Welcome back to the Sharpen podcast, a podcast aimed at minimizing future outdoor accidents by way of storytelling, real people sharing real stories.

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On June 13th, 2019, Liz and her friend set out to hike the Oxford and Belford Peaks,

which are 14ers in Colorado, including about an 11-mile hike

and lots of elevation gain. At one point on their hike, they got off-rout and lost the trail.

In this episode, Liz has lots of lessons learned that she wants to share with you. Please

tune in to the whole story to hear more. I hope you enjoy.

Hi everyone. I'm Liz Gargall. I'm really grateful for Ashley having me on the show today. So I'm in Denver, Colorado area, and I'm a professional cellist. That's my work.

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