Podcasts about Mount Washington

On this Healthy Mind, Healthy Life episode, high-performance coach and speaker Brett Eaton unpacks the core idea from his upcoming book, Uncomfortable Either Way: you can choose short-term comfort and live with long-term regret—or choose productive discomfort and earn growth, confidence, and momentum. We dig into comfort traps (like all-or-nothing thinking), fitness-to-life parallels (discipline, consistency, standards), and Brett's mountain challenges—from Mount Washington to the 29029 Everest event—to show how focusing on “the next few steps” beats obsessing over the summit. Direct, practical, and built for action, this conversation gives you a framework to pick the discomfort that moves you forward.   About the guest Brett Eaton is a high-performance coach, motivational speaker, and author of Uncomfortable Either Way (releasing September 9). He helps ambitious people replace comfort-driven routines with growth-driven choices through simple, repeatable habits and honest self-assessment.   Key takeaways : Discomfort is unavoidable; your power lies in choosing the version that creates growth rather than regret. Comfort often returns as stagnation, “I wish I would have,” and lost time—avoidance doesn't remove discomfort, it only delays it. Fitness is a fair mirror: you get out what you put in. Discipline, reps, and recovery translate directly to career and relationships. Beware the all-or-nothing trap. Early motivation fades; systems, routines, and accountability keep you going when it's not exciting. Productive discomfort isn't 24/7 grind. Pick intentional challenges, recover well, and keep standards high over time. Climb thinking beats summit obsession: control the next steps in front of you and let compounding effort create outcomes. Brutal honesty accelerates change—name where you're letting things slide and close those gaps with specific actions. Identity follows behavior: small daily choices (mornings, inputs, peers) shape who you become. Failure is information. Missed edits, blown deadlines, or tough workouts are feedback loops, not verdicts. Enjoy the climb. The summit is brief; pride comes from the two years of consistent work no one sees.   Connect with the guest   Instagram: @bretteaton_ (Brett Eaton underscore) Website: Bretteaton.com Book: Uncomfortable Either Way — available September 9 (hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook)   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik   Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame, or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country, or profession mentioned. All third-party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer.       Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty—storyteller, survivor, wellness advocate—this channel shares powerful podcasts and soul-nurturing conversations on: • Mental Health & Emotional Well-being• Mindfulness & Spiritual Growth• Holistic Healing & Conscious Living• Trauma Recovery & Self-Empowerment With over 4,400+ episodes and 168.4K+ global listeners, join us as we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.

AFB and Evil Becky are back with a full plate of races, mountain lore, and more than a few tangents. If you like your trail chatter served awkwardly with Swedish Fish, this one's for you. Shan Riggs is at it again!! Race Recaps: We dive into the Cross Connecticut Run for Mental Health Awareness and Macedonia Trailways in Kent, breaking down the 50K, 25K, and 12K finishers like we were there (spoiler: we weren't). Cats Tail Drama: Evil Becky drops the bomb that she's skipping Cat's Tail on her birthday (Sept 27th). Send your condolences in Swedish Fish. Mountain Madness: We talk Notch View Invitational, CT Donut Run, Escarpment, and why you *must* listen to our Dick Vincent episode if you want your trail cred card stamped. Art also tells us how Mount Washington once ate hikers for breakfast back in 1900. Big Trail Feats: Annie Tilden crushes the Bob Marshall Traverse, and Vigo Fish takes on the Desolation Loop in NH. Patreon Love: Our patrons keep this ship running (and stocked with candy). Huge thanks to Angela and the rest of the gang—progress, grit, and support like yours make the show possible. Wisconsin meet-up incoming! College Cross Country: Evil Becky casually name-drops Emily Mayer at a meet, while her sons make a statement at the University of Hartford Invitational by winning races. Because if you're going to impress a college, might as well take home the W. Community Corner:Judy Proto (yes, the first female NFL kicker), Justin Kowski's new course record, Laz's upcoming Barclays Fall Classic, plus encounters with Bill Odendall, Brian Musiak, Celeste Fong, Cherie and Christine A Chin Hing   It's everything you love about Cultra: history, hilarity, and heaps of community love—with a side of Evil Becky eye-rolls. Shan Riggs Extremely Outside Learn more about Shan's 1100 mile Run and Medals 4 Meddle Get your official Cultra Clothes and other Cultra TRP PodSwag at our store! Outro music by Nick Byram Become a Cultra Crew Patreon Supporter  basic licker.  If you lick us, we will most likely lick you right back Cultra Facebook Fan Page Go here to talk shit and complain and give us advice that we wont follow Cultra Trail Running Instagram Don't watch this with your kids Twitter @BlueBlazeRunner Sign up for a race at Live Loud Running and feel better Buy Fred's Book Running Home More Information on the #CUT112   

Cincinnati police identify the man accused of killing three people in the Mount Washington neighborhood last month; survivors of Jeffrey Epstein want greater accountability and mention Central Ohio's Les Wexner; a former officer is suing the Columbus Division of Police for discrimination; state representative introduces a bill that would require schools to screen students for the risk of human trafficking.

