Starlight and Storm: The Inner Thoughts of a Mountain Guide

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This is a collection of my thoughts on philosophy and techniques regarding mountain guiding and outdoor leadership. I record each episode unscripted in a single take.

Dick Chasse


    • Jun 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 243 EPISODES


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    Discomfort

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 33:54


    An important topic

    discomfort
    Paralyzed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 20:42


    Transition time!

    transition paralyzed
    It Works!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 25:22


    The start of my Cochlear Implant(CI) journey!

    Medical/life update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 13:03


    Another step forward.

    medical life update
    Risk w/Chris pt.3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 35:13


    Last but not least.

    risk
    Risk w/Chris pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 38:03


    Another session with my friend Chris Bartram.

    risk
    Risk w/Chris pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 29:56


    My good friend Chris Bartram joins me again as we talk about risk.

    risk
    One year medical anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 23:55


    Being open and honest this morning.

    medical one year
    Ice Climbing! w/Kendra Stritch pt.3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 37:48


    Finally some episodes about ice climbing and ice climbing instruction! I feel fortunate to share this conversation with Kendra Stritch. To find her check out www.kendrastritch.com.

    ice climbing stritch
    Ice Climbing! w/Kendra Stritch pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 38:53


    Finally some episodes about ice climbing and ice climbing instruction! I feel fortunate to share this conversation with Kendra Stritch. To find her check out www.kendrastritch.com.

    ice climbing stritch
    Ice Climbing! w/Kendra Stritch pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 26:48


    Final some episodes about ice climbing and ice climbing instruction! I feel fortunate to share this conversation with Kendra Stritch. To find her check out www.kendrastritch.com.

    ice climbing stritch
    Grain of salt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 9:25


    Be critical of the information you consume.

    salt grain
    Another perfectly good hour w/Dick and Silas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 53:58


    We never get tired of this topic.

    The Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 1:34


    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/floating-leaves-tea/id1463687698?i=1000504309031

    Why I still make this podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 13:43


    You are why I still make this podcast.

    What's Next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 17:57


    A little post op reflection.

    Knowledge…

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 6:39


    Just a quick one.

    Edge Transitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 42:29


    A topic that gets overlooked and is done poorly but is a big deal for many reasons.

    transitions
    Post Op

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 11:49


    Just got home and looking forward to what the future holds.

    post op
    Surgery Eve w/Sarah O'Malley

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 24:45


    Pre surgery chat.

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    “Rules are for fools”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 12:52


    A hard balance to find.

    fools
    Surgery update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 0:39


    New date

    surgery
    Mountains are still dangerous

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 21:02


    Where we are at in mountain craft is unbelievably inspiring but every coin had two sides.

    dangerous mountains
    Repost with an intro:Homogenization

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 24:37


    More philosophical ramblings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    repost homogenization
    Releasable Rappels

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 26:34


    An interesting topic IMO. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    imo rappels
    Intoxication

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 11:21


    I think this is really important. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    intoxication
    Conviction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 9:01


    You need to believe in what you are doing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    conviction
    Ropes?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 17:04


    A listener request! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    ropes
    Intangibles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 14:47


    I may be suffering from analysis paralysis

    intangibles
    Every piece matters with Silas Rossi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 70:02


    Check out Silas and his Ascend and Ascend Pro opportunities @ www.alpine-logic.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    rossi ascend every piece
    Interfacing with Bolt Anchors

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 16:31


    A fun little topic/mind exercise. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    bolt anchors interfacing
    Save the date and micro relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 22:09


    What an interesting experience --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    relationships micro save the date
    Zebracorn, community, collaboration

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 22:28


    Shortroping@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    community collaboration
    The audacity of mountain guiding

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 26:43


    Food for thought --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    food mountain guiding audacity
    The Gratitude Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 4:59


    gratitude
    Zebras and the Guiding Soundscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 25:36


    Thoughts on how important sound can be in guiding --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    guiding zebras soundscape
    Lemons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 28:23


    When life presents lemons… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    lemons
    Improved Audio! Rossi Talk: Learning to Lead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 88:22


    I hope this is better! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    improved rossi learning to lead
    Gym to Crag

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 30:15


    A big topic that goes beyond skill progression. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    crag
    Reading People

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 45:38


    A long rambling talk on a squishy subject. One important piece is to make observations not judgments. Easy in concept but can be hard in practice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    reading people
    Managing Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 29:48


    An important discussion to have with our clients. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    managing expectations
    Financial Planning with Dan pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 39:17


    Finances pt 2 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    finances financial planning
    Financial Planning with Dan pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 37:29


    This two part series talks to climber and financial advisor Dan about the essence of financial planning. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    financial planning
    Guide the terrain not the route

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 15:50


    I think about this topic a lot. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    guide route terrain
    The embodiment of skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 30:06


    Get ready for a rambling rabbit hole. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    skills embodiment
    Career Advice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 23:38


    Good luck. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    career advice
    A Shout Out To Praxis Skis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 7:51


    I'm not an ambassador for Praxis. I just like their skis. www.praxisskis.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    praxis skis
    Mack Attack! Another discussion with Mack and her progression in guiding

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 36:13


    Mack was one of the interns on the very first conversations I recorded. I wanted to revisit Mack and her journey in this profession. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    guiding progression mack attack
    Concepts and managing the details

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 16:50


    I'm starting to repeat myself

    managing concepts
    Fast Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 10:24


    Just one way at looking at skills and skill progression. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    fast food
    What is good guiding?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 13:14


    Just some thoughts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

    guiding

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