Starlight and Storm: The Inner Thoughts of a Mountain Guide
By Dick Chasse
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This is a collection of my thoughts on philosophy and techniques regarding mountain guiding and outdoor leadership. I record each episode unscripted and usually in a single take.
Starlight and Storm is a book by Gaston Rebuffat published in 1956. He was a visionary french guide that has eloquently written about guiding and mountain craft.
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Silos
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Get your kit dialed in
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Take care of your kit
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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“What are you still hanging onto?”
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Orders of magnitude
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Pendulums
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Levers
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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How do you know if a mountain guide is at a party?
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Discomfort
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Paralyzed
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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It Works!
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May 13, 2025 |
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Medical/life update
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Risk w/Chris pt.3
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Risk w/Chris pt.2
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Risk w/Chris pt.1
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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One year medical anniversary
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Ice Climbing! w/Kendra Stritch pt.3
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Ice Climbing! w/Kendra Stritch pt.2
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Ice Climbing! w/Kendra Stritch pt.1
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Grain of salt
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Another perfectly good hour w/Dick and Silas
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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The Process
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Why I still make this podcast
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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What’s Next?
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Knowledge…
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Edge Transitions
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Post Op
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Surgery Eve w/Sarah O’Malley
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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“Rules are for fools”
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Surgery update
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Mountains are still dangerous
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Repost with an intro:Homogenization
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Releasable Rappels
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May 30, 2024 |
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Intoxication
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May 20, 2024 |
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Conviction
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May 19, 2024 |
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Ropes?
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May 16, 2024 |
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Intangibles
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May 15, 2024 |
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Every piece matters with Silas Rossi
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May 02, 2024 |
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Interfacing with Bolt Anchors
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Save the date and micro relationships
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Zebracorn, community, collaboration
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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The audacity of mountain guiding
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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The Gratitude Episode
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Zebras and the Guiding Soundscape
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Lemons
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Improved Audio! Rossi Talk: Learning to Lead
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Gym to Crag
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Reading People
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Managing Expectations
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Financial Planning with Dan pt 2
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Financial Planning with Dan pt 1
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Guide the terrain not the route
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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The embodiment of skills
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Career Advice?
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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A Shout Out To Praxis Skis
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Mack Attack! Another discussion with Mack and her progression in guiding
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Concepts and managing the details
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Fast Food
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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What is good guiding?
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Iteration
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Polyphemus
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Belay Takeovers
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Spring Theory and Role Modeling
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May 26, 2023 |
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The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.3
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May 13, 2023 |
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The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.2
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May 12, 2023 |
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The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.1
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May 11, 2023 |
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Scale with Silas Rossi
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May 08, 2023 |
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Own the material
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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State of the Union pt. 2
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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The Last Winter Guide
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Hard Charging with Riley Whitney: skiing and ski technique pt. 2
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Hard Charging with Riley Whitney: skiing and ski technique pt. 1
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Time
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Mental Health
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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So you want to start your own guide service
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Watch those carabiners
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Cleaning things up
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Clip and Flip
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Listener Request #3: Opposite and Opposed
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Listener Request #2: Hard Points
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The State of the Union
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Another repost. Guiding kids.
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Listener Request: Ground Anchors
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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The shelf
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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The Why
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Reposting an episode I think is important. Elongation and fall line management
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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PSA: Wear a F#*%ing Helmet
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May 21, 2022 |
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The three pillars of technical rescue
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May 14, 2022 |
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Rossi Talk: Perspectives on the importance of habits pt. 2
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May 11, 2022 |
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Rossi Talk: Perspectives on the importance of habits pt. 1
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May 11, 2022 |
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Stacked Belays
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May 11, 2022 |
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Philosophical ramblings of a technical topic: Outside, Inside, Underneath
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May 10, 2022 |
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Reflections from Iceland
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May 08, 2022 |
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Position of Power
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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High Directionals
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Directionals
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Considerations for belaying at the top
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Introducing leading to newer guides-instructors
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Rossi Talk: Learning to lead
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Backing up your rappel
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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On a Bight…
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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En Français
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Thoughts about the skin track
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Cooking pt.5 Putting it all together
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Cooking pt.4 Food
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Cooking pt.3 Cook Kits
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Cooking pt.2 Stoves
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Cooking pt.1 Macro
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Conversation #10 pt.1 The Professional
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Conversation #10 pt.2 The Professional
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Conversation #9 The Magical Mystery Tour
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Conversation #8 The man, the myth, the legend...
