This is the Sharp End, a podcast from Accidents the North American Climbing.

Welcome back.

I recorded this episode of the basement of a vintage building with

spotty Wi-Fi while proctoring a 52-day semester course for the Our Bound

School. My students were upstairs running through their woofer scenarios with the

incredible desert mountain medicine instructors while I snuck in an interview

of an incident that piqued my interest. I want to go ahead and apologize for a couple of places

where the recording gets a bit scratchy. There is really nothing that I could do

about in terms of editing. I just need better Wi-Fi. But the reality of the situation is that being on a road consistently

makes it challenging for me to find good uninterrupted Wi-Fi,

but I promise to try harder.

So thanks again for listening. What happens in this

episode can actually happen to anyone. It can happen to any outdoor

recreational at any moment. It can happen to you. But in this case, it happened to three passionate

climbers, Carl, Billy, and Morgan. They're in Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah on February 14th.

I have Carl Deck on the line to tell you all about it.

Hi Carl, how you doing? I'm doing really well.

It's good to meet you over the phone.

Nice to meet you as well.

And can you go ahead and introduce yourself to the to the listeners.

Sure my name is Carl Deck. I own a Utah-based guide service. We guide rock climbing

canioneering and river rafting in Moab, and in various locations throughout Utah.

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