Episode 174 - Welcome Thru Hiker Oats from Sawyer! Franconia Ridge Hike and Trail updates
Note: this episode was originally published by Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast and can be found at the link here.
This week we are joined by thru hiker Oats from Sawyer. You likely know Sawyer as the go to company for water filtration products for hikers. Oats is their community manager and an experienced Thru Hiker so she is going to join us for a segment to talk about her experience as a Thru Hiker, she’ll give us advice on the AT, an update on how recovery efforts are going in Western North Carolina, we will talk about Sawyer’s various product offerings and she will even tell some stories about her super cool Husky. All this plus a backpacker is murdered in Montana, A look at the story of the Kodiak Bear Whisperer Timothy Treadwell, a recent hike on Franconia ridge with some updates on the extensive trail work done this summer and fall plus some recent Search and Rescue news,
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Rescue Me 5K
REI Limits Customers Returns
Backcountry Crimes staged to look like bear attacks
Tim Treadwell - the Alaskan Bear Whisperer gets eaten by a Bear
Recent Hike on Franconia Ridge - Reviewing Trail updates
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Welcome Katie “Oats” from Sawyer
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Rescue Me 5K
REI is limiting some customers ability to return items
Brutal murder of backcountry camper in Montana
A wild story out TN - Hiker killed, Murderer attempted to make the crime scene look like a bear attack
Some Sightings of the suspect
Timothy Treadwell Story
Grizzly Man Documentary
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