Aug 16, 2024
This week we have a follow up on
Episode 154 where we covered a March 1983 fatality on Mount
Washington where 23 year old Ken Hokenson lost his life and his
hiking partner, Ali Kashkooli was rescued. At the time
we covered the story we used the details provided in the Summer
1984 Appalachia Journal. The writer of that article and the rescuer
who first found Ken and later helped rescue Ali is Doug Teschner.
Doug was told about our segment and was kind enough to do a follow
up interview with us so definitely stick around for this segment
because Doug has a lot of interesting background on that event and
we really get into what the White Mountains were like back then.
Later in the show our friends Scott and Addie sit down to talk
about the Loon Echo Land Trust which is a non-profit organization
that conserves, protects, and maintains many of the trails and land
in the Lakes Region of Maine. Scott and Addie are overseeing a
trail race series that helps support the trust so we will talk
about those races, learn about some of the Loon Echo hiking areas
and talk about trail running in the Whites. All this plus Falling
Waters reroute, powered hiking pants, and recent hikes on Quincy
Bogs, and Middle Mountain.
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Cog Railway
Legionnaires Disease
Lincoln Woods bear is habituated to humans
No show next week - short summer break
Falling Waters Trail is being re-routed
Lawsuit related South Baldface Fatality has been dismissed
Article about younger people needing rescues in the UK
NH Big Trees
Gear Review
FKT to hike the Northeast 115
Welcome Doug Teschner - recap of 1983 Fatality and Rescue on Mount Washington (42:00)
Welcome Scott and Addie from the Loon Echo Land Trust
Stomp reviews Lost Person Strategy
Recent Search and Rescue
Show Notes
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