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice https://www.firsthealth.org/medical-care/hospice-care/ The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/ Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Ngày 27/07/2025, Mỹ và Liên Hiệp Châu Âu đã ký kết một thỏa thuận thương mại, dự trù áp thuế 15% với hàng nhập khẩu của Liên Âu vào Mỹ . Chính sách kinh tế quyết liệt này của chính quyền Trump gợi nhắc đến chính sách của Richard Nixon, tổng thống Mỹ từ năm 1969 đến năm 1974. Giống như người tiền nhiệm, Donald Trump sử dụng kinh tế như một công cụ đàm phán để áp đặt các lựa chọn ngoại giao và thương mại. Sự việc bắt đầu vào một ngày Chủ Nhật 15/08/1971, vào lúc các sàn chứng khoán đóng cửa, tổng thống Richard Nixon bất ngờ thông báo « tạm thời » chấm dứt thỏa thuận Bretton Woods ký kết năm 1944, và tuyên bố áp thuế 10% đối với tất cả các loại hàng hóa nhập khẩu vào Mỹ, chủ yếu nhắm vào Đức và Nhật Bản, đang trên đà trỗi dậy. Quyết định này đã gây ra điều mà người ta gọi là « cú sốc Nixon ». 1944 : Thỏa thuận Bretton Woods Để hiểu được hành động của Richard Nixon, cần phải xem xét lại bối cảnh tiền tệ vào thời điểm trước và trong những năm 1940. Tháng 7/1944, Hoa Kỳ cùng với 44 nước đồng minh kinh tế họp tại khách sạn Mount Washington, thành phố Bretton Woods, bang New Hampshire, để chuẩn bị những nền tảng cơ bản cho hệ thống kinh tế toàn cầu. Theo như giải thích của giáo sư kinh tế Sébastien Jean, trường Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, trong một chương trình của tuần báo Pháp L'Express, « Tại hội nghị này, những nền tảng sắp xếp, tổ chức các mối quan hệ kinh tế quốc tế thời hậu chiến đã được đặt ra với ba trụ cột : thứ nhất là tài chính – hệ thống tiền tệ, thứ hai là viện trợ cho phát triển với việc thành lập Ngân hàng Thế giới và thứ ba là thương mại, phức tạp hơn một chút, nhưng sau đó, vào năm 1947, được thể hiện qua GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade - Hiệp ước chung về thuế quan và mậu dịch), một hiệp định sau này cho ra đời WTO – Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới. » Cũng theo giáo sư Sebastien Jean, trong thỏa thuận này, điều đáng chú ý nhất là các nước tham gia hội nghị quyết định áp dụng một chế độ tỷ giá hối đoái cố định mới dựa vào đồng đô la thay cho cơ chế bản vị vàng, vốn dĩ xác định giá trị các loại tiền tệ dựa theo vàng. « Đồng đô la vẫn sẽ giữ được khả năng chuyển đổi tự do sang vàng. Điều này là khả thi bởi vì trong thời kỳ chiến tranh, do Hoa Kỳ cung ứng cho các nước và bắt họ thanh toán bằng vàng, vì vậy vào thời điểm đó, Mỹ nắm giữ hơn hai phần ba dự trữ vàng của thế giới. Do đó, họ có rất nhiều vàng và có đủ sức thuyết phục để tuyên bố "Chúng tôi muốn đồng tiền của chúng tôi và giá trị của chúng được xác định bằng vàng", bởi vì vào thời điểm đó, vàng được coi là sự đảm bảo tối thượng. Nhưng đô la là đồng tiền duy nhất trong tình huống này. » Bretton Woods và những hạn chế Nhưng hệ thống tiền tệ mới này bắt đầu cho thấy có những hạn chế. Mỹ và đồng đô la phải đối mặt với những « mệnh lệnh đầy mâu thuẫn ». Thứ nhất, khi biến đô la thành đồng tiền dự trữ và được neo theo vàng, Hoa Kỳ trở thành nguồn cung cấp đô la chính cho toàn thế giới : Đô la vừa là tài sản dự trữ quốc tế, vừa là tài sản giao dịch. Hệ quả, theo giáo sư Sebastien Jean, là Mỹ « phải cho lưu hành rất nhiều đô la bởi vì phải có thanh khoản trong hệ thống tiền tệ quốc tế. Và để có thanh khoản, Mỹ phải đi vay : Một đô la lưu hành tương đương với một chứng khoán nợ do Ngân hàng Trung ương Mỹ phát hành, giống như bất kỳ loại tiền tệ nào. » Cùng lúc, Hoa Kỳ phải đối mặt với mệnh lệnh mâu thuẫn thứ hai : Cơ chế neo đồng đô la với vàng. « Để việc neo giá này trở nên đáng tin cậy, để cho giá trị đồng đô la có uy tín trên thế giới, Mỹ không được vay nợ quá mức. Bởi vì mỗi khi mắc nợ, Hoa Kỳ lại phát hành đồng đô la mà họ cho là có một giá trị cố định bằng vàng. Nhưng càng phát hành nhiều, độ tin cậy của đô la càng giảm. » Chỉ có điều, vào cuối những năm 1960, những khoản chi cho cuộc chiến ở Việt Nam khiến tình trạng thâm hụt ngân sách Mỹ ngày càng nặng. Điều này làm dấy lên mối ngờ vực từ nhiều nước về độ tin cậy của khả năng tự do quy đổi đô la thành vàng, trong khi Hoa Kỳ cảm thấy bị bó buộc, bởi vì họ muốn vay nợ nhiều hơn để tài trợ cho cuộc chiến, nhưng lại không thể thực hiện mà không gây nguy hiểm cho sự ổn định của hệ thống tiền tệ, theo như nhận định của giáo sư Sebastien Jean. Trả lời tuần báo Pháp L'Express, ông giải thích : « Như thông lệ trên thị trường tài chính, có thể có những dự báo được thực hiện (tự chứng dự báo), nghĩa là nếu một số tác nhân bắt đầu nghi ngờ giá trị đồng đô la, về khả năng chuyển đổi tự do thành vàng, thì vào lúc đó, tất cả những ai giữ đô la đều sẽ muốn đổi đô la ra vàng và như vậy, họ phá hủy độ tín nhiệm của đồng đô la và điều đó có nguy cơ dẫn đến phản ứng dây chuyền, kết thúc nhanh chóng một cách thảm khốc ». Đây chính là điều Pháp đã thực hiện. Tháng 8/1971, Paris đã cho quy đổi một lượng lớn đô la dự trữ thành vàng, đưa lượng lớn vàng dự trữ từ Mỹ về nước. Hệ quả là lượng vàng dự trữ của Hoa Kỳ sụt giảm mạnh : từ mức 2/3 dự trữ thế giới vào cuối Đệ Nhị Thế Chiến, đến năm 1970 rớt xuống còn 1/6. Mỹ không còn vị thế như xưa để có thể tác động đến cơ cấu hệ thống tiền tệ thế giới. Chính trong bối cảnh bất định này, Hoa Kỳ còn phải đối mặt với một sự cạnh tranh kinh tế khốc liệt với châu Á và châu Âu, những điều kiện tạo nên chiến thắng lợi của ông Richard Nixon, ứng viên đảng Cộng Hòa, trong bầu cử năm 1969. Giáo sư kinh tế Sebastien Jean cho biết : « Vào thời kỳ đó, Hoa Kỳ đương nhiên vẫn là một đại cường về kinh tế, đi đầu về công nghệ. Nhưng đó cũng là thời điểm các nước châu Âu cũng như Nhật Bản, không những đã kết thúc giai đoạn tái thiết đất nước mà còn bắt kịp về cơ bản sự chậm trễ về công nghệ đối với Mỹ. Những nước này có sức tăng trưởng rất nhanh, được giữ vững từ năm 1945. Họ chưa bắt kịp nhưng đã lấp được phần lớn cách biệt với Mỹ đến mức trở thành những cường quốc kinh tế, thương mại, công nghệ, những đối thủ cạnh tranh với Mỹ, điều chưa từng có trong quá khứ ». Cùng một phương pháp Chủ Nhật, ngày 15/08/1971, tổng thống Mỹ Nixon thông báo tạm dừng khả năng quy đổi tự do đô la thành vàng với hiệu lực tức thì. Như vậy, Hoa Kỳ đã có thể in tiền và bơm chúng vào nền kinh tế mà không cần tăng lượng vàng dự trữ. Thông báo này gây chấn động thị trường thế giới. Ngày hôm sau, 16/08/1971, ngay khi thị trường mở cửa, cam kết chuyển đổi đô la sang vàng ở mức 32 đô la/ounce đã bị Hoa Kỳ đình chỉ « tạm thời ». Nhưng trên thực tế, cam kết này sẽ không bao giờ được khôi phục. Richard Nixon : « Tôi chỉ thị cho bộ trưởng Tài Chính tạm dừng cơ chế chuyển đổi đô la sang vàng hay bất kỳ tài sản dự trữ nào khác, ngoại trừ các điều kiện được ấn định vì lợi ích của việc ổn định tiền tệ và vì lợi ích tốt nhất cho nước Mỹ. » Cùng một lúc, tổng thống Nixon tuyên bố áp thuế 10% đối với tất cả các loại hàng hóa nhập khẩu vào Mỹ. Đây là một cách để ông hạ giá đồng đô la một cách giả tạo và tạo ra ngoại hối, cho phép « vực dậy nền kinh tế Mỹ và đồng đô la, để trả lại cho Mỹ vị thế nền kinh tế hàng đầu thế giới ». Quyết định đơn phương này của chính quyền Nixon, đương nhiên đã bị nhiều nước phản đối và đưa ra các biện pháp trả đũa, nhưng lại khá rời rạc và có phần hạn chế. Sự việc cũng đã mở ra một thời kỳ bất ổn kinh tế và những căng thẳng cho các mối quan hệ quốc tế. Giới truyền thông lúc bấy giờ gọi chính sách này của Mỹ là « Nixon Round ». Các hình ảnh tư liệu của Viện Nghe nhìn Quốc gia Pháp (INA) cho thấy rõ lập trường và ý định của Mỹ muốn buộc các cường quốc kinh tế mới nổi (Nhật Bản, Cộng Hòa Liên Bang Đức và Cộng đồng Kinh tế Châu Âu), phải trả giá. Đó là những nước, khu vực đã tự vực dậy nhờ vào viện trợ tài chính của Mỹ và giờ đây đang đe dọa cạnh tranh kinh tế với Mỹ. Hai bối cảnh Hơn nửa thế kỷ sau, Donald Trump, tổng thống thứ 47, cũng thực hiện một cách thức tương tự như người tiền nhiệm áp dụng chính sách bảo hộ khi đơn phương đưa ra các mức thuế quan « chóng mặt » nhắm vào các đối tác, bất kể là đồng minh. Tuy nhiên, trang mạng INA lưu ý thêm rằng, nếu như các phương pháp thực hiện có vẻ giống nhau, thì bối cảnh và các mục tiêu là hoàn toàn khác biệt. Đối với Richard Nixon, tổng thống thứ 37 của Hoa Kỳ, biện pháp này trước hết là nhằm thống trị thị trường thế giới bằng cách tái cân bằng dòng chảy thương mại và buộc các đối tác hung hăng nhất của Mỹ phải tái điều chỉnh giá trị đồng nội tệ của họ so với đô la qua đó, hạn chế lợi thế cạnh tranh của những nước đó. Vào năm 2025, với khẩu hiệu « America First », mục tiêu của tổng thống Donald Trump mang tính ý thức hệ nhiều hơn. Như đã nêu rõ vào ngày 02/04/2025, Donald Trump hy vọng đưa nhà xưởng trở lại Mỹ để tạo ra việc làm, giảm lạm phát và giảm thâm hụt thương mại. Một chính sách mang hơi hướng chủ nghĩa biệt lập. Các quyết định kinh tế của Donald Trump, không hẳn nhằm khôi phục sức mạnh của Mỹ ở bên ngoài, mà là tập trung trở lại vào thị trường nội địa. Ngoài ra, Trump hoạt động trong bối cảnh nền kinh tế toàn cầu hóa và các chuỗi cung ứng quốc tế đã được thiết lập vững chắc. Ngược lại, chính quyền Nixon ban hành các biện pháp thuế quan trong tình trạng mất cân bằng thương mại ngày càng lớn, thế ưu việt của Mỹ đang bị suy giảm dần. Việc sử dụng thuế quan như là một công cụ đàm phán là một khía cạnh chung khác trong cả hai chính sách, nhưng đối với Donald Trump đó là nhằm đạt được các nhượng bộ về những vấn đề không hoàn toàn mang tính kinh tế như việc giám sát biên giới và chống di dân bất hợp pháp. Vào năm 1971, đối với Nixon, đó là nhằm bảo vệ nền kinh tế Mỹ bằng cách tự giải thoát khỏi sự kìm kẹp tiền tệ mà ông cho là quá cứng nhắc ! Những hệ quả Ngoài mục đích chính trị nội bộ, thu hút lá phiếu cử tri, cả hai chính sách này có những tác động đáng kể trong cơ cấu kinh tế thế giới. Những quyết định của chính quyền Nixon năm xưa đã thúc đẩy nhanh quá trình toàn cầu hóa, củng cố các liên minh đối thủ cạnh tranh kinh tế, chẳng hạn như sự ra đời của Liên Hiệp Châu Âu, hay Tổ chức các nước xuất khẩu dầu lửa OPEC… Vào năm 2025, hệ quả toàn cầu từ « học thuyết Mar-a-Lago » do Trump đề xướng là sự bùng phát các đòn trả đũa từ nhiều tác nhân kinh tế. Năm 1971, Hoa Kỳ vẫn chiếm thế độc tôn về kinh tế và nhiều lĩnh vực khác. Nhưng trong thế kỷ XXI này, nước Mỹ của Donald Trump phải đối phó với một đối thủ đáng gờm chưa từng có là Trung Quốc đang trên đà qua mặt Mỹ cả về kinh tế, thương mại, quân sự và công nghệ !

