Ep. 242: Tragedy & Triumph in Mountain Climbing - Brad & Melissa McQueen
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2017
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In May of 2001, the Brad, his wife, Melissa, and his father were stranded overnight on Mount Evans during a freak late-spring blizzard. Melissa punched through snow into a creek and ended up spending the night out in the cold.... Brad and Melissa McQueen are on a mission to share their story for the benefit of others. This is a story about overcoming tragedy, about a deep love for mountains, and about continuing forward to make a difference in the lives of others and for the sport they love. Don't miss this episode about Colorado 14ers, tragedy, and triumph. Thanks, Brad and Melissa for sharing your amazing story with us today!
Book: Exposed: Tragedy & Triumph in Mountain Climbing
www.exposedmountainbook.com
www.amazon.com/Exposed-Tragedy-Triumph-Mountain-Climbing/dp/1555664598
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| 0:00.0 | This is the adventure sports podcast brought to you by 180Tack. |
| 0:22.9 | Get out there and have some fun. |
| 0:25.7 | Episode 242, Brad and Melissa McQueen. |
| 0:30.8 | Tragedy and triumph in mountain climbing. |
| 0:37.4 | Music Hello and welcome to the adventure sports podcast. This is your host, Kurt Linville. |
| 0:53.4 | Hey, I want to say a special greeting to |
| 0:55.1 | all of our new listeners. Our downloads have been growing like crazy, which is very exciting for us. |
| 1:00.5 | Thank you to the existing listeners who have been sharing the word. We really appreciate it. |
| 1:06.3 | And new listeners, welcome to the Adventure Sports Podcast community. We're so glad that you're here. |
| 1:11.8 | So I have a couple of announcements before we dive into the main show today. The first is |
| 1:16.8 | about the show. We recorded this show all the way back on January the 5th, so the beginning |
| 1:22.3 | of January. And that really only matters because we referenced the calendar later in the show, and it'll make more sense if you know that we're talking about just a couple of weeks. |
| 1:35.0 | So you'll know what that means later when you hear it. |
| 1:38.2 | Also, as a free service to the adventure sports community, We like to make announcements for people about events |
| 1:46.4 | and programs that are going on that benefit us all. We recently received a press release from |
| 1:51.5 | Granite Gear. I want to share what this is all about. It says here, taking a major dose of |
| 1:56.2 | inspiration from the Pack-It-Out team, Granite Gear has committed to supporting others who will pack out |
| 2:02.1 | trash on the trails around the country through their newly launched groundskeepers team. |
| 2:07.7 | The team is compiled of 15 individuals who have committed to through hiking various long trails in 2017, |
| 2:14.3 | including the Pacific Crest Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and others. |
| 2:18.4 | They say here, we're incredibly proud of what the packing it out team accomplished in just two years, |
| 2:24.7 | over 1,700 pounds of trash packed out. |
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