Welcome to Episode 224 of the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue podcast. This week we are joined by outdoor educator Ben Mirkin, the 2024 American Mountain Guides Association Educator of the Year. We'll talk about avalanche education, backcountry leadership, guiding culture, and how students turn mountain skills into actual careers. A hiker from New Jersey dies after losing the trail near the summit of Mount Marcy, a 15-year-old is evacuated from Mount Washington, Mount Webster rescue updates, snowmobile chaos across New Hampshire including 35 incidents since January 1st, four fatalities in one day in Quebec, and we'll discuss the long-missing hikers Kevin Race, Stephon Porith Suo, and Michael "Mick" Miller. All this plus smart underwear that monitors your gut health and is power tool company Dewalt now in the snowshoe game?
Join the SLASR Podcast 48 Peaks Team on June 13 to hike Mount Adams
Topics
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Daytona 500 Adventures
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Live SLASR Show coming up at Mountain Wanderer
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Mountain Wander Beer Release Party - Today
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Mt. Marcy Fatality
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Patrick Bittman Rescue on Franconia Ridge
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NH Search and Rescue News - Mt. Washington and Mt. Webster
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Snowmobile Crashes
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Yellowstone
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Gear Talk - Smart Underwear, Concept E-snowshoes, Thule Roof Box
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Nick Recaps all his Adirondack Hiking Adventures
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Welcome Guest of the Week - Ben Mirkin
Show Notes
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Hiker from New Jersey dies after losing the trail near Mt. Marcy summit
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Great Article in Boston Magazine about the 2024 rescue of Patrick Bittman
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Valentine Geyser in Yellowstone erupts for the 1st time in 21 years
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