- Search and Rescue bring hiker to safety
- Library searches for new cards
- Telluride Reserve celebrates food and wine

Newscast 7-5-23

- Mountain Village considers pricing for Meadowlark housing
- County sprouts new compost program
- Blessing the canyon with spiritual jazz

Newscast 7-27-23

If "Search & Rescue" was sung like an R&B song.

SEARCH & RESCUE - Drake (Cover)

- Missing woman found after four days in the wilderness
- Telluride selects Zoe Dohnal as new Town Manager
- Mountain Village prepares for second winter of paid parking

Newscast 8-19-24

Mount Glory is well known among backcountry skiers and snowboarders. But as a summer hiking trail?

Not quite the same draw. 

And yet, for Lou and Kathy Fatkin, it made for the ideal location when they set out for a hike up the steep, dusty trail on July 16, 2023. Their story about the consequences of that day, despite the hardship, lends inspiration for experiencing some of our country's most treasured landscapes.

TCSAR volunteer Anna DiSanto joins in the conversation about the team’s response: a good old-fashioned boots on the ground gruntfest during one of the hottest days of the year.

Interview by Matt Hansen. Editing and sound by Melinda Binks. This story was recorded in the studios of KHOL 89.1 FM.

The Fine Line theme song is by Anne and Pete Sibley, with additional music provided by Ben Winship. Original artwork by Jen Reddy Ink.

This episode of The Fine Line is presented by www.stio.com, with additional support from https://roadhousebrewery.com and https://891khol.org.

58. Glory Days: Don't Let Them Pass You By

How Many Times I Saved Jimmy is a hilarious, upbeat tribute to friendship, teamwork, and nonstop banter. Inspired by the real-life adventures (and video game revives) of David and Jimmy, this song celebrates the inside jokes, rescues, and brotherhood that define their bond. Whether they’re pulling each other out of mountain crevasses or reviving each other on Xbox, their story is a reminder that some friendships are built to last — and laugh.

How Many Times I Saved Jimmy (One Friendship Fifty Rescues and Counting)

"Signal Fires" is a song born from disaster and hope. Inspired by the courageous men and women who search through smoke, rubble, and ruin to save lives, the lyrics capture the grit and grace of responders who light fires of hope when the world goes dark. Whether in collapsed buildings or floodwaters, this song honors those who answer every faint call for help—and never give up.

Signal Fires (Hope Carries in the Smoke)

In That Others May Live, David Burnell takes you deep into the perilous world of combat search and rescue, cave diving, and humanitarian recovery missions. From the motto of the U.S. Air Force Pararescue to the harrowing 2018 Thai cave rescue, these stories reveal the grit, sacrifice, and unwavering resolve of those who put themselves in harm’s way so that others might survive. Drawing on firsthand experience from missions across the globe—Japan, Haiti, Burma, and beyond—Burnell offers raw insight into the courage it takes to step into darkness when the stakes are life or death.

That Others May Live - Courage, Sacrifice, and the Spirit of Rescue Podcast

On December 9th, 2023, Domimic triggered an avalanche in the great gulf on the North Eastern side of Mt Washington. The plan was to ski “Airplane Gully", which is one of the longer and more remote lines in the Presidentials. He ended up getting rescued and spent the next year and a half getting seven surgeries dealing with recovery after recovery. This is really the perfect episode to produce as we all roll into fall and start to think about the winter season approaching. What type of ski bindings are you going to invest in and why? What type of equipment will be in your backcountry pack? What type of skills will your backcountry partners have?  

I hope you learn something from this episode and of course, I hope you enjoy. 

This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponsored by Rocky Talkie, the American Alpine Institute and Desert Mountain Medicine. 

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Ep 117 - Early Season Avalanche - Dominic Torro

For ten years, David Burnell lived in the invisible war—serving as a U.S. Air Force Communications Operations Specialist during the most volatile decade of the late Cold War.
His battlefield wasn’t marked by trenches or gunfire, but by encrypted transmissions, coded messages, and the heavy silence of classified operations.

From the blackout classrooms of Sheppard Air Force Base to the fog-covered runways of RAF Sculthorpe, and from the jungles of Central America to the frozen plains of South Dakota, Burnell’s decade in uniform unfolded behind security fences, within cleared rooms, and beneath the constant hum of secrecy.

In The Quiet War, Burnell opens a window into the unseen world of intelligence operations—where loyalty is tested by polygraphs, trust is earned in whispers, and the smallest mistake can echo across nations.

He recounts the call that changed everything: volunteering for Task Force Bravo in Cabañas ’87, where a last-minute reassignment spared his life when a friendly-fire incident took down the helicopter he was meant to board.
He describes the OSI polygraph interrogations after the capture of Navy spy John Walker, and the eerie feeling of serving “in the glass bowl” where every heartbeat was measured for loyalty.
He walks through the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rising threat of global terrorism, and the quiet moments on the flight line when coffins draped in flags arrived home without ceremony.

Amid the secrecy and tension, Burnell’s story is deeply human. It is about faith, family, endurance, and the cost of commitment.
It’s about the dream that first drew him in—the desire to become a Pararescue operator (“That Others May Live”)—and how that same drive would later carry him into real-world search and rescue, humanitarian missions, and crisis response long after the uniform came off.

The Quiet War is more than a military memoir—it is a testament to those who serve in silence, whose battles are unseen but whose sacrifices are just as real.

For readers of The Right Stuff, American Sniper, and The Operator, this is the untold story of a warrior who lived at the intersection of technology, intelligence, and faith during one of the most complex eras in modern history.

The Quiet War: Ten Years Inside the Shadows of the Cold War (Audiobook)

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The Fine Line podcast tells real stories of adventure, risk and rescue in the backcountry of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Fine Line is produced by Backcountry Zero, a project from the Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation that uses storytelling to elevate backcountry preparedness.

Cinematic spoken-word reflections on war, service, and the human cost of duty—told with raw honesty and reverence.

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