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Welcome to the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast! Also known as SLASR. Join an experienced search and rescue volunteer and his friend as they discuss all things related to hiking and search and rescue in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This week we are wrapping up the summer with some recommended hikes that we have not covered on the show before (or if we have covered them it has been awhile… Plus fun events in New Hampshire coming up in late summer and early fall, Mike gets lost in New York City again, update on K2 fatality, when mountain goats attack, Water levels, a history segment about the Pine Revolution and Governor John Wentworth, visiting Asheville, NC and the Smoky Mountains, and a busy weekend for search and rescue in New hampshire.

 

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

Tay’s Summit Challenge website 

 

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Topics

Higher Summits Forecast

Escape from New York

SLASR Instagram

New Hampshire Events

K2 - Mountaineering Update

Mountain Goats attacking dogs

Forecasting Water Crossings (see episode 104)

Michael Miller - small update

Slip and Fall Death in Europe

History Segment - Pine Revolution

Recommended and overlooked hikes

Recent Search and Rescue News

 

Show Notes

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SLASR Merchandise

SLASR LinkTree

Yearly Mud Bowl at N. Conway Village - Sept. 8-10th

47th Highland Games & festival coming to Loon - Sept 15th - 17th

UFO Festival in Exeter - Sept 2, 3

Hampton Beach Seafood Festival - Sept 8 - 10

Airshow at Pease Sept 9-10

Fryeburg Fair  - October 1 through the 8th

Alan Arnette drew attention to a recent article about the recent K2 tragedy 

Nepal banned solo hiking

Mountain Goats are killing dogs in Utah - 3 dogs gored by goats

Water Levels are high right now

After another slip and fall death, an opinion piece has some good advice.

The Pine Revolution - The spark that lit the fire of the American Revolution.

Smarts Mountain to Hexacube Shelter (52WAV)

Shelburne-Moriah (52WAV)

Mount Cardigan Hike (52WAV)

Hancocks via the Arrow Slide with Caroline (4K)

Stomp’s Hikes

https://weirs.com/cockermouth-forest-little-pond-mount-crosby-bald-knob/

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/north-percy-trail

https://fastestknowntime.com/route/carter-moriah-range-traverse-nh

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/squam-lake-traverse

Couple found after 8 days in Alaskan wilderness 

Twist - this was not the first time this hiker had gotten lost 

Injured hiker Mt. Willard

Lost hiker found Tumbledick Mtn

2 hikers rescued in Franconia Notch

Multiple rescues approximate to Mt. Wash

 

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