This skills program is a look at the evolution and history of the sport of backcountry ski touring in California. Howard Weamer, who also appeared in edition #69: Indoor Snow camping, has been the keeper or master of the backcountry ski hut at Ostrander Lake in Yosemite National Park for 33 years. Over that time, and in his formative years before, Howard saw tremendous changes in the sport of backcountry skiing. Howard talks about some of those changes, and his experiences in the early days of backcountry skiing in California. Show number 72 [MP3 format; length 9:45; 2,342,058 bytes] Show number 72 script

Sheep Watering Holes
This wild places program looks at a proposal to provide artificial water sources for California desert bighorn sheep. Are we going to have to ruin a wilderness to save them? We hear from Steve Tabor, who taught us desert backpacking skills in edition 34, and helped introduce us to the Sheephole valley Wilderness in edition 81. Steve mentions a plan to build roads and dams in the Sheephole Valley Wilderness to provide water for desert bighorn sheep. Dan Abbe, a wilderness specialist from the Needles office of the Bureau of Land Management, explains these artificial watering holes for the sheep, which are called big game guzzlers. Brent Schoradt, the deputy policy director for the California Wilderness Coalition, explains why he thinks this plan is a bad idea. What do you think? Will it ruin this wilderness to save the sheep? We’d love to hear your comments. Show number 84 [MP3 format; length 9:55; 2,378,734 bytes] Show number 84 script

Strikes paralyse Pakistan amid more violence (AFP)
AFP – Strikes called by opposition parties brought Karachi and other cities to a standstill Monday as gunmen killed a top court official in continued violence over the suspension of Pakistan’s top judge. Disposable literature Writer Charlie Stross has a blog post entitled [...]

Sheephole Valley Wilderness
This wild places program profiles the Sheephole Valley Wilderness in the Mojave Desert. This may be the largest waterless wilderness in the 48 states. We hear from Steve Tabor, the president of the Berkeley, California based outings group, the Desert Survivors. Steve Tabor has extensive experience in the Sheephole Valley Wilderness, and may be one of the first in recorded history to cross it, unsupported, on foot. Dan Abbe, the Wilderness Specialist for the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management provides the official perspective on the area. If you’re considering visiting a desert wilderness, there are some things you should know. Steve Tabor got us started in our edition #34, Desert Backpacking Tips. Steve Sergeant visited the Sheephole Valley with the Desert Survivors last year, and produced our editions #35 & #36, Surviving the Desert, as a report on that trip. Show number 81 [MP3 format; length 9:59; 2,398,427 bytes] Show number 81, extended version [MP3 format; length 11:01; 5,294,581 bytes] Show number 81 script

WildeBeat Promo Clip
This is a 45 second promotional clip about the show.WildeBeat Promo [MP3 format; length 0:45; 792,815 bytes]

Shoaling of Carolina Beach Inlet threatens ICW
Wilmington Morning Star – arolina Beach Inlet’s life has been intermittent. Shoaling closed the original inlet in the early 1900s until it was reopened with explosives in 1952. Blasted through a narrow barrier island, the inlet shortens access to the Atlantic from Carolina Photos: Red Hat’s beach partyZDNet UK – Red Hat’s summit [...]

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