Episode 3: John Peleaux
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John Peleaux is here to discuss his time in the world of climbing (even when it got him into a little trouble with the law), some of his more interesting rescues, and the time he strapped a large trash can to his Vega.
Content notes: Contains frank discussion of trauma, death, air disasters, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Links:
- Background on the A-10 Warthog crash: https://avgeekery.com/unsolved-mysteries-the-strange-case-of-the-wayward-warthog-button/3/
- Alpine Rescue Team: https://alpinerescueteam.org/
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Early Life (00:01:53)
3. Life before SAR (00:06:01)
4. Discovering Alpine (00:07:36)
5. The Old, New Shack (00:09:04)
6. Getting into climbing (00:10:32)
7. Trouble with The Law (00:15:13)
8. First Mission (00:16:35)
9. Moving to Evergreen (00:19:50)
10. The Vega (00:23:34)
11. Standout Memories of Alpine (00:25:54)
12. The Crestone Needle Recovery (00:30:59)
13. Mentors (00:37:50)
14. Moose's Tooth (00:47:00)
15. What kept you in SAR? (00:54:22)
16. How did SAR impact your life? (00:57:52)
17. Starting The Climbing School (01:03:33)
18. The July 4th Lemonade Stand (01:10:20)
19. The Single-Climb Shoes (01:11:23)
20. Founding Innovative Access (01:15:08)
21. The A-10 Warthog Recovery (01:24:42)
22. Advice for people new to SAR (01:31:39)
23. The Final Alpine Mission (01:33:11)
24. What's Next (01:35:45)
25. What excites & scares you in SAR? (01:38:21)
26. Outro (01:40:46)
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