Podcasts by The Fine Line
The Fine Line is a podcast that tells real stories of adventure, risk and rescue in the backcountry of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The podcast is produced by Backcountry Zero, a vision of the Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation to reduce fatalities in the backcountry.
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41. Peer Support: Stress Injuries and First Responders from 2021-10-01T12:39:36
Most of us are pretty good at talking about our physical injuries. A broken wrist on a bike ride. A blown ACL while skiing. When it comes to stress injuries and mental health, however, it’s easy to...
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40. Texas Two Step: We Bounce Pretty Good from 2021-08-20T15:45:01
People and horses have a long shared history in Jackson Hole. But not everyone rides off into the sunset. Example: On September 12, 2020, Teton County Search & Rescue was alerted to two women, sist...
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39. The Ray Shriver Story, Part 2 from 2021-05-28T17:44:35
In Part 2 of "The Ray Shriver Story," Mike Moyer discusses how he survived the tragic helicopter crash that killed his TCSAR teammate, Ray Shriver. Carol Viau, another TCSAR volunteer, talks about ...
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38. The Ray Shriver Story, Part 1 from 2021-05-13T20:53:03
On February 15, 2012, Teton County Search and Rescue received an emergency call to help an injured snowmobiler in the Togwotee area, about 60 miles northeast of Jackson, Wyoming. The response start...
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37. Youth in the Backcountry from 2021-03-25T21:07:33
How does a young person gain access to the backcountry? How do they do it safely? What happens when their Instagram feed is taken over by high flying stunts instead of avalanche awareness? How do t...
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36. Avalanche on Taylor Mountain, Part 2 from 2021-02-11T22:34:03
It’s human nature for all of us to want to prove ourselves. But in backcountry skiing, where margins for error in avalanche terrain can be razor thin, this can be a dangerous path—for experts, begi...
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35. Avalanche on Taylor Mountain, Part 1 from 2021-01-29T15:30:09
On April 1, 2020, Anna Meteyer met her friend Trace Carrillo for a backcountry snowboard tour on Taylor Mountain, a large peak on the west side of Teton Pass, Wyoming. In this two-part series of Th...
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34. Part 2: Crevasse Rescue on the Teton Glacier from 2020-12-24T23:01:32
In Part 2 of our story about a crevasse rescue on the Teton Glacier, Jenny Lake Climbing Ranger Mike Shain helps Tyler Willis get off the mountain to medical treatment, and they discuss the lessons...
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33. Part 1: Crevasse Rescue on the Teton Glacier from 2020-12-18T13:19:51
Thirty feet down a dark, icy crevasse, Tyler Willis never gave up hope that he would be rescued. That he was eventually pulled from the depths of the Teton Glacier by his climbing partner and two p...
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32. Night Rescue in Phillips Canyon from 2020-11-06T17:45:26
Season 5 of The Fine Line begins: On the calm evening of September 5, two mountain bikers set off to ride the technical Phillips Canyon trail off Teton Pass. About halfway into the ride, they appro...
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31. A Powder Day comes Crashing Down from 2020-05-28T18:13:13
Four Pines is one of the most popular ski descents in the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort backcountry. And yet, when something goes horribly wrong, as it did for Tom Gehling on the snowy afternoon of ...
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30. Grizzly Attack at Pacific Creek, Part 3 from 2020-04-28T00:41:10
In Chapter 3, James Moore talks with rescuer Lizzie Watson, his wife, Betsy, and brother, Jake Peasley, about his rescue, recovery and even some unexpected moments of humor as rescuers rushed him t...
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29. Grizzly Attack at Pacific Creek, Part 2 from 2020-04-21T00:33:43
In Chapter 2, James Moore and his brother, Jake Peasley, describe the intensity of the grizzly attack, and their hasty retreat from the wilderness via horseback to get to help. Photo: TCSAR team me...
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28. Grizzly Attack at Pacific Creek, Part 1 from 2020-04-13T19:40:07
James Moore had experience hunting in grizzly country. And if the Teton Wilderness is anything, it's full of grizzly bears. Moore struck out for the Whetstone Mountain area with his brother, Jake P...
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27. All Friends on a Powder Day from 2020-02-24T19:50:03
On Jan. 18, 2019, Jackson skier Jenny Karns fell upside down into a terrain trap during a powder day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. With her ski partner well ahead and unaware, she became trapped...
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26. Breaking Point in the Spoon Couloir, Encore Episode from 2020-01-22T18:25:59
The wind. It’s a dangerous variable, stripping snow from one zone and then loading up another. Even when danger is moderate and a ski route, well known, wind can be a wild card. With a heavy dose o...
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25. Rescue on the Reef from 2019-12-16T22:14:36
On February 20, 2018, IFMGA-certified mountain guide Paul Rachele was trying to set up a winter climbing route on a sharp crag off Teton Pass called The Reef. As he was setting the final anchor, he...
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24. The Search for Bernhard Rietmann from 2019-09-23T20:53:08
Bernhard Rietmann had a great sense of wanderlust. His drive for adventure landed him in Jackson Hole in the 1960s. Back when tourists only came in summer and innkeepers routinely hung up a gone fi...
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23. Struck by Lightning on the Grand Teton from 2019-08-19T09:00:05
The forecast looked promising the day before. But when climbers set out to summit the Grand Teton on July 21, 2010, a thunderstorm blasted the iconic peak. As repeated lightning strikes pinned clim...
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22. Trapped Underground from 2019-06-07T16:00:35
Spencer and Jessica Christiansen knew once they rappelled into the Darby Canyon Ice Cave they couldn't turn back. Spencer had done what he could to research the route, but the maze-like caves are m...
