Annual Sponsor

 

Rocky Talkie

Rocky Talkies are backcountry radios designed by a small team of climbers from Denver. These radios are lightweight, waterproof, durable and the most cost efficient radio on the market. The battery life is impressive too. They’re great for backcountry skiing, rock climbing, caravaning on road trips, splitting up backcountry groups, etc. 

If you need a radio for your backcountry use, check these out!! Rocky Talkie wants to hook you up with a 10% discount to keep you safe in the backcountry. Visit rockytalkie.com/SharpEnd to activate your savings today!

From the Rocky Talkie Team:

Ashley has been a wonderful partner, and friend, to us these past few years. She has made sure to use our radios during her adventures and has done a great job authentically sharing on her podcast about her positive experiences and the importance of backcountry communication. As a young company, the high level of trust and goodwill that she has with her audience has been especially meaningful to us. We frequently hear from her listeners letting us know that they took Ashley’s recommendation to purchase Rocky Talkies to heart, and now have convinced their friends to do the same. We feel very lucky and grateful to have Ashley as a partner!

 

Episode Sponsors

 

AutoSock

Looking to stay safe while making memories this winter season? AutoSock can help! AutoSock is a textile traction device that helps keep you safe while driving in snowy and icy conditions. It installs in minutes, meets or exceeds chain standards, and it's approved across the U.S. where chain laws exist!

Simplify safety with this lightweight and convenient traction solution that allows you to chase your adventure this winter. Sizes are available for most tires. Learn more about how AutoSock can transform your winter driving at AutoSock.us.

Next month AutoSock and I will do a giveaway! So make sure to tune into the November episode to learn how you can enter to win. 

American Alpine Institute

The American Alpine Institute’s mission is “to provide world-class mountain education, exceptional guided experiences and to inspire natural preservation.”

The Institute provides education, skills development and guiding in, rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing and snowboarding, avalanche awareness, technical rescue, canyoneering, backpacking, and wilderness skills.

With operations in six states and sixteen countries, the Institute is widely regarded as a leader in comprehensive technical mountain adventure. Learn more at alpineinstitute.com.

 
 

Sharp End Supporters

 

Responder Alliance

Responder Alliance Training Hubs provide a clear path for implementing our curriculum and tools. Occupational stress injury mitigation involves every role; the Hubs align all levels of organizational structure, including leadership, peer responders, field responders and clinicians. With expert guidance, participants learn collaboratively and maintain cutting-edge best practices in stress injury mitigation.

I will be taking the Responder Alliance Hub training to better serve my guests and our podcast community soon. All Sharp End listeners will get 15% off any Responder Alliance online courses or training, including the Responder Alliance HUB with code SHARPEND. Learn more today!

Mountain Sense

Mark Smiley is an IFMGA Mountain Guide with 20+ years of mountain experience. Not one to accept status quo as 'good enough', Mark tirelessly pursues 'a better way'. By leveraging the power of the Internet, learning mountain skills can now be accessible to anyone. Knowledge no longer reserved for those that "know a guy" that can show them the secrets of success. MTN Sense is Mark's answer to what he lacked when he was hungry to learn how to go bigger in the mountains.

I’m very grateful to Mark Smiley for sharing his passion and expertise on the pod (Episode 123)! Make sure to support small business and get yourself a rad rescue kit that is custom built by a person who knows exactly what is needed most.

Kahtoola

Founded in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1999, Kahtoola designs innovative footwear traction and gaiters that get you directly where you want to go. Inspired by owner and founder Danny Giovale's near-fatal accident in the Dolomites, they've grown from the original Kahtoola Traction System (KTS) crampon to a trusted lineup that includes MICROspikes®, EXOspikes™, NANOspikes® and performance gaiters. As an independent company, they believe in using business as a force for good — beyond gear, they dedicate themselves to supporting environmental and social causes that make the world a better place.

onX Backcountry

If you are planning your next adventure, the onX Backcountry app is built for people ready to explore. With LiDAR-based topo, 3D offline maps, wildfire, and cell-service layers, you can make smarter decisions before leaving for the trailhead.

Plus, Elite members now get dispersed camping layers so you can find campsites without the guesswork. When you are off-grid, offline maps and intuitive route-building tools help keep your whole group on track, even without service.

Get clarity when it counts. Use code SHARPEND60 for 60% off onX Backcountry Premium or Elite, valid for a limited time only!

Desert Mountain Medicine

Desert Mountain Medicine: innovative wilderness medicine training since 1998. DMM offers Wilderness Medicine Courses including Wilderness First Responders, Wilderness First Aid and more! They even have all women’s courses through the Women’s Wild Med Program which are wilderness Medicine courses for Women, taught by Women. DMM welcomes all women and girls (transgender and cisgender) as well as non- binary people who identify with the women’s community to join the Hybrid WFR in July in beautiful Leadville, Colorado.

For a 10% discount on any course use code SHARPEND10. Visit desertmountainmedicine.com today! Are you ready?

 
 

SWOOP.

