"I'm going to die," she thought. "There's nothing I can do." These were the thoughts going through Leah Brown's head as she was sliding down the icy slope of Mount Hood. We invited Leah and one of the rescuers, Erik Broms to talk about...

Mt. Ellinor in the Olympic National Forest is a very popular peak. This strenuous hike offers spectacular views of he Olympics as the reward.In this episode Ania is joined by her fellow rescuers Amy and Milo to talk about the accident that ...

Eldorado Peak, with its knife edge summit, is one of the most iconic peaks in the Pacific Northwest. Our very own PMR member, Marc "Milo" Milobinski is joining Amy Graham and Ania Wiktorowicz to talk about his climb of Eldorado&nbs...

Chris Erickson was a veteran mountain ranger in Denali when he was faced with a crevasse rescue that was deemed impossible: extricate a fallen climber from a 60 foot depth of a crevasse what was only 12 inches wide on the bottom.  His stor...

Hosted by Ania Wiktorowicz, Created by Mari FeherAndrew Holman is a Portland, Or transplant living and climbing around Anchorage, Alaska. In the process of climbing all the peaks of the Chugach  Mountain range near Anchorage, one n...

Hosted by Ania Wiktorowicz, Created by Mari FeherEric Gagnon has been in Search and Rescue for 25 years.  He has been in helicopter rescues for 10 years with King County Sheriff's office in the state of Washington after a start at ...

Created by Mari Feher, Hosted by Ania WiktoroviczIn July of 2022 Jaden Stewart of  Gallatin County Sheriff SAR in Montana, Karel Kaiser and their partner set out to summit Mt Rainier in the state of Washington via the Ptarmigan Rid...

Hosted by Ania Wiktorowitz, Created by Mari FeherWe all have a connection to nature and the mountains. It is unavoidable to experience some stress, trauma or even loss and grief while you are on your favourite pitch or route. How do you...

K9 Rook is a human remains detection K9, a  Belgian Malinois that works for the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office along with his handler, Terri Hines. What does Rook do exactly? What is the certification process for your dog to be...

Hosted by Ania Wiktorowicz, Created by Mari FeherIn June of 2022 Sam Kang was leading a 5.6 trad route on Unicorn Peak in the Tatoosh Range in Washington, when a microwave-size rock came loose, sending them to a 25 foot fall, landing fa...

Hosted by Ania Wiktorowicz, Created by Mari FeherIn today's episode Ania is talking to Gabe Kitter. He was featured on Garmin.com when his inReach Mini and his trusty friend Steven Jensen saved his life after his 800+ pound snowmobile r...

Cheri Higman is the first female chair person of Seattle Mountain Rescue,  unravelling  her first mission that turned into three separate call outs within 24 hours. 

Hosted by Ania Wiktorowicz, Created by Mari FeherDid you know that after an avalanche  you, as a back country recreationist are the strongest link in the chain of survival? Heiko Stopsack is a paramedic with the King County Medic 1...

Created by Mari Feher, Hosted by Ania WiktorowiczDale Remsberg is an IFMGA and AMGA mountain guide based in Lafayette, CO. He currently serves as a technical director of the American Mountain Guides Association, which includes instructi...

Should Airbags Be Standard Avalanche Safety Equipment? Avalanche Airbags , invented in the 1980s prevent mortality  better than avalanche transceivers, but have yet to be widely adopted. Is the price and weight difference worth it to save ...

Created by Mari Feher, Hosted by Ania WictorowiczSo you like backcountry skiing and mountaineering? If you are a beginner you may stick to known routes but if you do like getting off the heavily traveled areas and find your way thro...

Hosted by: Ania Wiktorowicz Created by: Mari FeherIn 2020 Jake Palazzi had one of those classic rappel accidents.  Upon topping out on a five pitch route,  Wherever I may roam at Smith Rock in Oregon, he came to a crashing hal...

Created by Mari Feher,  Hosted by Ania WiktorowiczOn May 31, 2019 four climbers -- Yevgeniy Krasnitskiy, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Vasily Aushev and Kostya "Constantine" Toporov --

Created by: Mari Feher, Hosted by:  Ania WiktorowiczA fire erupted on  Sept. 8, 2012, and burned about 26,000 acres, or about 40 square miles at the Pole Creek trailhead.  The fire that was caused by lightning cost about ...

Created by: Mari Feher,  Hosted by: Ania WiktorowiczAre ice caves the same as glacier caves? Should you be taking your selfie with them or explore them on your own? Did you know that the PNW has one of the few remaining ice caves i...

Created by: Mari Feher,  Hosted by: Ania WiktorowiczHave you ever experienced a whiteout?  Imagine 2 feet visibility where you can not even see the steps you've just made, blowing ice, temperatures dropping drastically. Now ad...

Created by: Mari Feher,  Hosted by: Ania WiktorowiczTom Gall, one of Portland Mountain Rescue's Rescue Leader takes you down to the Grand Canyon where a canyoneering trip when horribly wrong.  Tom's years of experience as a 20...

Created by: Mari Feher,  Hosted by: Ania WiktorowiczHave you ever wondered how long  it is and what it takes to complete a full rescue? Ania is picking the brains of Clackamas County Sheriff's  SAR Deputy Scott Meyers and...

Created by: Mari Feher,  Hosted by: Ania WiktorowiczPMR is recruiting! Every 2 years Portland Mountain Rescue holds try outs for new members and the time has come for you to apply if you were ever interested in belonging to one of ...

Created by: Mari Feher,  Hosted by: Ania WiktorowiczNWAC's own Peter Moore avalanche specialist gives you an insight into avalanches on Mt Hood.  Avalanche science, weather and preparedness is the center points of this intervi...