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork) Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Hi there! Feel free to drop us a text if you enjoy the episode.In this episode of the New England Endurance podcast, hosts Art Trapotsis and Eric Schenker sit down with Lisa McCoy, event director of the iconic Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb (MWARBH). Known affectionately as “The Rockpile,” this race challenges cyclists with 7.6 miles of relentless climbing, an average grade of 12%, and the ever-unpredictable weather of Mount Washington.Lisa shares her story—from her role as co-owner of the International Mountain Climbing School to managing one of the toughest uphill races in the world. The discussion dives into the race's evolution, the mission of the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, and the enduring spirit of the New England endurance community.Whether you're a veteran of the climb or considering your first ascent, Lisa offers behind-the-scenes insights, preparation tips, and why so many riders keep coming back year after year.Key Takeaways:The course is brutally steep, with no flat sections and a punishing 22% grade at the summit.Lisa McCoy has been directing the event since 2017 and is deeply involved in the outdoor community.The Auto Road was fully unpaved until the 1970s; it's now fully paved, but just as tough.Riders must be self-supported—no aid stations and no e-bikes allowed during the race.All proceeds benefit the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, a key player in local environmental education.The finish line reward? Bragging rights, breathtaking views, and a coveted MWARBH finisher's blanket.The event consistently draws 500–600 riders, showcasing the grit and camaraderie of New England's endurance athletes.Art & Eric embark on a journey to showcase and celebrate the endurance sports community in New England.

✨ Episode Summary In this deeply personal and Spirit-led episode, Dr. Leelo Bush shares how a quiet moment of surrender led to a global movement—and how the same can happen for you. If you've ever hesitated because you didn't feel “ready” to step into coaching, ministry, or healing work, this message will break chains. You'll be reminded that God doesn't need you to be perfect—He needs you to be willing. Through powerful scripture, bold truth, and a heartfelt challenge, you'll discover why your story, your scars, and your “yes” might be the answer to someone else's prayer.    

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram:Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork) Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

https://slasrpodcast.com/      SLASRPodcast@gmail.com   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 Hard Sun and start the show with a summary of how the music production process evolved. Plus we will break down our recent three night backpacking adventure on the Kilkenney ridge trail, NH SAR Teams are recognized by Governor Ayotte, Tips for finding Moose, A new Direttissima FKT by Andrew Drummond and recent Search and Rescue news including a fatality on Mount Washington and a successful rescue of three teenagers on Camels Hump in Vermont.  This weeks Higher Summit Forecast SLASR 48 Peaks Alzheimers team - Join here!    About this Weeks Guests Peter's instagram Jake's instagram Kilkenny Ridge Traverse Video from Nick   Topics Music Minute - Hard Sun Release - Stomp is back with Nick (4:15 to 23:49) RIP Ozzy Rescue incidents - Kids on Camels Hump and Missing man found deceased on Mt. Washington NH Governor recognizes NH SAR Teams Man runs the length of NH Moose Spotting Landslides in Adirondacks SAR News in NH NH History Segment - Why did Darby Field Climb Mt. Washington?  Mountain Lions News and Moose/Deer Collisions Gear Discussion - exploding water bottles SWAG, Coffee, Beer, Recent Hikes Recent Hikes - Galehead / Twins out and back Kilkenny Ridge Traverse with Peter and Jake Guests of the week - Peter and Jake - finishing the White Mountain Redline  Debut release of Hard Sun (2:40:00)   Show Notes Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews SLASR Merchandise SLASR LinkTree SLASR's BUYMEACOFFEE Hard Sun - Stompmachine 3 missing children found on VT's Camels Hump Missing Man Who Wandered Off Mount Washington Summit Found Deceased NH Governor Recognizes SAR Teams Moose Watching Tips Moose in New Hampshire  Avalanche Pass Trail closed and until further notice Ill Hiker Rescued in Lincoln Two Hikers Rescued on Mt. Washington Lost Hiker with Heat Related in Injury in North Walpole What motivated Darby Field to explore Mount Washington.  Letter about another early climber of Mount Washington Mountain Lion terrorizing Chicago residents ARTICLE Driver dies after crashing into elk at 100 mph Worst states for collisions NH not in the top 20 NH stats Walmart recalls Ozark water bottles as they can pop off, causing blindness.  HAVN Gear - EMF protection NH gov approves Social Spaces for alcohol consumption. Kilkenny Ridge Traverse Hard Sun   Sponsors, Friends  and Partners Wild Raven Endurance Coaching 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast Hiking Buddies  Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear Fieldstone Kombucha CS Instant Coffee

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... 

A man who survived a fall off of Mount Washington is finally speaking after multiple facial injuries in tonight's New England Nightly News.

HR 3 - While everyone may expect the Patriots' offense to take a jump, on paper their skill groups are still near the bottom of almost everyone's projections. Can Josh McDaniels help the offense climb the rankings? Then, a man survived falling off of Mount Washington and his telling his story for the first time in the New England Nightly News. And, Christian and Mets' slugger Pete Alonso share one thing in common: they want more fighting in baseball.

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork) Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

https://slasrpodcast.com/      SLASRPodcast@gmail.com   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, dad jokes and strategies to avoid grizzly bear attacks.   This weeks Higher Summit Forecast SLASR 48 Peaks Alzheimers team - Join here!    Topics Dave is back Three things Nick cannot do and Brady Bunch talk Music Minute - Bruce Hornsby  NH Search and Rescue Events - Mt. Washington and Great Gulf rescues Straight line challenge  National and Global SAR News  Guy dives head first into his car to avoid a Grizzly Hiker falls off a cliff due to altitude sickness Boston man falls into a volcano  Brazil hiker falls into volcano  Pony Express Gear talk - Silky Saw, Deer Fly Tape, camp pillow, dragon fly pin Dave breaks down the Wantastiquet Monadnock Trail  Nick hikes Wachusett Mike hikes the Dry River to Mt. Monroe Notable Hikes of the week  The Case of James Foley from July 1988  Stephen Harvard Search from July 1988   Show Notes Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews SLASR Merchandise SLASR LinkTree SLASR's BUYMEACOFFEE Injured Climber Flown Off Mount Washington Hiker Rescued From Great Gulf Trail Magnus's attempt in Norway Man dives headfirst through an open car window to avoid grizzly. Hallucinating hiker walks right off a cliff Bostonian falls 30 feet into boiling caldera at Hawaii's Volcano Park Brazilian Dancer / Influencer falls into Volcano in Indoneia Pony Express delivers mail through the historic Oregon Trail A dangerous trip back in the day Man dives headfirst through an open car window to avoid grizzly. Hallucinating hiker walks right off a cliff Bostonian falls 30 feet into boiling caldera at Hawaii's Volcano Park Brazilian Dancer / Influencer falls into Volcano in Indoneia Pony Express delivers mail through the historic Oregon Trail A dangerous trip back in the day Sponsors, Friends  and Partners Wild Raven Endurance Coaching 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast Hiking Buddies  Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear Fieldstone Kombucha CS Instant Coffee

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In the latest installment of our periodic series on class, we speak with writer and philanthropist Susan Ritz about the mixed blessings of being born into a wealthy family. Plus, Vermont's Attorney General explains why she felt it was important to join other states making legal challenges to the actions of the Trump administration, Vermont health officials say there won't be much impact from a recent change to federal flu vaccine policy, Montreal's new biweekly trash pick-up policy is reportedly drawing complaints from people in some neighborhoods, a new study shows snowpack that lingers into summer could protect some plant communities on Mount Washington from certain climate change effects, and we assess some of the hockey moves made and not made by teams entering the free agent signing frenzy in our weekly sports report.

