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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
Live Show at Mountain Wanderer
Adventures in Lincoln, NH this weekend
PUDs Podcast updates
Weather is warm, weather is cold
Fryeburg Fair and Cumberland Fair Drama
White Mountains History - Wonalancet Outdoor Club
Common Man Roadside Expansion
Moose Alley
Waterville Valley Expansion
Maple Syrup Season
Gear Talk
Nick’s Music Minute
Dave Shits on the AT update
Guest of the Week - Jim Thorsen - Travels in Nepal and India
Show Notes
Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews
SLASR Merchandise
SLASR LinkTree
SLASR’s BUYMEACOFFEE
Order Hike Safe Card
48 Peaks website
Nick’s Instagram
Country Fair politics and drama in Maine
More details
Text of the Law
Wonalancet outdoor club newsletter research tool
Logging discussions and motorized vehicles
Obscure facts and mining proposals
Sandwich Wilderness Designation and Why Mt. Chocorua was left off the Wilderness designation
Common Man Roadsides Expanding
Moose Alley, NH
Waterville Valley expansion deep dive
A summary from the Master Development Plan
Maple Syrup Production is ramping up
MSR is having a 25% off snowshoe sale in March
NikWax waterproofing for leather,
Sponsors, Friends and Partners
Wild Raven Endurance Coaching
burgeonoutdoor.com
48 Peaks - Alzheimer's Association
Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast
Hiking Buddies
Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear
Fieldstone Kombucha
CS Instant Coffee
The Mountain Wanderer