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Shortening the rope with Silas Rossi
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Conversation #7 Ferrari Rossi
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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conversation #6 The client/guide relationship
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Guide Notebook
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Navigation pt.5 Putting it all together
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Navigation pt.4 Tour and Time Plans
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Navigation pt.3 The Norths
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Navigation pt.2 Coordinate Systems
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Navigation pt.1 Apples to Apples
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Conversation #5 pt.2 Academia
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Conversation #5 pt.1 Academia
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Conversation #4 The Chef
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Conversation #3 Shannon Mayo
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Conversation #2 The First Years
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Decisiveness
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Conversation #1 The Interns
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Conversations
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Friction Hitches
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Terrain progression
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Stress pt. 3 Performance under stress
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Stress pt. 2 Performance Anxiety
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Stress pt. 1 Client Stress
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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If there’s rope there’s hope
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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This one’s for Grommet
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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ROPE!!!
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Just a cog in the machine
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Changing the Narrative
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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15,000!
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Witness the Fitness
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Opinions
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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The Up to Down Transition in Caterpillar
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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Data Consumers and Data Producers
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Mountain Craft
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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To Back Up or Knot
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Terrain Familiarity
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Passing the Baton
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Details Matter
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Millimeters
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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White Noise
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May 14, 2021 |
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The High Ground
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May 08, 2021 |
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Chess
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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No I in Team
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Uncertainty
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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A Framework of Thought
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Application and Refinement
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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OSI Interview
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Courses-Exams pt.2
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Habits
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Courses-Exams pt.1
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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Remote Mentoring
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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LEGOS
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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Be Vigilant
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Anatomy of a Near Miss
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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When Clients Want To Step Out
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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Multi Pitch Stance Management pt 2:Twists
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Guiding in the Covid World
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May 24, 2020 |
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Curiosity Mind-set
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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Counter Balance pt 3:Context.
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Counter Balance pt 2:Counter lower and rappel
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Counter Balance pt 1:Tool choice and going up
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Mechanical Advantage pt 4:Wrap up
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Mechanical Advantage pt 3:Force at the Anchor, Friction, Progress Capture
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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Mechanical Advantage pt 2:The T Method and The Pulley Effect
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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Mechanical Advantage pt 1:Nomenclature
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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Open Dialogue
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Top Managed Systems
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Client Care
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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This is the end...Probably.
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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Multi Pitch Stance Management
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Humility
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 13:Final Thoughts
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 12:Hybrid and Cascading Anchors
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 11:Distributive Anchors
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 10:Sequential Anchors
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 9:Rock Gear
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 8:Snow and Ice
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 7:Natural Anchors
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 6:Efficiency and Strong
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 5:No Extension
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 4:Equalization
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 3:Micro Structure
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 2:Macro Structure
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Anchoring pt 1:Redundancy
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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This Game is Real
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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What’s in your Pack
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Fatigue
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Navigation
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Sep 07, 2019 |
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Dynamic Guiding for Young Children in Single and Multi Pitch Terrain
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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The Guiding Paradox
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Rant
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Prescriptive vs Descriptive
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Sustainability
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Closures
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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Biases in Guide Education
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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Spotting
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Techtalk #10 SLCD’s
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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The Guiding Spirit
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Jul 13, 2019 |
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Accessibility
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Own That Belay
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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Design
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Jun 22, 2019 |
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Techtalk #9 Le Piolet
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Jun 15, 2019 |
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Fundamentals
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Risk and Reward
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Techtalk #3 Plaquettes
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Jun 08, 2019 |
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Multitasking
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Jun 08, 2019 |
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Techtalk #8 The Universal Up to Down Transition using Parallel
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Techtalk #7 Caterpillar, Parallel, End Roping
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Terrain Revisited
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Techtalk #6 Pacing
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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Look for the solution not the problem
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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Techtalk #5 N Anchor
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May 31, 2019 |
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Big Data
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May 20, 2019 |
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Stewardship
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May 20, 2019 |
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The Complexity in Simplicity
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May 20, 2019 |
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Techtalk #4 Short roping/pitching
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May 20, 2019 |
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Predictability
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May 20, 2019 |
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Efficiency
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May 20, 2019 |
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Logic and Balance
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May 20, 2019 |
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Elongation and Fall Line Management
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May 20, 2019 |
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Precision and Accuracy
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May 20, 2019 |
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Vision
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May 20, 2019 |
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Finish the Task
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May 20, 2019 |
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Resource Management and Intent
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May 20, 2019 |
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Rope Handling
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May 20, 2019 |
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Terrain
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May 20, 2019 |
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Pixels
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May 20, 2019 |
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Techtalk #2 Munter Hitch
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May 20, 2019 |
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Checklists
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May 20, 2019 |
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Are we Lucky or Are we Good?
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May 20, 2019 |
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Professionalism
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May 20, 2019 |
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White Belt
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May 20, 2019 |
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Techtalk #1 Overhand and Figure 8 on a Bight, 2 Loop Figure 8, BFK
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May 20, 2019 |
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Mentorship
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May 20, 2019 |
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Learning
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May 20, 2019 |
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Trust
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May 20, 2019 |
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Why we Guide
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May 20, 2019 |
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Why are You Doing This?
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May 20, 2019 |
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Introduction
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May 19, 2019 |
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The Process of Lifelong Learning
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May 19, 2019 |