Episode 175 - Welcome Amy - Hiking all of the Maine Mountain Guide, Dave finishes the NH Highest 100, Mt. Greylock

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This week Stomp is off preparing for our live Full Conditions Event at Rek Lis Brewing so we have our friend Dave joining me to cohost. Dave recently finished New Hampshire Highest 100 so he will talk about his experience pursuing this list which is heavily focused on Bushwhacks. Later in the episode we are joined by Amy Niemczura Sowa who recently completed hiking all the trails in the Maine Mountain guide. We tend to focus on NH Redlining but our friends in Maine have their own crazy hiking pursuits so Amy will join us to talk about this accomplishment. Plus some White Mountain history, follow up on some true crime cases, a recap of the Rescue Me 5K, a preview of the upcoming Full Conditions Event at Reklis, A recent hike review of Mount Greylock,and Updated Search and Rescue Data for 2024

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

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About Amy

Amy's Blog - Maine - The Way Life Turned Out

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Topics

• Welcome Dave

• Man fakes drowning, runs off to Uzbekistan

• Insurance Scammers use Bear costume to trash cars

• Hikers carry 150 lbs worth of gear up Mt. Whitney and things go terribly wrong

• 2024 SAR Data

• Arrest made on man who staged a fake bear attack

• Rescue Me 5K was a success

• Reklis Full conditions event is this weekend

• CO running the Boston Marathon to raise funds for Suicide Awareness

• White Mountain History - The Randolph Town Forest

• Gear Review - Emergency Signal Balloon

• Beer talk and Dad jokes

• Mount Greylock Hike

• Welcome Dave - NH 100 Highest list

• Welcome Amy Niemczura Sowa - Redlining / Hiking all of the Maine Mountain Guide

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• Guy fakes his own death and fled to Uzbekistan

• A TikTok Video emerges that lays out his plan

• Missing Hiker Kevin Race

• Guys try to scam insurance using a Bear Costume while trashing their cars.

• The Video is hilarious

• Hikers carry 150 lbs of gear including 5 gallons of water - trip goes horribly wrong and they need a rescue

• SAR Case Write Up

• Updated 2024 Data is coming up

• Update on the case of a man who staged a crime to look like a bear attack

• Guy has quite a history

• White Mountain / NH History - The story of the Randolph Town Forest

• Emergency Balloon

• NH !00 highest

• Amy's Instagram

• Amy's Blog - Maine - The Way Life Turned Out

• Purchase the Maine Mountain Guide

• Section Hiker Summary of the MMG

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