Welcome to Episode 226 of the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue podcast. This week we're joined by Jim Thorsen, who just returned from an incredible trip that took him from trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal to nearly a month traveling across India—temples, safaris, a sunrise at the Taj Mahal, tea plantations, Kerala backwaters, and the full sensory overload of cities like Delhi and Mumbai.
We're also welcoming back our own Stomp, who returns for a special segment on communication in the wilderness—covering how hikers can better prepare, stay connected when things go sideways, and why good communication is often the difference between a minor problem and a full-blown rescue.
Plus we've got a bunch of New Hampshire topics including shoulder-season hiking reminders as the weather warms up but winter refuses to leave, the upcoming live show at the Mountain Wanderer, some political drama around the Fryeburg Fair in Maine, a look at how the Common Man welcome centers somehow turned rest stops into a $25-million operation, maple syrup season ramping up across the Granite State, gear talk including a snowshoe sale and waterproofing strategies, a music minute featuring Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by the Smashing Pumpkins, updates from Dave somewhere down the Appalachian Trail around Neel's Gap, recent hikes, listener shout-outs, and of course a dad joke that probably should have stayed in the notebook.
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Topics
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Live Show at Mountain Wanderer
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Adventures in Lincoln, NH this weekend
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PUDs Podcast updates
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Weather is warm, weather is cold
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Fryeburg Fair and Cumberland Fair Drama
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White Mountains History - Wonalancet Outdoor Club
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Common Man Roadside Expansion
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Moose Alley
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Waterville Valley Expansion
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Maple Syrup Season
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Gear Talk
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Nick's Music Minute
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Dave Shits on the AT update
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Guest of the Week - Jim Thorsen - Travels in Nepal and India
Show Notes
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