Starlight and Storm: The Inner Thoughts of a Mountain Guide artwork

Starlight and Storm: The Inner Thoughts of a Mountain Guide

213 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings

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

Starlight and Storm is a book by Gaston Rebuffat published in 1956. He was a visionary french guide that has eloquently written about guiding and mountain craft.

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Episodes

Interfacing with Bolt Anchors

April 23, 2024 12:04 - 16 minutes - 43.4 MB

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

Save the date and micro relationships

April 02, 2024 12:04 - 22 minutes - 56.8 MB

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

Zebracorn, community, collaboration

March 06, 2024 20:31 - 22 minutes - 57.3 MB

[email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The audacity of mountain guiding

February 28, 2024 17:46 - 26 minutes - 69.4 MB

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

The Gratitude Episode

February 07, 2024 14:08 - 4 minutes - 12.8 MB

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

Zebras and the Guiding Soundscape

January 29, 2024 17:09 - 25 minutes - 66.2 MB

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

Lemons

January 21, 2024 14:01 - 28 minutes - 72.7 MB

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

Improved Audio! Rossi Talk: Learning to Lead

January 01, 2024 20:18 - 1 hour - 81.8 MB

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

Gym to Crag

November 15, 2023 16:51 - 30 minutes - 70.4 MB

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

Reading People

November 08, 2023 14:44 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

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

Managing Expectations

November 07, 2023 14:10 - 29 minutes - 69 MB

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

Financial Planning with Dan pt 2

November 03, 2023 15:51 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MB

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

Financial Planning with Dan pt 1

November 02, 2023 16:03 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB

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

Guide the terrain not the route

October 31, 2023 19:48 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MB

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

The embodiment of skills

October 21, 2023 22:02 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MB

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

Career Advice?

October 16, 2023 20:57 - 23 minutes - 54.4 MB

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

A Shout Out To Praxis Skis

September 23, 2023 21:40 - 7 minutes - 19.8 MB

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

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

September 21, 2023 13:47 - 36 minutes - 33 MB

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

Concepts and managing the details

September 20, 2023 20:14 - 16 minutes - 38.8 MB

I’m starting to repeat myself 😆 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Fast Food

September 12, 2023 13:56 - 10 minutes - 23.5 MB

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

What is good guiding?

July 20, 2023 16:12 - 13 minutes - 31.4 MB

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

Iteration

June 27, 2023 21:34 - 7 minutes - 19.9 MB

Guiding is a constant process of iteration. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Polyphemus

June 23, 2023 00:39 - 11 minutes - 28.6 MB

Part of growing as a person is letting go. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Belay Takeovers

June 07, 2023 11:42 - 18 minutes - 43.4 MB

The concepts here apply universally to larger more complex situation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Spring Theory and Role Modeling

May 26, 2023 13:46 - 12 minutes - 31.4 MB

This has been keeping me up for a few nights. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.3

May 13, 2023 23:38 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

The wrap up episode where we talk more about the actual exam. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.2

May 12, 2023 22:56 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

We talk about loss and death and how it affects us in life and guiding. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.1

May 11, 2023 21:49 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

Paddy and I go on a journey about rock guiding, loss, the process, and some shared experiences. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Scale with Silas Rossi

May 08, 2023 22:34 - 50 minutes - 46 MB

Silas and I talk about how adjusting the scale of what we are looking at is really useful as we try to create solutions for our intended goals. For more info on Silas's Ascend and Ascend Pro programs go to: Alpine-Logic.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Own the material

April 03, 2023 14:50 - 8 minutes - 19.1 MB

I’m always working on this as I learn/experience new things or re-evaluate what I think I know. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

State of the Union pt. 2

March 13, 2023 13:45 - 19 minutes - 45.6 MB

This is where I’m at. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The Last Winter Guide

January 19, 2023 14:23 - 12 minutes - 30.6 MB

How do we move forward as an industry with the increasingly unpredictable nature of winter and winter activities? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Hard Charging with Riley Whitney: skiing and ski technique pt. 2

December 21, 2022 13:01 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

Part 2 of the enjoyable conversation I had with Riley. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Hard Charging with Riley Whitney: skiing and ski technique pt. 1

December 20, 2022 17:43 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MB

Riley is an awesome skier but more importantly is an awesome person. I really enjoyed this conversation! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Time

November 23, 2022 18:20 - 13 minutes - 33.1 MB

It never stops. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Mental Health

November 10, 2022 14:46 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

I’m definitely not an expert on this. I’m just trying to do my best and move forward. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

So you want to start your own guide service

October 27, 2022 12:29 - 13 minutes - 32.7 MB

Another interesting journey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Watch those carabiners

October 17, 2022 14:18 - 12 minutes - 29 MB

Check out the DMM website for some interesting gear testing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Cleaning things up

October 10, 2022 11:03 - 7 minutes - 16.8 MB

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

Clip and Flip

October 08, 2022 07:22 - 7 minutes - 17.7 MB

A little old school thing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Listener Request #3: Opposite and Opposed

October 02, 2022 12:20 - 6 minutes - 14.7 MB

Old school vs new school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Listener Request #2: Hard Points

September 29, 2022 16:42 - 6 minutes - 15 MB

Another small but important piece. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The State of the Union

September 24, 2022 21:37 - 10 minutes - 27 MB

Past, present, and future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Another repost. Guiding kids.

September 04, 2022 14:52 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

I really enjoy working with children and find it an interesting challenge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Listener Request: Ground Anchors

August 31, 2022 22:31 - 16 minutes - 39.7 MB

Another small but important topic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The shelf

July 03, 2022 14:12 - 2 minutes - 6.59 MB

Get over it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The Why

June 13, 2022 15:47 - 8 minutes - 20.4 MB

The Why leads us to the How. It’s an important mindset to develop. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

Reposting an episode I think is important. Elongation and fall line management

June 03, 2022 12:42 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Important subjects that often get overlooked. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

PSA: Wear a F#*%ing Helmet

May 21, 2022 15:30 - 3 minutes - 8.48 MB

I think the tittle says it all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message

The three pillars of technical rescue

May 14, 2022 12:37 - 13 minutes - 34 MB

These are the foundational skills that make up larger compound systems. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dick-chasse/message