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Death Wish Backcountry Skills That You Might Use (Throwback Thursday)

Death Wish Backcountry Skills That You Might Use (Throwback Thursday)

Update: 2025-10-09
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One of the most experienced, adventurous, death-defying backcountry experts, Marty Morissette, joins the show to discuss some of the tactics he’s employed that one might consider ‘death wish skills’. And, strangely, they might actually be helpful for your future adventures.


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-Backpacking gear choices


-Backpacking Skills


-Avoiding death under the ice and on the world's most dangerous mountain


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Death Wish Backcountry Skills That You Might Use (Throwback Thursday)

Death Wish Backcountry Skills That You Might Use (Throwback Thursday)

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