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Triple Point Training
by Wilderness risk management with Luc Mehl
Conversations about wilderness risk management, stories from the backcountry, and tools to become better partners.Some episodes are the audio from meetings of the Start & End at Home wilderness risk management and trip planning course.Cover art by Greta Van Campen.
Episodes
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Anchorage Museum Outdoor Adventure Series: When Things Go Wrong – Prevention, Response, and Recovery in the Great Outdoors
This panel discussion at the Anchorage Museum featured experts addressing outdoor risks. Themes included learning from mistakes, preparing for emergencies, and the importance of effective planning and support. Each speaker emphasized building skills, fostering hazard awareness, and providing...
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Mik Dalpes: Leadership & Vulnerability
Mik Dalpes is an avalanche forecaster for the Chugach National Forest in Alaska. Her previous roles included teaching at the Alaska Avalanche School and Outward Bound, ski patrolling at Alyeska, and being a Ranger at Kenai Fjords and Denali National Parks. Mik’s story in this conversation comes...
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Erin Phillips: Helicopter Rescue Pilot
In this episode of the Triple Point Training Podcast, Erin Phillips, a helicopter pilot for the Alaska Air National Guard, shares insights from his extensive experience in wilderness risk management and rescue missions. Phillips discusses operational risk mitigation, effective mission planning…
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Risk Ramble, January 2025
The presentation covers various risk concepts and insights drawn from recent readings and discussions. Key topics include risk frameworks, opportunity, mistakes, uncertainty, tolerance and perception, and aversion vs. savvy. Influential authors include Todd Conklin, Michele Wucker, Nassim Taleb,...
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Joe Stock: The Avalanche Factor
Joe Stock, an IFMGA-licensed mountain guide from Anchorage, Alaska, authored "The Avalanche Factor," which won the 2024 National Outdoor Book Award. The book is praised for its innovative approach to avalanche education, urging readers to consider terrain over technical details. Stock also...
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Jim Harris: How the Mountains Taught Me to Walk Again
In 2013, I met Jim Harris during a biking and packrafting trip to Mexico. A year later, he faced paralysis from a kiting accident. Jim's recovery journey highlights the importance of self-agency and wilderness skills, which aided him in relearning to walk and navigate life after injury.
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What Goes Right: Rio La Venta Close Call Report
A group of paddlers, Sarah, Jack, Rod, and Heidi, embarked on a challenging expedition on the Rio La Venta in Mexico. Despite selecting the river for its Instagram popularity and ease, they faced unexpected high water levels and various risks such as sieves, rocky passages, venomous snakes, and...
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Charlie Walbridge: What have we learned from the river accident database?
Charlie Walbridge is a pivotal figure in whitewater safety, overseeing the American Whitewater Accident Database. Leveraging extensive research and experience, he offers invaluable insights into preventing mishaps. With a rich background in paddling, design, education, and conservation, his...
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Deb Ajango: Emergency Preparedness
Deb Ajango is a world-class wilderness medicine and risk management educator. Deb's teaching is so effective (as recognized by several national awards) because she combines her extensive experience with brain science—an understanding of how our brains learn, respond, and are best prepared for...
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Will Gadd: Risk Engagement and Decision-making in the Mountains
Will Gadd is a world-class mountain athlete with sponsorships from Red Bull, Arc'teryx, Black Diamond, Scarpa, and others. Will's accomplishments include first descents by kayak and national championships in rock climbing, ice climbing, and paragliding. But what really caught my attention is…
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Daryl Miller: From Rodeo Clown to Denali Ranger
Daryl Miller has been a risk management role model of mine since I first heard some of his safety messaging based on 18 years as a Ranger and Chief Ranger with the Denali National Park. I visited Daryl at his house a few years ago and was so enthralled by his stories that I interrupted the...
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Brooke Edwards: The Stress Continuum for Outdoor Recreation
Brooke Edwards is a mountain guide and avalanche educator with twenty years of experience in the ski industry. She is part of the Responder Alliance and talks about the stress continuum, stress injuries, and how human factors and self-awareness influence decision-making in hazardous environments....
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Pat Gault: Wilderness Risk Management and Mountain Motivation
Pat Gault is a retired Pararescue Jumper for the Air National Guard 212th Rescue Squadron. Pat talks about his motivation to spend time in the mountains as well as how professionals manage environmental and human risk factors. This recording is from a guest presentation in the Start & End at Home...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Conversations about wilderness risk management, stories from the backcountry, and tools to become better partners.Some episodes are the audio from meetings of the Start & End at Home wilderness risk management and trip planning course.Cover art by Greta Van Campen.
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Wilderness risk management with Luc Mehl
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Conversations about wilderness risk management, stories from the backcountry, and tools to become better partners.Some episodes are the audio from meetings of the Start & End at Home wilderness risk management and trip planning course.Cover art by Greta Van Campen.
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