Starlight and Storm: The Inner Thoughts of a Mountain Guide
By Dick Chasse
This is a collection of my thoughts on philosophy and techniques regarding mountain guiding and outdoor leadership. I record each episode unscripted and usually in a single take.
Starlight and Storm is a book by Gaston Rebuffat published in 1956. He was a visionary french guide that has eloquently written about guiding and mountain craft.
Starlight and Storm is a book by Gaston Rebuffat published in 1956. He was a visionary french guide that has eloquently written about guiding and mountain craft.
Starlight and Storm: The Inner Thoughts of a Mountain GuideNov 03, 2023
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Interfacing with Bolt Anchors
A fun little topic/mind exercise.
Apr 23, 202416:32
Save the date and micro relationships
What an interesting experience
Apr 02, 202422:09
Zebracorn, community, collaboration
Mar 06, 202422:28
The audacity of mountain guiding
Food for thought
Feb 28, 202426:44
The Gratitude Episode
🙏
Feb 07, 202404:59
Zebras and the Guiding Soundscape
Thoughts on how important sound can be in guiding
Jan 29, 202425:37
Lemons
When life presents lemons…
Jan 21, 202428:23
Improved Audio! Rossi Talk: Learning to Lead
I hope this is better!
Jan 01, 202401:28:22
Gym to Crag
A big topic that goes beyond skill progression.
Nov 15, 202330:16
Reading People
A long rambling talk on a squishy subject. One important piece is to make observations not judgments. Easy in concept but can be hard in practice.
Nov 08, 202345:38
Managing Expectations
An important discussion to have with our clients.
Nov 07, 202329:48
Financial Planning with Dan pt 2
Finances pt 2
Nov 03, 202339:18
Financial Planning with Dan pt 1
This two part series talks to climber and financial advisor Dan about the essence of financial planning.
Nov 02, 202337:29
Guide the terrain not the route
I think about this topic a lot.
Oct 31, 202315:50
The embodiment of skills
Get ready for a rambling rabbit hole.
Oct 21, 202330:07
Career Advice?
Good luck.
Oct 16, 202323:39
A Shout Out To Praxis Skis
I’m not an ambassador for Praxis. I just like their skis. www.praxisskis.com
Sep 23, 202307:51
Mack Attack! Another discussion with Mack and her progression in guiding
Mack was one of the interns on the very first conversations I recorded. I wanted to revisit Mack and her journey in this profession.
Sep 21, 202336:14
Concepts and managing the details
I’m starting to repeat myself 😆
Sep 20, 202316:50
Fast Food
Just one way at looking at skills and skill progression.
Sep 12, 202310:24
What is good guiding?
Just some thoughts.
Jul 20, 202313:14
Iteration
Guiding is a constant process of iteration.
Jun 27, 202307:56
Polyphemus
Part of growing as a person is letting go.
Jun 23, 202311:30
Belay Takeovers
The concepts here apply universally to larger more complex situation.
Jun 07, 202318:32
Spring Theory and Role Modeling
This has been keeping me up for a few nights.
May 26, 202312:34
The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.3
The wrap up episode where we talk more about the actual exam.
May 13, 202333:24
The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.2
We talk about loss and death and how it affects us in life and guiding.
May 12, 202338:04
The Long and Winding Road: From new climber to certified AMGA Rock Guide with Paddy O'Mara pt.1
Paddy and I go on a journey about rock guiding, loss, the process, and some shared experiences.
May 11, 202334:09
Scale with Silas Rossi
Silas and I talk about how adjusting the scale of what we are looking at is really useful as we try to create solutions for our intended goals.
For more info on Silas's Ascend and Ascend Pro programs go to:
Alpine-Logic.com
May 08, 202350:29
Own the material
I’m always working on this as I learn/experience new things or re-evaluate what I think I know.
Apr 03, 202308:09
State of the Union pt. 2
This is where I’m at.
Mar 13, 202319:24
The Last Winter Guide
How do we move forward as an industry with the increasingly unpredictable nature of winter and winter activities?
Jan 19, 202312:32
Hard Charging with Riley Whitney: skiing and ski technique pt. 2
Part 2 of the enjoyable conversation I had with Riley.
Dec 21, 202239:10
Hard Charging with Riley Whitney: skiing and ski technique pt. 1
Riley is an awesome skier but more importantly is an awesome person. I really enjoyed this conversation!
Dec 20, 202237:36
Time
It never stops.
Nov 23, 202213:24
Mental Health
I’m definitely not an expert on this. I’m just trying to do my best and move forward.
Nov 10, 202225:40
So you want to start your own guide service
Another interesting journey
Oct 27, 202213:44
Watch those carabiners
Check out the DMM website for some interesting gear testing.
Oct 17, 202212:13
Cleaning things up
More small details.
Oct 10, 202207:12
Clip and Flip
A little old school thing.
Oct 08, 202207:52
Listener Request #3: Opposite and Opposed
Old school vs new school.
Oct 02, 202206:21
Listener Request #2: Hard Points
Another small but important piece.
Sep 29, 202206:27
The State of the Union
Past, present, and future.
Sep 24, 202210:38
Another repost. Guiding kids.
I really enjoy working with children and find it an interesting challenge.
Sep 04, 202233:17
Listener Request: Ground Anchors
Another small but important topic.
Aug 31, 202216:24
The shelf
Get over it.
Jul 03, 202202:38
The Why
The Why leads us to the How. It’s an important mindset to develop.
Jun 13, 202208:15
Reposting an episode I think is important. Elongation and fall line management
Important subjects that often get overlooked.
Jun 03, 202218:29
PSA: Wear a F#*%ing Helmet
I think the tittle says it all.
May 21, 202203:22
The three pillars of technical rescue
These are the foundational skills that make up larger compound systems.
May 14, 202213:41