Episode 110 - Welcome Gwenn and Prep for the Mount Washington Road Race, Recent Search And Rescue News

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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 joined by Gwenn Stratton. Gwenn is a prolific local hiker who can often be seen along the steeper and most challenging trails in the White Mountains and beyond. Gwenn is kind enough to sit in and talk about some of her favorite hikes, she will share her tips for route planning and will take us along to some of the slides, gullies and tougher routes in the Whites. We will also talk about hiking with kids and many other topics.  All this plus we recap the 48 Peaks - Longest Day event at Reklis, It’s bike week in New Hampshire, barefoot hiking, dogs eating stuff they are not supposed to eat, backpack advice and recent search and rescue news including multiple rescues in New Hampshire, kids surviving 40 days in the jungle and a hiker goes missing just in time to miss his court date

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

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 Topics

• Higher Summits Forecast

• Dehydrated meals

• Gear talk - Umbrella Hats and Backpacking packs

• Laconia bike week in NH

• Barefoot hiker guy almost done with the 4000 Footers

• Harvard Morgue manager selling body parts to weirdos

• Guest of the week - Welcome Gwenn

• Recent Search and Rescue News

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• MWOBS reports snowiest June in 91 years of record keeping.

• Umbrella hats 

• Backpacker Magazine comes out with their top backpacks

• Compare to Section Hiker Top Backpacks

• Hiker tackles the 48, barefoot!

• Harvard Morgue Manager Charged with Selling Body Parts

• Body parts being sold out of Harvard

• Store in Salem used body parts for their dolls

• More Dolls

• Children survive 40 days in jungle after plane crash

• Woman dies trying to save teen who slipped near a waterfall

• Update - found deceased, looks like a slip and fall

• Missing hiker in Olympic National Park

• Update - he is found after a self rescue

• Reel Brook Trail rescue

• Injured hiker carried down Rattle River Trail

• Injured hiker on Flume Slide Trail

• Lost hiker in Sharon

10 Essentials Links

• https://www.nps.gov/articles/10essentials.htm 

• https://americanhiking.org/resources/10essentials/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Essentials 

• https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/ten-essentials.html 

• https://www.outdoors.org/resources/amc-outdoors/outdoor-resources/the-10-essentials-what-to-pack-for-a-backcountry-hike/ 

• https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/what-are-the-ten-essentials 

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