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice https://www.firsthealth.org/medical-care/hospice-care/ The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/ Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Monday's show featured Northeast Delta Dental President and CEO Tom Raffio reviewing Saturday's race at Mount Washington where Colorado's Joseph Gray beat the Cog up to the summit of New England's tallest peak for the second time. Tom also talked about Tuesday's event at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester honoring the 1975 World Series' 50th Anniversary. Some consider that series, the greatest ever played. It featured the Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. We also chatted with correspondent John Leahy about new rules for college hockey in the United States where, for the first time, players from Canada's Major Junior Leagues will be given the opportunity to play for collegiate teams in the U.S.

Red Squirrels, fir scales and Moonstone jackets….Liteshoe is preparing for the 100-Mile Wilderness. Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork) Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

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The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. Whether you sign up for the free or paid tier, I appreciate your support for independent ski journalism.WhoErik Lambert, Co-Founder of Bluebird Backcountry, Colorado and founder of Bonfire CollectiveRecorded onApril 8, 2025About Bluebird BackcountryLocated in: Just east of the junction of US 40 and Colorado 14, 20-ish miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, ColoradoYears active: 2020 to 2023Closest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Steamboat (:39), Howelsen Hill (:45), Base elevation: 8,600 feetSummit elevation: 9,845 feetVertical drop: 1,245 feetSkiable acres: 4,200-plus acres (3,000 acres guided; 1,200-plus acres avalanche-managed and ski-patrolled)Average annual snowfall: 196 inchesLift fleet: None!Why I interviewed himFirst question: why is the ski newsletter that constantly reminds readers that it's concerned always and only with lift-served skiing devoting an entire podcast episode to a closed ski area that had no lifts at all? Didn't I write this when Indy Pass added Bluebird back in 2022?:Wait a minute, what the f**k exactly is going on here? I have to walk to the f*****g top? Like a person from the past? Before they invented this thing like a hundred years ago called a chairlift? No? You actually ski up? Like some kind of weird humanoid platypus Howard the Duck thing? Bro I so did not sign up for this s**t. I am way too lazy and broken.Yup, that was me. But if you've been here long enough, you know that making fun of things that are hard is my way of making fun of myself for being Basic Ski Bro. Really I respected the hell out of Bluebird, its founders, and its skiers, and earnestly believed for a moment that the ski area could offer a new model for ski area development in a nation that had mostly stopped building them:Bluebird has a lot of the trappings of a lift-served ski area, with 28 marked runs and 11 marked skin tracks, making it a really solid place to dial your uphill kit and technique before throwing yourself out into the wilderness.I haven't really talked about this yet, but I think Bluebird may be the blueprint for re-igniting ski-area development in the vast American wilderness. The big Colorado resorts – other than Crested Butte and Telluride – have been at capacity for years. They keep building more and bigger lifts, but skiing needs a relief valve. One exists in the smaller ski areas that populate Colorado and are posting record business results, but in a growing state in a finally-growing sport, Bluebird shows us another way to do skiing.More specifically, I wrote in a post the following year:Bluebird fused the controlled environment and relative safety of a ski area with the grit and exhilaration of the uphill ski experience. The operating model, stripped of expensive chairlifts and resource-intensive snowmaking and grooming equipment, appeared to suit the current moment of reflexive opposition to mechanized development in the wilderness. For a moment, this patrolled, avalanche-controlled, low-infrastructure startup appeared to be a model for future ski area development in the United States. …If Bluebird could establish a beachhead in Colorado, home to a dozen of America's most-developed ski resorts and nearly one in every four of the nation's skier visits, then it could act as proof-of-concept for a new sort of American ski area. One that provided a novel experience in relative safety, sure, but, more important, one that could actually proceed as a concept in a nation allergic to new ski area development: no chairlifts, no snowmaking, no grooming, no permanent buildings.Dozens of American ski markets appeared to have the right ingredients for such a business: ample snow, empty wilderness, and too many skiers jamming too few ski areas that grow incrementally in size but never in number. If indoor ski areas are poised to become the nation's next-generation incubators, then liftless wilderness centers could create capacity on the opposite end of the skill spectrum, redoubts for experts burned out on liftlines but less enthusiastic about the dangers of touring the unmanaged backcountry. Bluebird could also act as a transition area for confident skiers who wanted to enter the wilderness but needed to hone their uphill and avalanche-analysis skills first. …Bluebird was affordable and approachable. Day tickets started at $39. A season pass cost $289. The ski area rented uphill gear and set skin tracks. The vibe was concert-tailgate-meets-#VanLife-minimalism-and-chill, with free bacon famously served at the mid-mountain yurt.That second bit of analysis, unfortunately, was latched to an article announcing Bluebird's permanent closure in 2023. Co-founder Jeff Woodward told me at the time that Bluebird's relative remoteness – past most of mainline Colorado skiing – and a drying-up of investors drove the shutdown decision.Why now was a good time for this interviewBluebird's 2023 closure shocked the ski community. Over already? A ski area offering affordable, uncrowded, safe uphill skiing seemed too wedded to skiing's post-Covid outdoors-hurray moment to crumble so quickly. Weren't Backcountry Bros multiplying as the suburban Abercrombie and Applebee's masses discovered the outside and flooded lift-served ski areas? I offered a possible explanation for Bluebird's untimely shutdown:There is another, less optimistic reading here. Bluebird may have failed because it's remote and small for its neighborhood. Or we are witnessing perception bump up against reality. The popular narrative is that we are in the midst of a backcountry resurgence, quantified by soaring gear sales and perpetually parked-out trailheads. Hundreds of skiers regularly skin up many western ski areas before the lifts open. But the number of skiers willing to haul themselves up a mountain under their own power is miniscule compared to those who prefer the ease and convenience of a chairlift, which, thanks to the megapass, is more affordable than at any point in modern ski history.Ski media glorifies uphilling. Social media amplifies it. But maybe the average skier just isn't that interested. You can, after all, make your own ice cream or soda or bread, often at considerable initial expense and multiples of the effort and time that it would take to simply purchase these items. A small number of people will engage in these activities out of curiosity or because they possess a craftsman's zeal for assembly. But most will not. And that's the challenge for whoever takes the next run at building a liftless ski area.Still, I couldn't stop thinking about my podcast conversation the year prior with Lonie Glieberman, founder of the improbable and remote Mount Bohemia. When he opened the experts-only, no-snowmaking, no-grooming freefall zone in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 2000, the ski industry collectively scoffed. It will never work, they promised, and for years it didn't. Boho lost money for a long time. But Glieberman persisted and, through a $99-season-pass strategy and an aggressively curated fist-bump image, Boho now sits at the aspirational pinnacle of Midwest skiing, a pilgrimage spot that is so successful it no longer sells Saturday day-time lift tickets.Could Bluebird have ascended to similar cult destination given more time? I don't know. We might never know.But shortly after Bluebird's shuttering, Erik Lambert, who co-founded Bluebird with Woodward, reached out to me. He's since helped with The Storm's digital-marketing efforts and knows the product well. With two years to process the rapid and permanent unraveling of an enterprise that had for a time consumed his life and passion, he felt ready to tell his version of the Bluebird story. And he asked if we could use The Storm to do it.What we talked aboutHow an East Coast kid developed a backcountry obsession; White Grass, West Virginia; the very long starter-kit list for backcountry skiing; Bluebird as backcountry primer; Jackson Hole as backcountry firestarter; why a nation as expansive and wild as the United States has little suitable land for ready ski area development; a 100-page form to secure a four-day Forest Service permit; early Bluebird pilots at Mosquito Pass and Winter Park; a surprising number of beginners, not just to backcountry, but to skiing; why the founders envisioned a network of Bluebirds; why Bluebird moved locations after season one; creating social scaffolding out of what is “inherently an anti-social experience”; free bacon!; 20 inches to begin operating; “we didn't know if people would actually pay to go backcountry skiing in this kind of environment”; “backcountry skiing was wild and out there, and very few people were doing it”; who Bluebird thought would show up and who actually did – “we were absolutely flummoxed by what transpired”; the good and bad of Bluebird's location; why none of the obvious abandoned Colorado ski areas worked for Bluebird; “we did everything the right way … and the right way is expensive”; “it felt like it was working”; why financing finally ran out; comparisons to Bohemia; “what we really needed was that second location”; moving on from failure – “it's been really hard to talk about for a long time”; Bluebird's legacy – “we were able to get thousands of people their best winter day”; “I think about it every day in one way or another”; the alternate universe of our own pasts; “somebody's going to make something like this work because it can and should exist”; and why I don't think this story is necessarily over just yet.What I got wrong* We mentioned a forthcoming trip to Colorado – that trip is now in the past, and I included GoPro footage of Lambert skiing with me in Loveland on a soft May day.* I heard “New Hampshire” and assigned Lambert's first backcountry outing to Mount Washington and Tuckerman Ravine, but the trek took place in Gulf of Slides.Podcast NotesOn White GrassThe Existing facility that most resembles Bluebird Backcountry is White Grass, West Virginia, ostensibly a cross-country ski area that sits on a 1,200-foot vertical drop and attracts plenty of skinners. I hosted founder Chip Chase on the pod last year:On Forest Service permit boundariesThe developed portion of a ski area is often smaller than what's designated as the “permit area” on their Forest Service masterplan. Copper Mountain's 2024 masterplan, for example, shows large parcels included in the permit that currently sit outside of lift service:On Bluebird's shifting locationsBluebird's first season was set on Whiteley Peak:The following winter, Bluebird shifted operations to Bear Mountain, which is depicted in the trailmap at the top of this article. Lambert breaks down the reasons for this move in our conversation.On breaking my leg in-boundsYeah I know, the regulars have heard me tell this story more times than a bear s***s under the bridge water, but for anyone new here, one of the reasons I am Skis Inbounds Bro is that I did my best Civil War re-enactment at Black Mountain of Maine three years ago. It's kind of a miracle that not only did patrol not have to stuff a rag in my mouth while they sawed my leg off, but that I've skied 156 days since the accident. This is a testament both to being alive in the future and skiing within 300 yards of a Patrol hut equipped with evac sleds and radios to make sure a fentanyl drip is waiting in the base area recovery room. Here's the story: On abandoned Colorado ski areasBerthoud Pass feels like the lost Colorado ski area most likely to have have endured and found a niche had it lasted into our indie-is-cool, alt-megapass world of 2025. Dropping off US 40 11 miles south of Winter Park, the ski area delivered around 1,000 feet of vert and a pair of modern fixed-grip chairlifts. The bump ran from 1937 to 2001 - Colorado Ski History houses the full story.Geneva Basin suffered from a more remote location than Berthoud, and struggled through several owners from its 1963 opening to failed early ‘90s attempts at revitalization (the ski area last operated in 1984, according to Colorado Ski History). The mountain ran a couple of double chairs and surface lifts on 1,250 vertical feet:I also mentioned Hidden Valley, more commonly known as Ski Estes Park. This was another long-runner, hanging around from 1955 to 1991. Estes rocked an impressive 2,000-foot vertical drop, but spun just one chairlift and a bunch of surface lifts, likely making it impossible to compete as the Colorado megas modernized in the 1980s (Colorado Ski History doesn't go too deeply into the mountain's shutdown).On U.S. Forest Service permitsAn oft-cited stat is that roughly half of U.S. ski areas operate on Forest Service land. This number isn't quite right: 116 of America's 501 active ski areas are under Forest Service permits. While this is fewer than a quarter of active ski areas, those 116 collectively house 63 percentage of American ski terrain.I broke this down extensively a couple months back:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing (and sometimes adjacent things such as Bluebird) all year long. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

