Episode 218 - Hiking Comedy with Dave, 2025 Recaps, Whaleback Mountain Hike, White Mountain Mysteries - Louise Chaput and Patric McCarthy

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 Welcome to the sounds like a search and rescue podcast, this week we are joined for our year end episode by our friend and sometimes cohost, Dave or Dave shits in the woods fame. Dave will join me and nick with a year end reflection of all the hiking and adventures we did. Listen up and you can start planning for 2026 hiking and hear about some of the moments that stood out the most to us. Plus  some jokes and shenanigans, we have local NH hiking news, recaps of recent hikes on Whaleback, a sunrise hike on Mount Kearsarge and a trip out to Mount Cannon for the December grid. All this and more as we say see ya later to 2025.

 Note - we had some audio issues for the last 30 minutes - Nick worked his audio editing magic but just a heads up the audio changes slightly at the end. 

 

Topics

• Welcome Dave and no one knows Dave’s real last name

• Mike’s leave no trace violation and more Mt. Agassiz

• Nick hosts games - Would you rather? And Two Truths and a Lie

• Thanks to Mountain Wanderer

• NH Fish and Game Retirement 

• MA is too expensive 

• NH Parks 1st Day Hikes

• Fiance’s family pranks her over a 10k race 

• Cold Case Murder Update 

• Gear Talk 

• Music Minute - Heart 

• Recent Hikes - Mike, Dave and Stomp hike Whaleback Mountain and Patrick McCarthy Search 

• Recent Hikes - Nick hikes Kearsarge and Cannon

• 2025 Highlights 
  

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE

• Mount Agassiz 

• Logging RR Poster at the Mountain Wanderer, thanks Forrest!

• Shout out to Heidi Murphy who is retiring from NH Fish and Game 

• High cost of living in the Baystate driving period to NH 

• Register for NH State Parks 1st Day Hikes - good idea for families

• Families who run - fiance’s family pranks bride to be about a fake 10k race

• Image of backpack from 2001 hiker murder cold case released 

• Former WM Trail Collective director  to lead guilty to Federal charges of fraud

• Article with more details 

• Cat Shield 

• Snowfeet Walkski

• Patric McCarthy Case

• Step Mother Disputes Murder Theory in death of Patric McCarthy

• Troubled Homelife Preceded Young Boys Death 

 

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• CS Instant Coffee

• The Mountain Wanderer