Episode 119 - End of Summer Wrap Up, Events in NH, The Pine Revolution, Recommended/Overlooked Hikes

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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.

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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

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• 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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