Best ski patrol Podcasts (2024)

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Mt. Hood Ski Patrol with Dave Winterling 53:52

6d ago53:52

53:52

Dave Winterling is one of the biggest experts on the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol. He has been a patroller for 8 seasons, been the Chief Patroller, and is currently serving as the President of the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol. He joins us today for some skiing and a two part interview about the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol. Please donate to the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol at https:/…

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Episode #59 A Close Call With Death with guest Jenny Ahlstrom. Blood Cancer Survivor! 56:36

22d ago56:36

56:36

In this session, we talk with guest Jenny Ahlstrom, a true survivor of one of life's most dangerous cancers in our lifetime. I person every 9 minutes is diagnosed with a (Myeloma) Blood Cancer each year and is 10% of all cancers. Jenny tells us of her battle to not only overcome this dreaded disease but she has gone on with her husband Paul to deve…

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Episode #58 A Close Call With Death with guest Elizabeth Howard 17:31

22d ago17:31

17:31

On a ten year anniversary of a near death incident my niece Elizabeth Howard said on this last Father's Day, that she had a desire to share her story and give thanks to her Dad Phil Howard, my brother, for the life saving action he provided to save Elizabeth from plummeting off a 50 foot cliff in Southern Moab Utah National Park. This will be the y…

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The Seven Summits (plus Mt. Hood) with Scott Wazny 48:16

1M ago48:16

48:16

Scott Wazny is a member of the elite Seven Summits Club. He’s climbed the highest peak on each continent. He also is a Mt. Hood regular and did a lot of his training and learning on the south side of Hood. I sit him down and chat about his experiences, what set his expeditions apart, and how Hood formed a foundation for his elite skills. Enjoy! As …

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Episode #57 A Close Call With Death with guest Kyle Rivera, An experienced Wing Suiter who nearly died in a malfunction to his equipment and plummeted to the earth 150 miles an hour but lived. 1:04:09

1M ago1:04:09

1:04:09

Kyle Rivera is an action packed character who has sky dived, BASE jumped and Wingsuited hundreds of times from airplanes, hot air balloons, cliffs, buildings, everything you can imagine that test a persons nerves and bravery. On one recent flight, Kyle had a scary malfunction of his equipment causing the lines that operate his Shute to wrap around …

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A wolverine at Crater Rock? Flora and Fauna of Mt. Hood with Jeff Goldberg 37:34

1M ago37:34

37:34

In today’s episode we have Jeff Goldberg. Jeff is a biologist with the National Forest Service for the West side of Mt. Hood. He answers my questions about critters in the Mt. Hood National Forest and talks about challenges facing them. We also talk mountaineering wolverines and how the Beaver protects the forest from forest fires. Find out more at…

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Episode #56 - A Close Call With Death with Guest - Peter Ballentine - Physician Assistant, Ski Patrol Leader, Overall Good guy and friend to everyone 46:14

2M ago46:14

46:14

This interview is with Peter Ballentine, a guy who lives life large!!! We get into a terrible crash in his 911 Porsche in San Francisco, Near Death Hypothermia on the Snake River, and a Firey Crash on his BMW Motorcycle when he went through a Black Angus Cow in the dark coming home from Jackson Hole Wyoming!!! Peter is an action hero and should hav…

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"Cabin in the Sky" and "Ranger, the Canine Alpinist." Short Mt. Hood documentaries with Ned Thanhouser and Jeff Thomas. 30:30

2M ago30:30

30:30

I'm honored to have a couple real historians and filmmakers with me this week. Ned Thanhouser and Jeff Thomas talk about their two Mt. Hood shorts: “Cabin in the Sky” and “Ranger, the Canine Alpinist.” Before you listen, go to https://oregonrockthepioneers.com/ and watch them both. I’ll wait. Glad you came back, enjoy my interview about the movies!…

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Youth Ski Teams of Mt. Hood with Mike Greenslade, Shana Sweitzer, and John Rust 1:19:10

2M ago1:19:10

1:19:10

We talk to reps from three of the major ski teams on Mt. Hood. Mike Greenslade is the son of the founders of Mt. Hood Academy and Race Team. It is an accredited High School that focuses on preparing athletes for FIS level racing while providing a live in High School. Cooper Spur Race Team is represented by Shana Sweitzer and Mt. Hood Meadow’s Race …

