Rescued: An Outdoor Podcast for Hikers and Adventurers

Feb 01 2025 15 ep. 48 mins 54

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'Rescued' is a podcast of conversations with the rescued and rescuers. It's about the lessons we learn about ourselves, the places we go to and why. It exists to help us have better adventures and experiences, manage risk and deal with the unexpected.

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014 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivability

Feb 01 2025 42 mins

Dr Paul Luckin is an anaesthetist, with a very unique background. As an authority on human survivability he's a medical advisor to the Police Search and Rescue teams and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (that's AMSA), providing time-frames for human survival during Search and Rescue operations. He teaches the medical aspects of Search and Rescue, and is on the directing s

013 // Joyce is bitten by a snake

Dec 17 2024 53 mins

According to the World Health Organisation, roughly 1 to 2 people die from snakebite in Australia each year. The good news is this is significantly lower than the 1920's when the Sydney Morning Herald reported about 13 people were dying each year. Today we hear from Joyce, who bucks modern statistics which tell us that 74% of victims are male, with an average age of 46, and intere

012 // Dr Kate is an expert in psychological trauma

Sep 24 2024 65 mins

Dr Kate Baecher is a clinical psychologist specialising in trauma in high-risk or complex environments. Behind all her training and experience serving with the military and working in civilian life supporting critical incidents, she is somebody deeply connected to nature, where the wild place is her happy place. She joins me today, and shares about the time she witnessed the deat

011 // Andy needed rescue on the K2K (Kanangra to Katoomba)

Jul 30 2024 64 mins

My guest today has a long history of working and playing in some of the most rugged and remote parts of NSW. So, with a few days up his sleeve, a bit of research and the right kind of skills and experience behind him, he set off for another steep n' deep trip through Kanangra Boyd National Park, bound for Katoomba on the traditional K2K route. WARNING: The K2K route is described o

010 // Zuza was struck by lightning

Jun 11 2024 42 mins

There's something about the immense power of lightning that has fascinated cultures and people throughout the centuries. How it behaves, how it moves through the sky and the force and damage that it can bring. If news reports are anything to go by, it would be easy to think that being struck by lightning only happens to golfers or beach anglers. My guest today is neither of thos

009 // Hilary's XC ski boot was facing backwards

Apr 22 2024 72 mins

At just under 2000m, Mt Bogong is the highest peak in Victoria. It looms over the small township of Mount Beauty, not too far from Falls Creek, and is a classic multiday trip for bushwalkers - who don't mind over 1200 metres of vertical ascent - or in snow - for keen backcountry skiers. Sitting within what's called the "Bogong Remote and Natural Area" of the Alpine National Park,

008 // Outback Mike (Atkinson) - Lessons from a Life of Adventure

Mar 13 2024 60 mins

There is so much more to Mike Atkinson (aka Outback Mike) than what we saw of his 64 days, toughing it out in the wilds of Tassie's west coast, on the first season of SBS' Alone Australia (season 2 [https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/alone-australia-season-2-meet-the-10-brave-folk-taking-on-the-wild/cqib0imtn] kicks off 27/3/23). He's been having epic expedition style adventu

BONUS // Meet Ashley from The Sharp End Podcast

Dec 24 2023 25 mins

What better way to wrap up 2023 and season 1 of the Rescued Podcast, [https://lotsafreshair.com/rescued-an-outdoor-podcast-for-hikers-and-adventurers/] than by loading you up with fresh stories and podcasts for your Aussie Summer Christmas road trip listening. I'm delighted to introduce you to Ashley Saupe and her immense library of work on The Sharp End podcast. Download the Tra

007 // James is Buried Alive

Dec 01 2023 58 mins

In what must be the most basic of human fears, James woke up to find himself buried alive. Outside, the wind buffeted the Main Range, out past Mt Kosciusko, but all was quiet inside his cosy, white snow cave. In this episode of Rescued, we hear from James and his mate Dylan, as they talk about their two very different experiences of this epic backcountry adventure and how escape

006 // Linda from AMSA is an expert on satellite communications

Sep 29 2023 56 mins

We venture into wild places to get away from it all. But when it comes to calling for help, letting someone know that we're delayed or even just giving our loved ones peace of mind, we have to rely on satellite communication methods - because mobile phone coverage often doesn't reach to where we want to go. In this episode, I speak with Linda Berryman from AMSA (that's the Austra