150: Throwback - Survival - "John"/Pam Bales

About this episode

Pam Bales shares her experience as a search and rescue volunteer on Mt Washington, highlighting the importance of being in the right place at the right time.

*Enjoy one of our earlier episodes this week and we'll be back with a new episode the week of 5/12/26* In a world where timing is everything, we often hear about being at the "wrong place, at the wrong time", but as search and rescue volunteer Pam Bales hiked Mt Washington one fall afternoon, the power of being in the right place at the right time was revealed. Support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier! Follow us on Instagram at offthetrailspodcast Follow us on Facebook at Off the Trails Podcast If you have your own outdoor misadventure (or adventure) story that you'd like us to include in a listener episode, send it to us at offthetrailspodcast@gmail.com Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have! **We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.

People in this episode

Hosts: Maegan Moaratty, Danielle Falagan

Guest: Pam Bales

Topics covered

• survival
• search and rescue
• outdoor adventure
• true crime
• nature

Keywords

• survival
• search and rescue
• Mt Washington
• Pam Bales
• outdoor adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mt Washington

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