Rescued: An Outdoor Podcast for Hikers and Adventurers
By Caro Ryan
'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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017 // Make good decisions with Hugh (ristic) Ward
How many decisions do you reckon you've made today? It's probably the conscious ones that come to mind. Do I wear the red shirt or blue top? 1 coffee or 6. Believe it or not, The Harvard Business Review [https://hbr.org/2023/12/a-simple-way-to-make… -
016 // Macca is broken in a big wall fall
It was the ABC News that first alerted the outdoors community to Macca's big wall fall near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. With over 30 years climbing under his belt, including many first ascents and stories, some of which are t… -
015 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivablity - Part 2
Dr Paul Luckin is an authority on human survivability. He's a medical advisor to the Police Search and Rescue teams and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority [https://www.amsa.gov.au/] (that's AMSA), providing time-frames for human survival during… -
014 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivability
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 f… -
013 // Joyce is bitten by a snake
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. T… -
012 // Dr Kate is an expert in psychological trauma
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 deep… -
011 // Andy needed rescue on the K2K (Kanangra to Katoomba)
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' … -
010 // Zuza was struck by lightning
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,… -
009 // Hilary's XC ski boot was facing backwards
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 i… -
008 // Outback Mike (Atkinson) - Lessons from a Life of Adventure
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-austr…
