Join your host, Ric Ondrusek - along with guest hosts, and producer Andrew Godwin - as he talks to a different guest from the backcountry search and rescue community each episode - diving into their journeys through SAR, the moments that stuck with them, and the lessons and stories they've taken forward with them.
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John Peleaux is here to discuss his time in the world of climbing (even when it got him into a little trouble with the law), some of his more interesting rescues, and the time he strapped a large trash can to his Vega. Content notes: Contains frank discussion of trauma, death, air disasters, and neurodegenerative diseases. Links: Background on the A-10 Warthog crash: https://avgeekery.com/unsolved-mysteries-the-strange-case-of-the-wayward-warthog-button/3/Alpine Rescue Team: https://alpineres...
12 Sept 2025
Episode 2: Tom Wood
Tom Wood joins us to discuss his journey from the Rust Belt - via the Marines and journalism - into the world of rescue, including responding to the 2013 Colorado floods, rescuing trapped sailors out of the belly of the capsized MV Golden Ray, and helping out with the aftermath of the Columbia Shuttle disaster. Content notes: Contains frank discussion of severe bodily trauma and death, pet trauma and death, suicide, natural disasters, naval disasters, and space disasters. Links: Tom's book: h...
24 Aug 2025
Episode 1: Dale Atkins
Join your host, Ric Ondrusek, as he talks to his first ever guest, long-time mountain rescuer and fellow Alpine Rescue Team member Dale Atkins, for a discussion about his path into backcountry search and rescue, some memorable missions, and thoughts on risk and the future of SAR. Note: Contains frank discussion of death, grieving and loss. Links: Dale's TEDx Youth talk: https://youtu.be/sLv7sdGJWPI The Crestone Needle rescue: https://youtu.be/ApOem4DFkss The Peak 7 Avalan...
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