Hey everybody, welcome back to the Blister Podcast on the Blister Podcast Network.

I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, and you can check out everything.

We're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com.

Today, Cody Townsend and I are back to review some of the news of the second half of April and

all of the month of May, and that includes Rob Katz's return to Vale and the future of

Vail. What's going on with REI? We talk about the sale of peeps, the latest way to speed up Mount Everest. We talk about the most

Canadian news and that came in courtesy of listener Ben Masarros. Thank you, Ben. We share what we are

reading and watching and in that section. We announced the return of the monthly Blister Book Club. I am very excited about

this, so you'll hear a little bit about what we have in the works at the end of this conversation.

And folks, given that Cody and I are now back on our regular schedule of posting, reviewing

the new episodes on the first Monday of the new month.

Well, we would love to have you send us stories that you'd like to see us discuss,

or send us your most pressing Mountain Town advice questions, or your very spiciest hot takes.

You can send us DMs for any of those things on our social channels or email us at

info at blisterreview.com. This episode of reviewing the news is presented by Scratch Labs. If you are

looking for quick energy without any stomach issues, well, that's what Scratch Lab products

are all about. This past weekend, I mountain biked on Saturday and on Sunday, and as always,

I took with me my favorite Scratch Labs energy chews. I am obsessed with the lemon and green

tea flavor.

And then when I got home, I used their hydration everyday drink mix to replenish electrolytes.

That is my current routine.

Now, if I'm going on a longer ride, I will definitely bring at least one of their energy bars.

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