Ep 68 - Caught In A Storm On The Second Pitch - Ed

the Sharp End Podcast

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4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In late July 2016, Ed and three other climbers in his group were caught in a sudden storm on top of 180 foot, two pitch climb called ”Waves" in the Black Hills behind Rushmore. With estimated 50 mph winds, a dangerous plunging temperature, and golf-ball-sized hail, getting off the climb was a test of experience, concentration, and teamwork. Listen to the end of this episode to hear Desert Mountain Medicine’s Program Director Morgan Matthews (RN, CEN, WFR) talk about why Hypothermia is no joke. This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe and backed by the American Alpine Club. Episode sponsors include Rocky Talkie and Desert Mountain Medicine. Get 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at www.rockytalkie.com with code SHARPEND Get 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20 Become a Patreon: patreon.com/thesharpendpodcast! Buy a Sharp End top: https://www.bonfire.com/sharp-end-tops/ Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thesharpend Poke around my shiny NEW website: www.thesharpendpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Sharp and Podcast. I'm Ashley the creator of this show. I'm Ashley the creator of this show. As you'll hear in this
0:15.0	episode, Ed was caught in a bad storm on top of this multi-pitched climb. He had trouble
0:20.1	hearing his climbing partner because of how loud the wind was.
0:23.0	Don't get caught in that position.
0:25.0	Stop yelling down and wondering if your climbing partner heard what you said.
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0:40.0	Rockie Tocke also donates $2 per radio to volunteer search and rescue teams around the country.
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0:54.8	If you enjoy my podcast, please consider becoming a patron member.
0:59.0	It takes a lot of time, effort, love, and energy to continue to make each episode. I've been doing this for you for
1:05.2	over six and a half years, putting out a new episode every first of the month. I've never
1:09.7	missed a month, and that's 68 months in a row. I want to make this a sustainable project for myself.
1:16.0	And if you become a Patreon at $5 a month, that's only $60 a year,
1:21.0	and that may not be a lot to you, but if all 50,000 people that listen to this show
1:25.8	donated that amount of money, I could potentially quit my day job and make this a full-time thing.
1:31.6	So please show your support by becoming a Patreon member.
1:34.7	This show is also supported by the American Alpine Club and Desert Mountain
1:41.2	Medicine.
1:50.0	My guests today and some friends went out on a climbing trip and they got caught on the rock on a bad storm. And I have Ed here to tell you his tale.
1:52.0	Please enjoy. and I have Ed here to tell you his tale.
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