Episode 173 - Welcome back Shawn “Larry the Log” Mahoney, White Mountains hiking - Crescent...
SLASR PodcastNovember 01, 202401:52:41

Episode 173 - Welcome back Shawn “Larry the Log” Mahoney, White Mountains hiking - Crescent...

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This week we are joined by Shawn Mahoney. Shawn is known as the guy who hikes with one of the biggest hiking celebrities in the region - Larry The Log. Shawn has been hiking with his log for the last few years and has now completed the triple crown of thru hiking - having done the PCT and CDT since he last joined us on episode 79. In addition to catching up with Shawn we have some weather predictions for the winter, we talk about whistle usage, Road closures, a woman drops her phone in a crevice and ends up stuck upside down for hours, missing elderly couple in Maine, Gear Reviews, Recent hikes on Crescent Mountain and Mount Randolph, and local search and rescue news.



This weeks Higher Summit Forecast



Donations



Go Fund Me - Peter Gibney







About Shawn Mahoney



NH Chronicle



WOKQ Article







Topics



Happy Halloween



Welcome Wild Raven Endurance Coaching!



Stick Season is here!



Daylight Savings is coming



Mike Travels to London



Whistle safety discussion



NH Farmers Almanac forecast



Forest Roads Status



Stuck between a rock and a rock



Elderly people going missing



Trail Talk Highpoint Podcast (Thanks Al)



Heart health



Cold Turkey Plunge at Waterville Valley



Gear talk



Ty Gagne’s new book preview



Welcome Shawn Mahoney - Larry the Log returns!



Recent Search and Rescue news







Show Notes



Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews



SLASR Merchandise



SLASR LinkTree



Wild Raven Endurance Coaching



The oldest door in Westminster Abbey



Forest Road Status



TrailsNH



Woman drops phone, gets stuck upside down in cave



Missing hiker, 72, found near her dead husband’s body in Maine woods kept alive after dog slept on her chest



Missing woman in Ossipee, NH



Husband offering a reward



Follow up on a recent Rescue on Mount Madison



Original Story of rescue



Heart screenings offered after students death



Life Line Screening Services



Cold Turkey Plunge



Lighting solution for those afraid of night hiking.



Video



stocking stuffer



The Lions of Winter - Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington



Man Slips on Bingham Falls in Stowe, VT, hypothermic and still telling bad jokes



Injured hiker, Mt. Roberts Trail



Injured hiker, Ammonoosuc Ravine Tr



Medical emergency, Mt. Chocorua



Injured hiker, Tripyramids







Sponsors, Friends and Partners



Wild Raven Endurance Coaching



Fieldstone Kombucha



CS Instant Coffee



2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks



Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast



Hiking Buddies



Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear

GET OUT THERE AND CRUSH SOME MEGA PEAKS!!!!

Apple Podcasts
Fun and informative

What a fun podcast! Great guest choices, funny banter. Dad jokes, beer talk, rescues, hike of the week, etc. all great segments of each episode. I only wish i had found this podcast sooner.

Podchaser

If you like anything to do with hiking in the White Mountains, this is your podcast!

Apple Podcasts
Great podcast!

I love the whites and love hiking and this podcast is the best of both! Hope you get back to 5.0 stars Mike!

Apple Podcasts
Listen Daily

The best podcast! So glad I stumbled upon this while on my annual road trip to NH ❤️I listen all the time now.

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Listener on Daily Walks

I am not a hiker but I do like to listen about the stories of those that do. I turn this on when I take my daily walks. It is starting to get me interested in getting in some hiking this summer.

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The Best Podcast! 😁

Thanks for entertaining me during the drive to the trailhead! You guys rock! 🤘🏼 Also- sorry this review is long overdue, I had to “google” how to leave one🙄😂