clemons and Jake Dalbec. Peter is the rarest of hikers having just completed his White Mountain Redline which entails hiking all the trails listed in the White Mountain Guide - i believe Peter completed the 31st edition Redline. He will share his perspective on this accomplishment and Jake will add some color as he acted as Peter’s primary partner on the more obscure sections of the Redline. Stomp and Nick release and start...
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Taking a break from the main show this week to recover from our Kilkenney Ridge Traverse. Enjoy an episode of So You Wanna covering the Wildcats. Mike's Nephew JT joins us as cohost this week and will share stories of his troubles on Mount Washington, his assessment of Mike as an uncle, how he got his trail name and all about The Wildcats. Note - short period of dead air from 1:32 to 1:47 - apologies...
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Welcome to episode 202 of the sounds like a search and rescue podcast, this week we are joined by friend of the show and bushwahacker extraordinaire, Dave Shits in the Woods. Dave is going to provide a recent trip report on his backpacking trip on the Wantastiquet Monadnock trail. Plus a look back at July of 1988 - the case of James Foley a missing hiker that was unfortunately found deceased after a 10 day search, all this and recent hikes on Wachusett, The Dry River to Mt. Monroe and rescues on Mount Washington and the Great Gulf Trail, gear review,...
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Welcome to Episode 201 of the sounds like a search and rescue podcast. This week, we are back, right before the 4th of july to recap the Search and rescue events through June - it was a busy month… Plus, a music minute with nick, 48 Peaks Alzheimers longest day hike and after party recap, The 52 with a view list gets a refresh, trail maintenance gear, recent hikes on madison, pine, glen ellis falls, mount adams, mount waumbek, plus a recap of the White Mountains first hiking influencer. Topics Nick and Ashley visit Rockport ...
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We all want to hike safely, but is there a way to hike the safest? For some, the illusion of safety is lost when faced with the prospect of needing a rescue and the reality of the fine print. In the same vein as 'Black Mirror,' 'Have a Better One' is a satirical glimpse into a dystopia where search and rescue, like your local car wash, works on a tiered service model. A SLASR / Lost Pass Production Voices: Mrs. Stomp - Distressed hiker Stomp - 911 operator, beedaloop debit card reader Nick - Department of Conservation officer Mike - Beedaloop...
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Join me for this live set at the 2025 Race the Cog, featuring the best House & Progressive music. ~ Stomp
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joins us for Episode 5 - Mount Chocurua Show Notes Episode 75
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Welcome to Episode 201 of the sounds like a search and rescue podcast. This week, we are back, right before the 4th of july to recap the Search and rescue events through June - it was a busy month… Plus, a music minute with nick, 48 Peaks Alzheimers longest day hike and after party recap, The 52 with a view list gets a refresh, trail maintenance gear, recent hikes on madison, pine, glen ellis falls, mount adams, mount waumbek, plus a recap of the White Mountains first hiking influencer.
This weeks Higher Summit Forecast
SLASR 48 Peaks Alzheimers team - Join here!
Topics
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Nick and Ashley visit Rockport
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Hanna - the missing Golden Retriever
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Rebecca Sperry - What the Mountains Gave Me
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Stomp and Dave put together a short Black Mirror - SAR Themed segment on the feed
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Nick’s Music Minute - Smashing Pumpkins - Machina / The Machines of God
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Man falls in love with his AI girlfriend
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Warning about fire safety while camping
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48 Peaks - Alzheimers - The Longest Day recap
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Lodge to Dodge, New Fastest Known Time
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Gansu Ultramarathon Tragedy
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Support Stash and the Inside the Line Catskills Podcast Fundraiser
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June 2025 Search and Rescue Recap
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52 With a View List Update - New Peaks / Delisted Peaks
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Recent Hikes - Pine Mountain, Glen Ellis Falls, Mount Adams, Mount Madison
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Notable Listeners
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White Mountain’s First Influencer - Moses Sweetser
Show Notes
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Hannah the missing Golden Retriever - be on the lookout
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An important reminder about fire safety, sent by Listener Meg Zimmer
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Injured Hiker Rescued on Garfield Ridge Trail in Franconia - 6/20
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Now available on indiegogo
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Looking for volunteer edit review for new edition of the guide (wikipedia of the 1880s)
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An appearance in the 1879 Appalachia article describing the first ascent party on Mount Carrigain in 1869 - Sweetser was noted for being one of the early climbers having gone up Carrigain in 1876 with his guidebook party
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Mentioned as part of a party who explored the newly formed Tripyramid Slides in the 1880s
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Mentioned in Appalachia in 1891 in relation to a trip report on the Ossippees - Black Snout
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