Episode 174 - Welcome Thru Hiker Oats from Sawyer! Franconia Ridge Hike and Trail updates

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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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Topics

• 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

• Notable listener Hikes

• Welcome Katie “Oats” from Sawyer

Show Notes

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• SLASR Merchandise

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• Wild Raven Endurance Coaching

• 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

• Tilted Compass

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