In this episode of the Ride Life Podcast, hosts Brian and Jim discuss their experiences at Laconia Bike Week, including riding adventures, the challenges of Mount Washington, and motorcycle maintenance tips. They also explore fairing options for Brian's Dyna and share personal stories about family activities and upcoming summer events.

Send us a textThis week on Greenfield's Finest Podcast, the Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers to a one-year deal worth $13.6 million, and the Penguins named Dan Muse their new head coach. The U.S. Open is going down at Oakmont, and Pittsburgh's 4th of July fireworks are moving to the North Shore and Mount Washington because of construction at Point Park. And a PRT bus caught on fire after a wire fell on it.Over in the Pittsburgh Scanner, things got wild as usual — someone was handing out crack from a wheelchair downtown, and some folks couldn't understand why smoking weed inside Burger King was a problem. Corndick of the Week goes to the guy who drank a shoey at the Stanley Cup Finals. We also talk about standing airplane seats, dicks getting bigger, and the wild story about how Nathan's Hot Dogs used fake doctors to sell more wieners. All that and more on this week's episode.Z-Bird's Upcoming Birthday Comedy Show:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-show-at-twelve-whiskey-bbq-tickets-1374650880789?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawKtDeNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFIWkU4aVJuUWZmSjhHU09pAR7y3i6oaLXeVIATNbscj-NhGsCVB8LZwv1nECmco53_TOz3TmvCIdRgOwr8Ng_aem_8_fR4rZc4Q_x8FMj6T0ORw

Orange kites, dogs with rocks and lots of moose scat…. Maine does NOT disappoint! Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice https://www.firsthealth.org/medical-care/hospice-care/ The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/ Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Tom Raffio, President and CEO of Northeast Delta Dental joined us in the opening segment of today's program to discuss some of the upcoming road races presented by Northeast Delta Dental including this weekend in Freeport, Maine and in a couple of weeks at Mount Washington. Also with us on the Thursday show, the General Manager of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Taylor Fisher who detailed a number of the great promotions set for Delta Dental Stadium including the first Fireworks show of the season on June 21 and the return of the New Hampshire Space Potatoes on July 18.

Struggles with time, ‘putting up' grouse and signing next to legends…… Liteshoe hikes on. Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice https://www.firsthealth.org/medical-care/hospice-care/ The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/ Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Le Parti républicain regroupe actuellement différents courants de pensées conservateurs aux États-Unis avec une partie qui se reconnait comme libertarienne. Une idéologie souvent assimilée aux conservateurs, pourtant, elle s'y oppose sur de nombreux points. Rencontre avec des libertariens de la ville de Mount Washington, dans le Kentucky, pour voir ce qu'ils pensent de la politique du président Donald Trump. De notre envoyé spécial à Mount Washington,Trois personnes terminent la réunion mensuelle du parti libertarien local, dans une salle de cette bibliothèque publique. Un des points de désaccord avec les républicains est la place qu'occupe la religion dans la politique, comme l'explique Steve, le président du parti libertarien local : « Je me considère comme un chrétien anarchiste. Ce qui veut dire que chacun devrait vivre la vie que Dieu a prévue pour lui et le gouvernement ne devrait pas nous dire comment faire cela. Le gouvernement ne doit avoir aucun rôle dans la vie des personnes, ce que les gens font ne nous regarde pas. »De nombreux États conservateurs, comme ici dans le Kentucky, ont interdit ou réduit l'accès à l'avortement, citant notamment des raisons religieuses. Un argument auquel Steve s'oppose : « Je ne suis pas en faveur de l'avortement, je n'aime pas ça. Mais s'il existe une clinique d'avortement et une personne estime qu'elle a besoin d'y aller, je peux détourner le regard, car la dernière chose qu'on veut, c'est la création d'un marché noir. »Diminuer le rôle du gouvernement Autre point de désaccord : la politique anti-immigration des républicains contraire aux valeurs de Mitch : « Je suis pour l'ouverture des frontières. Je n'ai aucun problème à ce que les gens entrent dans ce pays. C'est ce que tout le monde a fait quand ce pays a été créé. Et je pense que c'est formidable d'avoir un groupe varié de personnes avec des idées et des cultures différentes. C'est une chose géniale. Essayer de renvoyer la moitié de la population ou je ne sais combien, on s'en fiche. »Une des revendications principales des libertariens est de diminuer le rôle du gouvernement, ce que fait Donald Trump avec ses coupes budgétaires drastiques et ses licenciements de fonctionnaires. Mais la façon dont le président procède n'est pas la bonne pour Rhonda : « Je pense qu'on doit examiner chaque partie de l'administration pour voir où l'on peut faire ces changements. Mais arriver avec un bulldozer en renvoyant tout le monde et retirant des ressources du peuple américain n'est pas la bonne façon de le faire. »Les trois personnes s'opposent également au système politique américain dominé par les deux partis - -républicain et démocrate - et regrettent le manque d'alternatives politiques.

