Emergency Twix
Michelle Baker and her husband John both fell in love with mountains before they fell in love with each other. As they started a family of their own, they hoped to pass down their passion for outdoor adventure and a respect for the dangers that go with it. While climbing the Grand Teton with their 12 year old son, a lightning storm soon had Michelle questioning whether she’d pushed too far.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • October Morning by Bradley Carter • The Last Wild Mountain by Bradley Carter • Something by Kai Engel • modum by Kai Engel • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Two Mountains
Two mountains, one in California and one in Nevada, named after the president of the Confederate States decades ago. How can a name be changed? Producer Fil Corbitt takes us through the wonky and lengthy process involved in renaming a place.
A version of this episode first appeared on The Wind Podcast.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Wild Wind by John Berry • Ode to Mountains by People with Bodies • Ghost Dance by Ken Christianson • Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 by Frederic Chopin • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The Shorts — The Dread
“The dread was there, strong and palpable. I just hoped my will was stronger,” writes Luke Hinz. After losing both his father and his brother in the month of May, Luke always had a feeling that something bad would befall him as well. When he set out to ski an ambitious line in Utah’s Wasatch Range on May 2nd, 2019, he had to face that fear in the mountains.
Flight of the Monarch
“I felt as though the Monarch Butterfly contained some special sort of wisdom that I could connect with,” says Benjamin Jordan. Inspired by the Monarch, he set out to do what no one had ever done before: recreate the migration of the Monarch Butterfly–by paraglider. Through this 5-month journey, Benjamin gained a deep respect for this fragile creature and a humble awareness of his own place in nature.
Check out Benjamin’s short film here, or learn about threats to the monarch butterfly here, or even help protect pollinators here.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Brooks by Kai Engel • Indian Summer byJohn Berry • Something by Kai Engel • Stargazing by Ken Christianson • The Architect by Cleod9 • Snowmen by Kai Engel • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Sacred Slopes
“I did the skiing thing, I did the Navajo thing, and those worlds didn’t cross,” says Len Necefer. After learning how to ski-mountaineer in the winter of 2017, Len set out on an ambitious goal: to connect the Navajo cultural traditions of the mountains he comes from with his new love– skiing.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw • Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod • The Wall Cahall by Fitz Cahall and Cordelia Zars • Remedy for Melancholy by Kai Engel • Sage Circa by Amy Stolzenbach • Primary Colors by Ken Christianson • The Architect by Cleod9 • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