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First Ski Base Jump off Mississippi Head with Matthias Giraud 25:41

2M ago25:41

25:41

On February 28, 2008, Mt. Hood history was made. Matthias Giraud intentionally skied off Mississippi head for the first time in history. Seconds after getting airborne, he deployed his chute, glided gracefully down into the canyon, and skied into the history books as the first ski base jump on Mt. Hood. Today on the Mt Hood Podcast we are honored t…

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Winter Cars and Tires with Doug Newcomb and TJ Campbell 1:04:21

3M ago1:04:21

1:04:21

Getting to the ski resort is half the battle. Today we break down what kind of car you need and what tires to put on it with a couple experts. Doug Newcomb is a contributor for Popular Mechanics. One of his areas of expertise is vehicles and he’s tested over a thousand. Find him at https://www.popularmechanics.com/author/7343/doug-newcomb/ TJ Campb…

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Ski Movies with Greg Stump (mentions Mt. Hood actually...) 56:32

3M ago56:32

56:32

This was a fun interview for me. I’ve been a huge fan of Greg Stump’s movies for the last 35 years. His films had a big impact on my skiing and where I wanted to go with it. He’s a truly revolutionary filmmaker that changed the genre forever. We talk about his one shoot on Mt. Hood, the movies that were his favorites, Tom Brady, Scot Schmidt, Seal,…

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Episode 113: 2025 gear preview 52:07

3M ago52:07

52:07

This is a quick PSA that spring is the most dangerous time of year to let your guard down in avalanche terrain. Listeners, please stay safe out there. Then, we get into the gear previews for the upcoming season! Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2023-2024 season. And remember: be safe out there. More info about TDP at Totally Deep Podcast…

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Ep. 13 - The High Route: Arguments for Avalanche Airbags 48:51

3M ago48:51

48:51

This episode is a repost of an interview that was first posted on The High Route Podcast. Hosted by the editor of The-High-Route.com, Jason Albert, we discuss my background in wilderness medicine, and then move on to discuss the research that support my argument and assertion that the avalanche airbag backpack should be standard equipment for backc…

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High School Racing and Being a Coach with Jason Rogers and Kiara Green 56:09

3M ago56:09

56:09

Two of my favorite people join me on the Pod. Jason Rogers wears a few different hats supporting High School Racing and the Club racing on Mt. Hood. He gives a great breakdown of the different groups and options for kids to race on the mountain. Kiara Green is the most popular coach on the mountain for anyone under 12. She also coaches at Sunset Hi…

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Boots and Skis with Greg Coulter and Barry Galvin 1:32:01

4M ago1:32:01

1:32:01

It's a long one, sorry! In this episode I talk to my two most trusted gear gurus. Greg owns Boots and More (www.bootsandmore.ski) in Portland, OR. He is a master boot fitter and ski tech that will help you find the right boot and fit it to your foot. We talk about boot fitting, the importance of the boot, and the future of ski boots. He was Army so…

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Weather of Mt. Hood with KGW TV's Rod Hill 1:00:15

5M ago1:00:15

1:00:15

Rod Hill is the Chief Meteorologist for KGW TV, a local TV station in Portland, OR. He has been forecasting weather in Portland for over 25 years and is an expert on our local micro-climates, including Mt. Hood. We start off talking about the Mt. Hood weather, how El Nino's and La Nina's affect it, what climate change is doing to our snowpack, then…

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History of Mt. Hood with Lloyd Musser 54:48

5M ago54:48

54:48

Lloyd Musser is the curator of the Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp, OR. He is retired from the Forest Service and has spent more than a few decades roaming the mountain and collecting its history. We talk about the pre-settler history, the Oregon trail, and some of today's well known figures on the mountain. My favorite story he told was that of…

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Geology of Mt. Hood with Liz Westby 35:21

5M ago35:21

35:21

Liz Westby is a geologist with the Cascade Volcano Observatory. She covers geologic history of the mountain, some features and formations, and eruption history. It was my first recording and done with a crappy mic setup. Promise it will get better. Send questions or comments to poormana@hotmail.com See our companion site trailmapvideos.com for more…