Here at The High Route Podcast we've come to the conclusion of season 2 here on the podcast. We'll pick back up again with season three in late summer.  On this episode, we have the privilege of checking in with Billy Haas. Haas is an IFMGA guide, professional avalanche educator, and ski mountaineer. If you are someone who skims the surface of the ski mountaineering scene, it's easy to see how Haas may not have caught your attention. He barely posts on social media. Google his name, and what populates, mostly are his professional bios—yes, you can find him guiding in the Wasatch, Tetons, and Alaska Range, and other places that require focus and a love for type II fun. But you'll have to dig a bit deeper to get the full picture of Haas and the breadth of his adventuring. Now and then, Haas may author a trip report in the American Alpine Journal, or be part of a crew reporting on a significant descent on, no doubt, complex and steep terrain. What you'll hear about in this podcast is not a “there I was” reflection on this or that steep line. You will, however, learn about Haas' path into guiding, how he once maybe skipped a few lacrosse practices to take an avalanche course on Mount Washington and found a lifelong mountain partnership with Adam Fabrikant.Along the way, there was dishwashing, road trips, lots of aspirational clients, and a vision to be the best he could be practicing his mountain craft. Lastly, we touch upon Haas' story in Issue One of The High Route Journal…titled The Patient. Haas explores his two major heart surgeries— intermittent diversions on his path toward excellence, and climbing and skiing— in good style—Gasherbrum I and II. Thanks for listening, and have a good day, The High Route Team.   If you are new to The High Route, we are a reader and listener-supported enterprise focusing on human-powered turn making. Our mission is simple, but it takes real deal calorie burning to piece it all together.We are also excited to announce Issue 1.0 of The High Route magazine is shipping. Fancy paper. Good reads. High-octane photos. And some fine mountain ranges. And turns. You can learn more about our subscription options here.The theme music for The High Route Podcast comes from Storms in the Hill Country and the album The Self Transforming (Thank you, Jens Langsjoen). You can find a link to the album here—there are so many good songs on this album. And if you think you've spotted a UFO in the past or visited the 7th dimension, "Beautiful Alien" is a good tune to start with. 

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork) Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Lite Shoes tackles the most famous, and difficult, mile on the whole AT! Yep, she has finally hit Mahoosuc Notch! Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork) Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Ryan Atkins is a multi-sport athlete who has earned a reputation for success as an endurance athlete, climber, cyclist, OCR champion, and more. Ryan has set multiple incredible FKTs including the Presidential Traverse, Great Range Traverse, Adirondack 46, Mount Washington Ascent, and many more. Most recently, Ryan headed over to Mount Washington for the annual classic the Tuckerman Inferno, where he took home first place overall. We talk all about this effort and much more in this episode!Use code fromthebackcountry at infinitnutrition.us for 15% off your entire order.Podcast Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/fromthebackcountry/

In this powerful episode Will sits down with acclaimed author and risk management expert Ty Gagne to discuss his latest book, The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington. Ty takes listeners behind the scenes of the tragic 1982 search and rescue mission that claimed the life of volunteer Albert Dow—an event that forever changed New Hampshire's backcountry rescue protocols. Through gripping storytelling and deep reflection, Ty illuminates the heroism, emotional toll, and legacy of this landmark incident, shedding light on the psychological challenges faced by rescuers and the evolution of mountain safety over the past four decades. The conversation also explores the unique dangers of the White Mountains, the increasing number of unprepared adventurers, and the importance of humility and preparation when heading into unpredictable wilderness environments. Ty shares a poignant personal story about witnessing a breathtaking sunrise on Mount Washington just before the COVID-19 shutdown—a moment that reflects the deep connection between nature and mental wellness. As both an outdoor enthusiast and risk professional, Ty brings unparalleled insight into how outdoor tragedy can lead to meaningful change, compassion, and understanding. This episode is essential listening for anyone passionate about the outdoors, mental health, and the human stories behind survival and loss. To purchase The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington or any of Ty's other books check out his website: https://www.fullconditionsnh.com

The Man Who Spoke to Plants — And They Actually ListenedWhat would you say about a man who could sit…on a cactus…in front of a live audience...…and not move. Not flinch. Not bleed.Because the cactus had no spines.Not because he found it.But because he made it that way.Meet Luther BurbankA botanist who didn't just grow plants.He talked to them.And in ways science still can't explain…they talked back.Sounds Impossible? Too Mystical?Okay—but let's talk about fries.Not that you'd ever touch fast food, right?Of course not. Never.Definitely not at 11pm in a drive-thru.Wink.But if—hypothetically—you ever had one of those crispy golden fries from a certain global mega-chain… that potato was his.The Russet Burbank.Yes, the most widely consumed, industrially farmed, French-fried starch in America—the very potato that helped launch an empire of deep-fried convenience—came from this man.The man who sat on cacti, whispered to daisies, and believed that plants had personalities.The Man Behind the Big FryHe didn't work in white coats or test tubes.He used pruning shears, a notebook, and something deeper—a felt sense of communication with plants.In the early 1900s, ranchers in the American Southwest had a problem:Cattle were starving during droughts.So they chewed on prickly pear cactus—and ended up bleeding from the mouth.Burbank heard about it.He didn't just study the cactus.He spent years with it.Talking to it. Observing. Loving it.Trying to understand the will of the plant itself.“The secret of improved plant breeding... is love.” — Luther BurbankHe bred hundreds—hundreds—of Opuntia specimens.Until one day, the cactus responded.No spines.Just soft, fleshy pads—safe for cattle.And edible by humans.To prove it?He sat on one. In front of a crowd.And just smiled.Please Share this Article on any Groups you Frequent Online… More Need to Know this Truth. Thank you!What Made Burbank DifferentHe didn't just manipulate plants—he partnered with them.He believed they had memory. Emotion.Even a kind of intelligence.He treated each one as a unique individual.He refused to follow rigid scientific protocols.Instead, he spent hours—days—walking his gardens, whispering encouragement, noting every leaf twitch, every color shift, every scent change.Sometimes he'd wait 10 or 15 years just to see if a single cross would bloom the way he dreamed.“I am not making new things... I am helping nature express herself better.”That wasn't just his philosophy.It was his entire practice.A Saint Among the RosesAnd people noticed.Paramahansa Yogananda, one of the most revered spiritual teachers of the 20th century, met Burbank—and was so struck by his presence that he dedicated Autobiography of a Yogi to him.Not to a swami. Not to a sage.To a gardener.“A saint amidst the roses,” Yogananda called him.Their connection wasn't casual—it was soul-level.On a walk through Burbank's Santa Rosa garden, Yogananda heard the words that captured the essence of the man:“The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love.”They stopped beside a bed of edible cacti—yes, the famous thornless kind—and Burbank elaborated:“While I was conducting experiments to make ‘spineless' cacti,” he said, “I often talked to the plants to create a vibration of love. ‘You have nothing to fear,' I would tell them. ‘You don't need your defensive thorns. I will protect you.'”And the cactus listened.That's not metaphor.It actually dropped its spines.The plant changed its biology in response to trust.Beyond Biology—Into RelationshipThis is the core of Burbank's genius:Not just biology, but relationship.He didn't dominate nature.He collaborated with it.Listened. Adapted. Guided.Yogananda was so moved by this communion that he asked for some cactus pads to grow in his Mount Washington garden.When a workman stepped in to help, Burbank stopped him.“I myself will pluck them for the swami.”That's who he was.A Walnut Tree, a Twinkle in His EyeHe went on to show Yogananda a walnut tree that took just 16 years to produce an abundant harvest—a process that should've taken twice that time.With a twinkle in his eye, he described the possibilities—for both plants and people—when guided with care and intention.“The most stubborn living thing in this world... is a plant once fixed in certain habits... The human will is a weak thing beside the will of a plant.”But with love and patient attention, even that will could be shifted.“When it comes to so sensitive and pliable a thing as the nature of a child,” he said, “the problem becomes vastly easier.”Burbank saw humanity as one vast garden.And he believed that what worked in the soil...could also work in the soul.More Than Just WooSo yeah—maybe it all sounds a little woo.Talking to plants. Believing they respond to love.But then again…He gave us over 800 new plant species.He shaped modern agriculture.He gave us the potato that fed the world—and powered fast food empires.And still, that wasn't what moved him most.He and Yogananda spent hours dreaming about the future—not just of plants, but of people. They traded thoughts about education, Eastern and Western wisdom, yoga, reincarnation, mysticism.They even brainstormed the name of a magazine together.(They landed on East–West, naturally.)And Burbank wasn't just philosophizing from the sidelines.He took initiation into Kriya Yoga from Yogananda—and practiced it with devotion.“Sometimes I feel very close to the Infinite Power,” he told Yogananda, quietly.The Human SeedWhat stirred him more than a better walnut tree or thornless cactus...was the human seed—the potential in a child.He believed, as Yogananda did, that a new kind of education was needed:One that honored nature.Cultivated inner growth.Treated kids like whole people—not just data buckets.“Schools like yours are the only hope of a future millennium,” he said.That Vision Didn't Die With ThemMy wife Chiara helped start a school for our children and others based on those very ideals.It's called Piccolo Seme (Little Seed — in English)—originally rooted in the teachings of Yogananda, and in the same soil Burbank believed in.When the world was shutting down in 2020, and everything felt uncertain, that school became a lifeline for us—and for many families hungry for something more grounded, more joyful, more… real.And now, years later, I find myself still talking to plants in the garden.Still wondering what they know.Still trying to pass that spark on to my 10-year-old son—who usually just rolls his eyes when I get too mystical about my basil.But maybe someday, he'll get it.Maybe one day he'll feel what Burbank felt.That love isn't just something we feel—It's something we grow.And it grows back.What If...?What if the wildest ideas… aren't actually that wild?What if communion with nature isn't mysticism…but science we just haven't caught up to yet?What if you could learn to listen—really listen—to the life growing silently all around you?Burbank didn't just change plants.He changed the relationship we could have with them.And maybe…that's the part we're still catching up on.Let's talk more soon.Ray “Love Grows when we Plant Seeds” Lee BaconMore chapters of the Electroculture Foundations Guide are coming soon