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21. Once Is Enough from 2019-04-17T16:27:40
An experienced athlete, Sally Franklyn started skiing with her parents before she could even walk. On March 24, 2012, she and three friends headed for a steep couloir called Once is Enough south of...
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20. Lost in a Whiteout from 2019-03-14T17:34:17
After taking a wrong turn on his snowboard in a whiteout, Pierre Bergman ended up stranded and alone in the backcountry. The 26-year-old works at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort where he skis everyday...
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19. Dogleg Couloir: A lesson on choosing ski partners from 2019-01-02T22:41:43
Greg Epstein cut his teeth skiing the backcountry of Jackson Hole. Along with friends, he had explored every nook and cranny of Granite Canyon just outside resort boundaries in Grand Teton National...
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18. Gothic Couloir: Blinded by desire from 2018-10-25T05:03:53
As avalanche season approaches, here's a re-play of our most popular episode ever.
When you move to Jackson in your 20’s, you can suddenly find yourself thrust into an extreme playground w...
17. Lost Hunter from 2018-10-09T16:27:42
In October of 2012, Jackson architect Paul Duncker met up with friends for a fall hunt in the heart of the Gros Ventre mountains. When Paul didn't return to hunting camp that night, his friends cal...
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16. Buffalo Fork River Rescue from 2018-08-23T14:52:47
Chuck and Brenda Markham were vacationing with friends when they decided to kayak the Buffalo Fork River. The most experienced kayaker in the group, Steve Fretz, took the lead. What they didn’t kno...
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15. Rock Slide in the Tetons from 2018-06-13T19:54:07
In August of 2017, Will Grenier, his younger sister Cassie and their friend Erin Gibbs were headed up the Middle Teton. They were all experienced hikers. At the time, 24 year old Cassie worked as a...
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14. Lost Snowmobilers: Stranded Overnight on Togwotee Pass from 2018-03-21T15:22:21
Caty Harris loves being outdoors and that's how she wanted to spend her birthday. So she and her boyfriend, BJ Appell rented snowmobiles to explore the trails around Togwotee Pass. Although they fo...
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13. Gothic Couloir: Blinded by Desire from 2018-02-15T16:04
When you move to Jackson in your 20’s, you can suddenly find yourself thrust into an extreme playground where the stakes are literally life and death. Accomplished ski racers Jim Ryan and Connor No...
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12. Surviving the Widowmaker from 2017-12-19T18:49:31
A Jackson resident with a long history of rescuing others suddenly finds himself at the mercy of a community of strangers on Teton Pass in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Once the head of the Himalayan Resc...
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11. Hiking Blind Date Turns Into High-Stakes Rescue from 2017-08-03T17:49:12
What happens when a hiking blind date turns into a rescue and the person at your side is someone you just met? Grand Teton National Park employee, Millie Jimenez, recalls how she was hiking on her ...
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10. Dangers of Descending Dissapointment Peak from 2017-06-28T19:20:20
On a Sunday in late June in Grand Teton National Park, rescue rangers started fielding multiple calls. The first call came at 5:55 p.m. An exhausted hiker was stuck on a steep snowy slope in Upper ...
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9. Marsh Creek Tests Swiftwater Savvy from 2017-05-23T03:22:12
In this episode, two Jackson Hole boaters recall an epic spring when big water lured them to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. With the traditional boat launch closed, they put in at Ma...
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8. A Maverick Heli Rescue from 2017-05-03T03:53:21
An ideal ski day on March 3, 2017, turns into an epic rescue and stunning revival on Maverick Peak in Grand Teton National Park.
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7. Breaking Point in the Spoon from 2017-03-09T15:23:13
Rene Etter-Garrette had been living in Jackson Hole for six winters. He'd found mentors willing to share their backcountry knowledge and skied challenging lines in Grand Teton National Park.
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6. The Black Hole from 2017-01-12T07:04:56
Backcountry skiers call the Mosquito Creek Drainage, "The Black Hole." It's a place where the terrain looks disarmingly similar, luring skiers downslope, away from Teton Pass, until it's too late a...
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5. Few Clues Lead Search for Missing Sisters from 2016-12-06T20:49:26
It's a parent's worst fear. Your children, all three of them, vanish in the wilderness. In 2015, three sisters, Megan, Erin and Kelsi Andrews-Sharer, embarked on what started out as a dream backpac...
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4. Sisters Trapped By Vanishing Trails, Unexpected Terrain from 2016-10-24T06:39:35
It's a parent's worst fear. Your children, all three of them, vanish in the wilderness. In this episode, we talk with three sisters, Megan, Erin and Kelsi Andrews-Sharer, about what started as a fi...
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3. September Snow Triggers Grand Rescue from 2016-09-21T10:45:50
A sudden, prolonged snowstorm on Sept. 11, 1985, stranded two parties on the Grand Teton. One party included Greg Findley, Nils Green and John Atthowe, all in their early 20s. Findley and Atthowe m...
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2. A Grizzly Encounter from 2016-08-14T23:53:49
Grand Teton National Park backcountry ranger John Carr and Bear Management Specialist Katherine Wilmot discuss a close encounter with a mother grizzly and two cubs and discusses the behaviors and r...
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1. A Single Step from 2016-07-12T23:54:35
In the first episode of The Fine Line, ski mountaineer Jesse Stover describes how a single step on Teewinot Mountain turns the perfect ski day into a fight for survival. We also hear from Teton Cou...
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