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Episode Zero - Introduction to the Mt. Hood Podcast 1:33

5M ago1:33

1:33

I introduce myself a bit and describe the reason for the podcast.By Andy

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Ep. 12 - Resuscitation of the Buried Avalanche Victim, Part 1: Physiology 18:36

6M ago18:36

18:36

This is part 1 of a multi-part series on the resuscitation of critically buried avalanche victims. In this episode we learn the physiology that we need to understand the resuscitation algorithm. To learn the necessary biology, we follow a rider as they are carried in an avalanche, subjected to traumatic injury, and are then buried and begin to asph…

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Episode #55 A Close Call With Death with guest Stein Rosqvist - Life Flight Nurse Medic Lone survivor of fatal crash in Salt Lake City Fog. 1:17:14

6M ago1:17:14

1:17:14

Our interview is with the lone survivor Stein Rosvquist, a flight Nurse Medic whose helicopter went down one night in a dense fog over Salt Lake City's western border near Salt Lake City International Airport. Stein suffered a severed lower back and other life threatening injuries and yet survived. The pilot and other medic on board did not make it…

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Skiing, featuring Patty Tobi 42:52

6M ago42:52

42:52

Women's ski clinic instructor Patty Tobi shares what beginners can do to feel confident on that first run down the mountain and how a chance encounter with a stranger in the singles line changed her life!By Candice Crane

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Micah Black- A leap of faith into the most pivotal era in Freeskiing 1:16:29

6M ago1:16:29

1:16:29

Micah Black has never been a timid persona and today he shares what it was like to Show Up for some of the most pivotal era of modern skiing. If you love skiing, it's hard to sometimes not be nostalgic for a time when a day pass didn’t cost two hundred dollars and ski towns weren’t some of the most expensive places in the country to live. I think n…

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Episode 112: Doug vs the military 55:23

6M ago55:23

55:23

Doug sits down with Nathan Fry and Pantelis "Jerry" Geralis to talk about their experience in the Edelweiss raid, a military training event for mountain warfare. The gauntlet is thrown leading up to the 2024 Elk Mountain Grand Traverse race where Nathan and Jerry will text their need for lycra and speed to drop the rucksacks and come out to Colorad…

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Snowmobiling, featuring Tana Hoffman Cook 44:16

7M ago44:16

44:16

Fellow Wyomingite and ILLA Woman Founder Tana Hoffman Cook, shares how making the switch from skiing to snowmobiling has allowed her to explore the backcountry in ways she never imagined was possible.By Candice Crane

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Episode #54 - "A Close Call With Death", with guest Kennedy Littledike, Burley Idaho - Car Crash Survivor and hung 30 feet from a power line for over an hour waiting for rescue! 57:36

8M ago57:36

57:36

Kennedy Littledike, is a miracle! Kennedy was involved in a horrific car wreck that launched her 30 feet into the air and onto a power line in Idaho, breaking her femur and hanging for over an hour waiting for rescue. Two of her friends were also ejected out of the car breaking their necks and backs but lived and are fully recovered. Kennedy tells …

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Ep. 11 - After the Avalanche with Michael Buchanan 53:38

8M ago53:38

53:38

Episode 11 brings you my conversation with Michael Buchanan is a flight paramedic and senior firefighter / paramedic at the West Valley City Fire Department. He is the founder and operation of Mountain Medical Academy, a passion-driven backcountry medical care education company. We discuss the medical care of avalanche victims which Michael has mad…

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Episode #53 A Close Call With Death with Guest Ben Gunn - Survivor of a plane crash in Alaska 1:53:32

8M ago1:53:32

1:53:32

This episode is with guest Ben Gunn who 20 years ago experienced a tragic plane crash into the frigid waters of the ocean in Alaska on his way with his family to Anchorage for go fishing. Ben and his five family members went down into 42 degree ocean waters losing four of his family that day and only he and his brother in law survived. Tune into th…

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Episode #52 A Close Call With Death with guest David Osmond - Relaunch of episode #31 54:24

