Episode 159 - Heather Harland-Wingate - AMC Huts and Volunteer Trails, Hot Weather, Lightning Advice - Search and Rescue News

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This week, we are joined by Heather Harland-Wingate. Heather is an experienced hiker and white mountains volunteer. She has previously worked as part of the AMC Hut croo and now works as a volunteer to help get the huts ready for their season and she is a trail maintainer for the WestSide Trail on Mount Washington. Heather will share some stories and her advice about volunteering in the White Mountains. Plus - 4th of July recap - lot of rescues and craziness to cover including a mother and daughter trapped in a porta potty, a nude sunbather at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, a young hiker completes the 4000 footer list, Seek the Peak is coming up next week, Monster Trucks, Half Dome, Stomp has tips for avoiding heat stroke and lightning strikes.

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

Topics

• Welcome Back From Break

• Rest in Peace - Brig. General John Pogorek

• 4th of July recap

• People acting crazy over the holidays - Porta Potty Flipped over and Naked drunk guy at Canobie

• Canobie Lake Park

• Seek that Peak - SLASR will be at the event

• Jigger Johnson is this weekend

• 4 year old Lydia Pearson completed the 4000 Footer list - Congrats

• Dog Stories

• Eastern Mountain Sports - Bankruptcy

• Rhino poaching

• Sunday Sunday Sunday! Monster trucks

• Half Dome Climbing

• Search and Rescue - Repeat rescue

• Dad Jokes, Beer Talk, Recent Hikes in Puerto Rico, and Black Mountain

• Notable Hikes

• Stomp Safety Segment - Hot Weather and Lightning

• Guest of the Week - Welcome Heather Harland-Wingate - AMC Huts and Croo Life

• Recent Search and Rescue News

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• RIP Brig. General John Pogorek of the NH Air National Guard

• Porta potty tipper

• Naked Guy at Canobie

• Jigger Johnson 100

• Another youngin crushes peaks

• Feel good story

• Feel bad story

• EMS files for bankruptcy

• Extreme poaching prevention

• Monster Trucks come to Lancaster

• Climbing Half-Dome off-season

• Reel Brook rescue

• Same person, different rescue

• Rescue Webster-Jackson

• Lost hiker Mt. Monadnock

• Injured hiker, Mt. Israel

• Overdue hiker in Piermont

• Lost hiker assisted off Mt. Major

• Multiple events over the 4th

• Lost hiker, Mt. Monadnock

• Dartmouth student found

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