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice https://www.firsthealth.org/medical-care/hospice-care/ The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/ Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Send us some fan mail here!Paul and Nick get the opportunity to sit down with Mike Cherim, a modern-day "Renaissance man" who has been hiking and climbing since tackling the "Rock Pile" at the young age of four! Mike is the owner and founder of Redline Guiding up in Intervale, New Hampshire, as well as an instructor, guide, and even a Justice of the Peace!Paul tackles Adams and Madison and tries not to get blown away on a Spring-like day in the Northern Presidentials, Nick tackles repeat agents on the mighty 450' Diamond Hill in Cumberland while everyone is getting up North, stays local hiking with the family, and attempts a picnic in Newport despite the chilly temps, and the boys have a great chat with Mike Cherim of Redline Guiding! They discuss Mike's past endeavors; including hiking Mount Washington as a young boy, climbing Mount Fuji in Japan, Mount Rainier out West, everything he's done at "home" in the Whites and in the Northeast, how and why he started the awesome Redline Guiding guide company in the Whites, and how Redline Guiding can help you hike your lists, learn how to climb, and even get you married in mountainous location on this don't-forget-to-get-your-marriage-license-for-your-wedding-day-or-it-might-be-awkward-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment:The Bends B-sides - Radiohead - 2025The Bends - Radiohead - 1995Paulie's Playlist:Alice In ChainsEpisode Links:Mount Adams and Mount Madison via Valley Way AllTrails LinkAppalachian Mountain Club Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner 2025Redline Guiding WebsiteRedline Guiding Guides Page (for more info about Mike!)Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork) Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: https://www.traildames.com The Summit: https://www.traildamessummit.com The Trail Dames Foundation: https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/ Hiking Radio Network: https://hikingradionetwork.com/ Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/ Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

https://slasrpodcast.com/      SLASRPodcast@gmail.com   Welcome to episode 187 of the Sounds Like A Search and Rescue Podcast. This week we are joined by Mike York, the founder and President of Veterans on the 48. Veterans on the 48 is dedicated to getting more veterans outside and onto the trails to promote healthy lifestyles both physically and mentally. The group leads hikes for veterans, supports veterans interested in Wilderness First Aid classes, provides hiking gear, volunteers for trail maintenance and partners with other veteran groups. Michael will join us to share his story. Plus, staffing cuts hit the WMNF and nationwide, there was a recent rescue on Mt. Moosilauke, some avalanche activity on Mount Washington, options and timelines for trail adoption, and a recent hike on Pleasant Mountain and an ice fishing excursion in Western Maine.  This weeks Higher Summit Forecast    About Veterans on the 48 Veterans on the 48 Instagram Donate to Veterans on the 48 Veterans on the 48 Events Page   Topics Mount Washington Road Race results are out Moosilauke Rescue Avalanches on Mount Washington Federal Government Staffing Cuts hit the WMNF and National Parks Trial Adoption Season and Options Hiker gets lost in China, eats toothpaste to survive 2024 Thru Hiker Survey Summary Recent Hikes - Pleasant Mountain in Denmark Maine Ice Fishing Trip Recap Notable Hikes Welcome Mike from Veterans on the 48   Show Notes Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews SLASR Merchandise SLASR LinkTree MWRR registration Northern Extremes Snowmobile Don't be a postholio Two hikers rescued from Moosilauke Skier Triggers and Avalanche in Tuckerman Ravine and a separate avalanche in Huntington WMNF Employees notified they are part of federal staffing cuts NPR Article breaks down the staffing cut impacts Trail Adoption - Available trails AMC Trail Adopter Application Program Guidelines Trail Maintenance trips and groups to get involved Hiker in China uses Toothpaste to survive a 10 day ordeal, fined the equivalent of 11,000 Thru Hiker Demographics on the AT Thru Hiker Trail Experience on the AT Tents and Hammocks   Sponsors, Friends  and Partners Wild Raven Endurance Coaching CS Instant Coffee 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast Hiking Buddies  Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear Fieldstone Kombucha

Send us some fan mail here!This week the boys are excited (especially Nick!) to sit down with hiker and photographer Corey (AKA @coreyoutoors and "Corey O.") and discuss his journey becoming a full-time photographer in the Whites, his background in the outdoors, love of hiking, and more!Josh has been on vacation and takes a trip to Mystic Aquarium with the family, everybody remembers touching their first stingray, there are towns in Rhode Island Josh has never heard of, Nick's week was crazy but had fun celebrating a recent engagement, entertaining and cooking for some grandparents, and Nick opts to stay "local" snowshoeing some loops over a freezing-cold and windy Mount Wachusett on Presidents' Day, a recent rescue with a "good" ending on Mount Washington, and we hear from Corey and how his passion of taking photos of friends while hiking and chasing sunrises evolved into a full career as a photographer for different outdoor clothing and equipment brands on this let's-nerd-out-about-photography-a-bit-too-episode of the PUDs Podcast!!!Nick's Music Moment:Household Name - Momma - 2022Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Once in a Lifetime - Talking HeadsEpisode Links:Corey's InstagramCorey's Facebook PageCorey David PhotographyFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork) Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

(00:53) Chef Jonathan Homer, the executive chef at Pizzaiolo Primo in Market Square, takes us on an exhilarating journey through his career and aspirations. Transitioning from a successful stint at Blue Sky, Chef Homer immerses himself in Primo's world of Neapolitan-style cuisine, celebrated for its made-to-order pastas and irresistible wood-fired pizzas. We rave about the iconic crab limon and ragu bolognese with tagliatelle, and the art behind crafting a perfect margherita pizza that has sold thousands.Jonathan's story is one of resilience and passion, tracing back to family roots in Uniontown and Cleveland, where Polish and Italian community traditions first sparked his culinary dreams. Jonathan's journey is filled with personal challenges, including his father's illness and recovery, which propelled him toward his dreams in St. Louis. His time at Favazza's Italian restaurant taught him the finer points of fresh pasta making, cementing his dedication to the craft. (19:48) This chapter of his life paints a vivid picture of a chef who constantly evolves, learning from each experience and mentor he encounters, which continues with his return to Pittsburgh. (26:37) Later in the show, we explore the warmth and wings of Bigham Tavern in Mount Washington with Autumn Pawelec, and get a cherished family tradition of making homemade gnocchi from the Costanzo family. Join us for an episode filled with passion, perseverance, and flavor.Support the showLiked the episode? We'd love a coffee!

