Ep 76 - LIVE w/ Arc'teryx Athlete Adam Campbell

the Sharp End Podcast

Sports

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On January 10th, 2020 Adam Campbell and his wife, Laura Kosakoski were skiing with their friend Kevin in the Mount Hector area of Banff National Park. Laura skied first, Kevin followed, as Adam approached the slope, he triggered a size 2.5 avalanche that pushed Laura into a terrain trap and buried her with over 12 feet of snow. Although Adam and Kevin were able to get to her, she never regained consciousness. She passed away from her injuries the next day. Adam has had to live with the grief and trauma of triggering the slide and losing his wife ever since. This episode was recorded LIVE at the American Alpine Club’s Annual Benefit weekend in Denver, Colorado on March 26th, 2022. This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe.  Episode sponsors include Rocky Talkie, Sterling Ropes and the American Alpine Club. --> 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at www.rockytalkie.com with code SHARPEND —> 15% off Sterling Rope with code SHARPEND —> 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20 Become a Patreon: patreon.com/thesharpendpodcast Visit my website: www.thesharpendpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Sharp End podcast. I'm Ashley your hostess and creator of the show.
0:17.0	I was spring skiing when I severed my ACL. Oof, what a bad memory. I still eventually need to get surgery.
0:23.7	Anyway, when I heard my knee pop, I was able to communicate down to my partner because I had my
0:28.8	rocky talky radio clipped right on the shoulder strap of my pack.
0:32.1	I held the transieve button and radio down, I injured my knee.
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0:49.6	backcountry skiing and snow machining, even on road trips. If you like discounts, get 10% off your radios with code
0:57.1	sharp end at rockitockey.com. The next three episodes of this podcast are also supported by Sterling Ropes.
1:07.0	A wet rope is heavy, hard to handle, and can be flat out dangerous.
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1:26.2	and only available from Sterling.
1:29.1	Visit Sterling Rope.com to learn more and use code sharp end for 15% off.
1:36.9	This show is also supported by the American Alpine Club.
1:42.0	Just last month in March on my birthday weekend I flew to Colorado for the American Alpine Club's annual benefit gala.
1:48.0	I had the honor of sitting with Adam Campbell at the American Alpine Club's event to hear about the
1:52.6	Avalanche that took his best friend and partner. I've been following both Adam
1:57.2	and Laura on social media for years before this incident. Their adventures,
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