9M ago54:24

54:24

This episode we re-launch episode #31 with David Osmond who wrote the new music for our podcast series A Close Call With Death, with the song "Last Day" from the Reflected Album. David's lyrics in this song truly reflect the meaning of the podcast series with looking at our survival stories with the eye of living life like it just may be the last d…

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Episode 111: Early season training and stoke 1:13:22

9M ago1:13:22

1:13:22

Doug and friends Elliott Bates and coach Danny Blake from Dynamic Performance System are here to discuss training and mental tactics leading up to the PDG 2024. The Patrouille des Glaciers is a through-the-night ski race started in the 1940s by the Swiss military, testing ski skills, endurance and the ability to travel efficiently through technical…

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Hunting, featuring Mallory Smith 39:35

9M ago39:35

39:35

Sheridan Powersports team member Mallory Smith discusses why she decided to start hunting and shares all the ups and downs of her first successful Wyoming elk hunt.By Candice Crane

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Ep. 10 - Tourniquets from Space Blankets 6:56

9M ago6:56

6:56

In this episode, I discuss the article "Arterial Occlusion Effectiveness of Space Blanket-Improvised Tourniquets for the Remote Setting". In this short blast I get into the meat of this article, and though the authors would tell you that space blankets aren't ready for primetime, I have some thoughts on the matter. In the podcast, I mistakenly say …

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Ep. 9 - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue with Dr Graham Brant-Zawadzki 33:18

9M ago33:18

33:18

In this episode Dr BZ is back to talk about his experience deploying with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (USAR). Dr BZ just returned from a deployment with FEMA USAR to Lahaina, HI, where he served as a team physician supporting rescue and recovery efforts there. We touch on: -Training and gear -De…

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Episode #51 - A Close Call With Death with Guest John Knab - John Suffers from Obesity, near death health condition and a fight back to life 1:00:15

9M ago1:00:15

1:00:15

John Knab, "Life is Moving At A 2x Pace: not sure how to slow it down!" John comes to the show with a close call with death due to a change in physical condition impacted by long corporate travel internationally reaching a status of Diamond Medallion 2.7 million miles in the air and with that plus work stress and weight gain, John experienced many …

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Ski Patrol, featuring Christy Lohof 34:07

10M ago34:07

34:07

Christy Lohof, Director of Ski Patrol with Antelope Butte, discusses why she decided to get involved with ski patrol and how having more women on the mountain makes for a better team.By Candice Crane

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Episode 110: Doug and Randy Return 1:01:37

10M ago1:01:37

1:01:37

Doug and Randy are back from a long summer of not vacation to spread the stoke for bikes, gear, and the upcoming season. Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2023-2024 season. And remember: be safe out there. More info about TDP at Totally Deep Podcast Blog on Cripplecreekbc.com. Comments: info@cripplecreekbc.com. Or leave a voicemail: 970-5…

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Dirt Bikes, featuring Cait Maher | I WANT TO DO THAT 45:50

10M ago45:50

45:50

Motorcycle enthusiast Cait Maher discusses her transition from riding on-road to off-road and why the challenge of learning to dirt bike ride was one of her proudest accomplishments.By Candice Crane

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Off-roading, featuring Mimi Tate | I WANT TO DO THAT 20:49

11M ago20:49

20:49

Rancher Mimi Tate shares her experience with ATV's and Side by Side's and how these machines are built for work and play.By Candice Crane

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Episode #50 A Close Call With Death with guest - Moka Best!, Triathlete, Olympic hopeful, Ultracompeititve athlete, Wife and mother to four and faced with a chronic life threatening disease! 1:04:20

11M ago1:04:20

1:04:20

Moka Best. Super cool name to go with someone who has been the best in many athletic events. Moka accomplished many goals in sports and actually reached a level of professionalism in the world of triathlon and became an Olympic hopeful for the United States. But, a deadly disease fell upon Moka called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Postural Ortho…

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Ep. 8 - SAR Provider Injuries & Traveler's Diarrhea Treatment 15:59

12M ago15:59

15:59

In this two-part episode, I review an article from the Annals of Emergency Medicine "Occupational Accidents Among Search and Rescue Providers During Mountain Rescue Operations and Training Events" https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.12.015 In the second half, we review the treatment of diarrhea in the returning traveler. As always, thanks fo…

