Ep 18 - Epic in Yosemite National Park - Marcus Mazzaferri

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🗓️ 1 July 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

By late April, Marcus Mazzaferri had already hiked nearly 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. He was just about to stop for the day near Tuolumne Meadows, high in Yosemite National Park, when he came across a swollen creek and decided to cross it before setting up camp. What happened next left Marcus all alone, with no gear, 15 miles from the nearest road. His story will make you wonder: What would I have done? The Sharp End is produced each month by Accidents in North American Climbing, an annual publication of the American Alpine Club, and is presented by Mammut, with additional support from Vertical Medicine Resources and Colorado Outward Bound School.

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0:00.0	Welcome back. I'm Ashley, your host has borne the sharp end.
0:10.0	I'm Ashley, your host is for The Sharp End.
0:15.1	This podcast is brought to you by the American Alpine Club and sponsored by Mamoot.
0:20.8	Mamoot is a Swiss company specializing in mountain sports since 1862, a premium manufacturer of
0:27.0	technical clothing, footwear, climbing gear, and alpine equipment.
0:31.7	The company embodies Swiss technology and its products are
0:34.7	distinguished by having the highest quality, functionality, and safety.
0:39.8	Mamoot assumes social responsibility and leaves behind the smallest possible ecological footprint
0:45.1	so future generations can continue to enjoy the mountains.
0:48.6	Mamut, absolute alpine. Thank you to Vertical Medicine Resources and the Colorado Hour
0:56.4	Brown School for being contributing sponsors of the Sharpen. And there's one more
1:00.8	thanks. Mr. Grayson Kemp, he helped a whole bunch editing this episode.
1:06.5	So thanks so much. Your help literally came at the perfect time.
1:12.4	All right, so this month's guest is an avid hiker and adventurer.
1:16.3	Sometimes heading into the hills solo. This particular incident occurred this spring.
1:23.0	April of 2017, I recorded this interview only a week after the incident.
1:29.0	This all happened in Tuollemy Meadows, the high country of Yosemite National Park, and it happened
1:34.8	right before he was going to cook himself dinner. I'll let him give you the
1:38.4	details. Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
1:45.0	Yeah, yeah, my name is Marcus Masa Ferry. I'm 25 years old and I live out in Portland, Oregon right now and this last couple months I had planned a trip to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.
1:58.0	When did you start off on the PCT?
2:00.0	So I started April 1st, just a few days after my 25th birthday of this year.
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