Ep. 138: Backcountry Safety with Jimmy Kits

Cutting The Distance

MeatEater

Wilderness, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Sports

4.9 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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This week's guest, Jimmy Gruenwald, aka Jimmy Kits, talks about getting the right items in your backpack's first aid kit. We talk tourniquets, quick clot, and more. Don't skip this episode - your life may depend on it!

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0:00.0	You're listening to an I-Heart podcast.
0:16.6	All right. Welcome back to another episode of Cutting the Distance podcast. I'm Dirk Durham.
0:21.5	And this week's episode is about backcountry safety.
0:26.2	I met my guest a few years ago at Elk Shape Camp, and I was completely blown away about all the information that he presented to all the campers.
0:36.7	And I'm just going to introduce him right now.
0:40.5	His name's Jimmy Grunwald, aka Jimmy Kitts.
0:44.2	Did I say your last name right?
0:45.8	No, you got it.
0:46.6	It was spot on, spot on.
0:49.4	Awesome.
0:50.0	Welcome to the show.
0:51.6	Thank you very much for having me, Dirk.
0:53.1	I appreciate it.
0:53.9	It's great seeing you.
0:55.3	Yeah, yeah.
0:56.1	It's been a while since we talked.
0:58.3	Now, last time I think we were talking, you were coming to Idaho, El Cunning.
1:05.3	That was a couple years ago.
1:07.6	How'd that go?
1:08.4	Did you end up making it out?
1:09.7	And did you guys do any good?
1:12.0	So it was a very humbling experience. Anytime hunting in Idaho was some pretty steep
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