SWOOP. is a small women-run company that was founded by one of my friends and fellow Alaskans, Virginia Lynn Peterson, to inspire connection within ourselves and others. They hand make their bras and apparel, focusing on comfort, functionality, and beautiful designs.

Last year, I was featured on their #iamalaska series and absolutely can vouch for the quality and comfort of their products. I’m OBSESSED with their bras and tunics.

Visit wearswoop.com to learn more and use code SHARPEND for 15% off. 

American Alpine Club

The American Alpine Club has supported my podcast since the very beginning of it’s existence — Now it’s time to support them!

Check out Membership 2.0, from the American Alpine Club. Climbing is inherently risky;  But with the enhanced rescue benefits of Membership 2.0, you can tie in a little easier knowing the American Alpine Club is on belay. Say you’re climbing and the situation goes south. The newly enhanced rescue and medical expense coverage of Membership 2.0 will get you back to the trailhead, to the nearest hospital, and then pay your insurance deductible or direct medical expenses once you're there. But what if you are unable to phone in the accident yourself and it’s not the AAC who organizes the rescue? They've also created a reimbursement request process to ensure you’re not left holding the bill.

Use code SHARPEND26 to receive 20% off the Partner, Leader, or Advocate membership levels.

Peak First Aid

Peak First Aid Kits (founded by Grant, my guest on Episode 97) are built differently. They carefully pack premium items to treat real backcountry injuries into an adventure-ready ultralight pouch. Whether you love ultrarunning, backcountry skiing, climbing, backpacking, or other activities that venture from the trailhead, you need a Peak First Aid Kit so that you can Explore, Confidently.

Get 15% off your kit with code SHARPEND. For every Peak First Aid kit sold, they make a $2 donation to underfunded Search and Rescue teams.

Sharp End Affiliates

  • I would never go into the backcountry without a device to assist in an emergency. That’s why I partnered with ZOLEO.

    ZOLEO is a two way messaging device that uses the Iridium satellite network for reliable coverage across the globe. You can clip this small device to your pack with the carabiner for easy access. It has location sharing and tracking features that are not yet offered by iphones or other cell phones.

    ZOLEO also offers weather forecasts, medical assistance and has an epic battery life. We recently used this device on our fall moose hunt and were extremely impressed with it.

    Don’t find yourself in a situtation where you don’t have an emergency tether.

    Use code SHARPEND to waive the ZOLEO activation fee.

 

  • I am so stoked to be a NEW affiliate partner with Global Rescue!

    Whatever you travel for — to explore the less beaten path, immerse yourself in a new culture, or reconnect with your ancestral roots - having Global Rescue’s worldwide evacuation capabilities as a safety net allows you to enjoy it much more.

    Unlike travel insurance, with a Global Rescue membership, you get access to:

    + Membership Available Worldwide: Global Rescue never discriminates based on where travelers live in the world.

    + Real-time Travel Assistance 24/7/365

    + Field Rescue Services with no distance-from-home requirement

    + No Activity Restrictions: Global Rescue membership has no activity restrictions. At all.

    + Medical Transport Home: Global Rescue membership includes medical transport to your home or your home hospital of choice. No charge if you’re a member.

    Having peace of mind to push farther and experience as much of the world as possible can’t be understated. Global Rescue members don’t just travel; they travel boldly.

    Each new qualifying membership provides a small kickback to my show. Thank you for continuing to support this podcast!

 
 

  • I have been drinking kombucha and chai tea for years and am always seeking ways to boost and rebalance my energy outside of more traditional, caffeine heavy drinks such as coffee. MUD\WTR offers a powerful coffee alternative powered by mushrooms and other superfoods. With a fraction of the caffeine found in coffee, MUD\WTR gives you focus, energy and immunity without the jitters, crash or dependency.

    Organic • Gluten-Free • Grown in the USA

    I recently partnered with their team as an affiliate. My listeners receive 43% off their first order with subscription and MUD\WTR provides me with a small kickback to help produce this show. Win-win!

 

  • Lightweight outdoor gear designed for camping, backpacking, water sports, travel and general outdoor adventuring. The original sea to summit expedition began with an Australian mountaineer asking a mate of his to design and build some gear for an audacious, solo and human powered attempt of Mt. Everest – from sea to summit. The 1990 expedition was a great success, so was the gear, and the Sea to Summit brand was born. The headquarters is still based in Perth, Western Australia where the brand was founded and is still run by Aussie design perfectionists driven by the original brand ethos, #toequipandinspire. Using this link kicks back a small portion of your purchase to support this show. Thank you!

 

  • GSI Outdoors’ passion is great food in the great outdoors. They design high quality innovative gear designed to last a lifetime and believe food brings us together, sustains our explorations, and mysteriously, always tastes better when cooked and eaten outside.

    Founders and siblings Don, Ian, and Kathy Scott are no strangers to adventure: The Scotts spent their childhoods exploring British Columbia before founding GSI Outdoors in 1985. Now headquartered in Spokane, Washington, in the beautiful Rocky Mountain foothills of the Inland Northwest, GSI Outdoors remains family-owned and steadfastly committed to creating thoughtful and innovative gear. Using this link kicks back a small portion of your purchase to support my show. Thank you!