https://slasrpodcast.com/      SLASRPodcast@gmail.com   Welcome to episode 184 of the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast. This week - a Valentine's Day episode, Stomp and Mike give you their advice on some of the most romantic activities you can do in NH. Plus a close call rescue on Mount Washington, The Boston Outdoor Expo, Maine Town names, a dog falls 200 feet into a waterfall, Nancy Barton, and Hiking word origins.   This weeks Higher Summit Forecast  Topics Stomp is sick Mike and Stomp talk about Valentines Day and Romance Another attempt at a Hallmark Movie Groundhog day Conway Daily Sun is beefing with WMVW Radio Station - Fair Use Stomp's list of NH Romantic Hiking Themed Ideas Romantic Hike to Lonesome Lake A Cozy Getaway at the Omni Mount Washington Resort Snowshoeing to Arethusa Falls Valentine's Weekend Getaway in Jackson, NH - Nestlenook skating Indian Head Resort - Sneak into the heated pool with your love.  Adventure Suites in North Conway Earthquake  2 Hikers Rescued on Mount Washington on Sunday - Serious rescue operation Maura Murray update Missing teen in Northern Maine  Maine Town Name Origins Boston Outdoor Expo Dog falls over waterfall and Beavers build a million dollar dam Gear talk - Hiking Project and AirFlare Dad Joke and Notable Hikes Nancy Barton - Ghost Story Segment of the week - Word origins for Bushwhack, Cairn, Switchback, Postholing, Microspikes, Trail Magic, Ultralight and Search & Rescue   Show Notes Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews SLASR Merchandise SLASR LinkTree MWRR registration Northern Extremes Snowmobile Punxsutawney Phil says 6 more weeks of winter!!!!!!! Fair Use or Not - Media Spat between the Conway Daily Sun and Mount Washington Radio station - WMVW Omni Mount Washington Nestlenook Farm Indian Head Resort 3rd earthquake in a week. Hikers stranded on Jewell Boston Globe Interview  Maura Murray back in the news, with new age-progression photo released.  Missing 13 year old in New Sweden, Maine Boston Outdoor Expo - March 1-2, 2025 - Boston Convention Center Exhibitors Speakers Moscow the dog, full send over a 200 foot waterfall People wanted to build a dam but could not agree how to do it, Beavers build it in one night instead  Hiking Project AirFlare A strange encounter on Mt. Tom - The Story of Nancy Barton Sponsors, Friends  and Partners Wild Raven Endurance Coaching CS Instant Coffee 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast Hiking Buddies  Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear Fieldstone Kombucha

AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on a challenging rescue in New England.

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at info@traildames.com You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: https://www.traildames.com The Summit: https://www.traildamessummit.com The Trail Dames Foundation: https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/ Hiking Radio Network: https://hikingradionetwork.com/ Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/ Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

What role should the church play in today's polarized political landscape? In this episode of the Future Christian Podcast, Martha Tatarnic hosts a roundtable with Loren Richmond Jr., Larry Lin, and Dennis Sanders to explore the intersection of faith and politics. Together, they tackle challenging questions about political engagement, the church's responsibility to marginalized communities, and navigating conversations with those who hold differing views. Topics include the Christian response to polarization, the role of prayer and discernment in political dialogue, and how churches can foster spaces for meaningful connection across ideological divides. They also reflect on the dangers of disengagement, the power of narrative to inspire hope, and the church's unique opportunity to model Christ-like love in contentious times. Larry Lin was born and raised in San Jose, California, and he has degrees from Cornell University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Larry has been a pastor for 10 years, and he currently serves as a pastor at Grace Life Church, a non-denominational church in the Baltimore area. Previously, Larry worked for a college ministry in the Washington, D.C. area, as well as for a non-profit called the One America Movement, equipping faith leaders with resources on toxic polarization. Larry enjoys writing about church and politics, doing deep dives on Wikipedia, and making music. Larry lives with his wife and two children in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Baltimore. Dennis Sanders is a Michigan native, a lover of the Detroit Lions and Michigan State Spartans and an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has degrees from Michigan State University and Luther Seminary. Dennis is currently pastor at First Christian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota and the host of the Church and Main podcast.  He lives in Minneapolis with his husband Daniel.   Relevant Links: https://churchandmain.org/: Church and Main Podcast https://thestateoftheology.com/ - Resource mentioned in the episode    Presenting Sponsor: Phillips Seminary Join conversations that expose you to new ideas, deepen your commitment and give insights to how we can minister in a changing world.  Supporting Sponsors: Restore Clergy If you are clergy in need of tailored, professional support to help you manage the demands of ministry, Restore Clergy is for you!   Future Christian Team: Loren Richmond Jr. – Host & Executive Producer Martha Tatarnic – Co-Host Paul Romig–Leavitt – Associate Producer Dennis Sanders – Producer Alexander Lang - Production Assistant

https://slasrpodcast.com/      SLASRPodcast@gmail.com   This week we are joined by our friend Chezwick who is embarking on a Calendar Year Triple Crown. We are going to talk strategy and planning for this epic adventure which entails hiking all three of the long trails in a single calendar year. All this plus Appalachian trail news, Avalanche on Mount Washington, some fun NH news stories, SLASR makes the Boston Globe, REI announces layoff, Two men die while hunting sasquatch in Oregon, we will break down some basic trail etiquette, plus rules for mountain biking in and around the White Mountains, hiking gear reviews, and some recent search and rescue news, I'm mike and I'm stomp.   This weeks Higher Summit Forecast   About Chezwick Chezwick Treks Nashville Packs  Yar Gear  Postholer.com  Topics Happy New Year + Fire Evacuation Strategies First Appalachian Trail Thru Hikers are on trail Mount Washington Road Race Reminders The Tree Fortress, Trash King of New Hampshire  Avalanche Talk SLASR makes the Boston Globe Gorham Town Forest Trail Marker Trees Everest Base Camp REI Layoffs, shuts down  Experiences Sasquatch Hunters and Falling Bears Hiking Etiquette and Mountain Biking Hiking Gear Discussion Welcome Back Chezwick - (Continuous) Calendar Year Triple Crown   Show Notes Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews SLASR Merchandise SLASR LinkTree First AT NOBO Hiker of the Year is now on trail MWRR registration Shooting Victim Wants Shooter Freed Avalanche on Hillman's Highway MWAC has an app with crowdsourced data and forecasts Boston Globe piece Gorham acquires 1000 acres of land to add to their town forest Trail marker trees Sweetpea Flower Farm Everest Base Camp Trip with Redline Guiding REI Announces layoffs, shuts down Experiences products  Oregon men die, searching for Sasquatch Be aware of falling bears NH Trail Bureau Etiquette information sheet Where biking is not permitted - NH State Forest System Where Mountain Biking is not permitted - White Mountain National Forest Winter mountain biking on Moosilauke Metal tie wraps Quantum Navigation becoming reality How does it work Red Algae Bloom sickens hikers on the pct     Sponsors, Friends  and Partners Wild Raven Endurance Coaching CS Instant Coffee 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast Hiking Buddies  Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear Fieldstone Kombucha

https://slasrpodcast.com/      SLASRPodcast@gmail.com    This week, writer Ty Gagne joins us to discuss the release of his new book, The Lions of Winter, the story of a search and rescue of two young climbers on Mount Washington, Hugh Herr and Jeff Batzer. The book chronicles the events of this multi-day rescue that took place in January of 1982 focusing on the men and women involved in the rescue including Albert Dow a young member of the rescue team that lost his life in an avalanche below the Lion Head area. This is the second part of our discussion.    Note - This episode contains spoilers. If you have not read The Lions of Winter,    This weeks Higher Summit Forecast   Donations Conservation Officer to run Boston Marathon in memory of Levi Frye and suicide awareness.   About Ty Gagne/ Lions of Winter Ty Recommends Purchasing the book from local bookstores. Here are some options:  Mount Washington Observatory Bookstore Bondcliff Books Gibson Bookstore Full Conditions NH Website   Topics Welcome Back Ty Part 2 of our discussion about The Lions of Winter   Show Notes Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews SLASR Merchandise SLASR LinkTree   Sponsors, Friends  and Partners Wild Raven Endurance Coaching CS Instant Coffee 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast Hiking Buddies  Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear Fieldstone Kombucha