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Mountain BIking, featuring Caryn Moxey | I WANT TO DO THAT 30:34

12M ago30:34

30:34

Ladies, you know that one thing you’ve been dying to try but don’t know how to get started? If it’s Mountain Biking, you’ll want to tune in to this episode. Wyoming’s own Caryn Moxey shares why she chose to enter her first mountain bike race in her mid-forties, and what beginner riders need to start exploring the dirt on two wheels.…

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Fast Push #2.2 - Safety Third 8:33

1y ago8:33

8:33

In this second Fast Push, you get a riff on a great article from JEMS entitled "Safety is Third, Not First, and We All Know It Should Be" by Christopher Davis MD et al. Apologies to all who got V1.0-- something weird happened in post that made me sound like a chipmunk. I might be a medical professional, but I'm no AV specialist. Summary: 1. Get the…

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Backpacking, featuring, Rachel Black | I WANT TO DO THAT 27:21

1y ago27:21

27:21

Ladies, you know that one thing you've been dying to try but don't know how to get started? If it's backpacking, you'll want to tune in to this episode. Wyoming's own Rachel Black shares her experience of learning how to backpack in the Mountain West and how she prepared for a solo trip to Chilean Patagonia. She gives tips on how to get started and…

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Episode #49 A Close Call With Death - Guest Mark Webb - Cancer Survivor and warrior 1:15:47

1y ago1:15:47

1:15:47

Mark Webb, active guy, sports enthusiast, golfer, motorcycle enthusiast, family man with a wife and four kids, and fighter.... Mark suffers with Stomach Cancer and this month celebrates a two year period of fighting for his life. Mark has found over the last two years more about life, what is life, how fragile it can be, and what next? How is Mark …

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Episode #48 " A Close Call With Death " with Guest Mark Haley - Survivor of a devastating fiery drag car crash 55:52

1y ago55:52

55:52

Mark Haley, Survivor of a tragic hot rod crash that caught fire and burned Mark over much of his body and nearly leaving him dead in the cockpit. First responders sped to Marks aid to pull him unconscious and on fire from his wreck. Mark suffers a majority of his body having to be skin grafted back together, the loss of his left arm and all the fin…

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Episode #47 A Close Call With Death with Guest JR Celski - Bronze medalist and US Olympian Speed Skater that experienced life threatening accident on the ice that nearly cost JR's life. 1:01:28

1y ago1:01:28

1:01:28

JR Celski, a phenomenal Olympic star and team mate to famous Apollo Ono has won many national and international competitions including winning the Bronze medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada. He has won many silver and bronze medals over this career and at the top of this game he had a terrible accident on the ice qualifying for th…

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Ep. 7 - Wildfire Smoke and Your Health 26:09

1y ago26:09

26:09

In this episode I go deep on the health effects of wildfire smoke, answering some key questions that are relevant to recreational athletes, outdoors professionals, wildland firefighters, and industrial athletes alike: Why is wildfire smoke harmful? Is there a safe level of exposure? Can we trust the EPA's guideline levels? (Spoiler: no) Does the be…

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Episode #46 "A Close Call With Death" with guest Darren Ewell - survivor of a massive Widow Maker Heart attack - See Youtube video Hero Nurse Saves Softball Players Life During Game viewed 1.7+million 44:24

1y ago44:24

44:24

Darren Ewell's life was spared when a fast action hero nurse came to his rescue and started immediate CPR on Darren after suffering cardiac arrest! Darren was playing softball one night in Murray Utah when suddenly he fell onto the playing field without a heart beat and unconscious. Darren had complete blockage to his heart and it stopped. Immediat…

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Ep. 6 - EMS at the Wilderness Boundary with Dr. Graham Brant-Zawadzki 49:21

1+ y ago49:21

49:21

In this inaugural interview episode I have the pleasure of grilling Dr. Brant-Zawadzki about operating an urban EMS system at a wilderness boundary. We talk about: - Improvising outside the protocol - Interfacing with SAR, rangers, and road workers - How response kit and expectations are changed beyond the pavement - What a fellowship in Wilderness…

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