Ep 52 - COVID, Climbing and Rescue: Advice from Ranger Dave Weber

the Sharp End Podcast

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4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Denali mountaineering ranger and flight nurse Dave Weber returns to the Sharp End to talk COVID-19 and the issues related to outdoor recreation, first response to accidents, and staying sane during a tough stretch for outdoor adventurers. Don't forget to enter Mammut's big gear giveaway this month. Head to https://americanalpineclub.org/sharp-end-podcast to sign up. The Sharp End is presented by Mammut, with additional support from Desert Mountain Medicine. Support for this episode also was provided by Coros. This podcast is produced by the American Alpine Club.

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0:00.0	This is
0:05.0	brought to you by the American Alpine Club and sponsored by Mamut.
0:10.0	Mamut.
0:13.8	Mamut is extending our best wishes to you and your family during this time.
0:18.5	We look forward to recreating in our favorite places with our outdoor community soon.
0:30.0	For this sharp end episode, we will be giving away a rope, a harness, and a helmet from our new spring summer collection. Find out how to enter this giveaway at the end of this episode. In the meantime,
0:35.0	hashtag confidently stay. Thank you to Desert Mountain Medicine and Corros for sponsoring this episode.
0:42.0	Corros, as we climb higher, the risks associated with thinner air
0:47.0	increases. Just like vegans and avalanche airbags, great equipment can
0:51.4	help protect us. In addition to being the industry leader in battery life,
0:56.0	Corros Vertex and Apex Pro GPS watches provide
0:59.0	autonomous blood oxygen readings to help better inform climbers
1:02.0	and mountaineers of the
1:03.2	likeness they will develop hypoxia. A proprietary algorithm is used to take into
1:07.8	account elevation, heart rate, blood oxygen, and several other factors to advise a climber if they should stay put,
1:14.6	continue climbing, or head back down to base camp.
1:18.0	Follow at Corros Global on social media for more information about their amazing products and athlete stories.
1:26.3	Remember Dave Weber? I've talked him a few times on this podcast. He's the Denally Ranger and
1:30.8	Utah Life Flight Paramedic. Well Well I get to talk with him again
1:34.9	about all things COVID-19 and how it's affecting our climate community. I've
1:41.6	recorded this episode at the end of April and things are changing really fast with COVID,
1:46.0	but it seems like the situation is going to be with us for a long time.
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