Cody and Jonathan discuss responsibility in the backcountry; the verdict of an Austrian man facing manslaughter charges for leaving his girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak; the deadliest avalanche in California history; the Olympics; and what they’ve been reading & watching

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Snowbird & Blister Summit (2:05)

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Cody’s Recent Trip & Current Conditions (4:46)

Austrian Man Found Guilty in Girlfriend’s Death (12:46)

Castle Peak Avalanche (29:35)

Olympics Recap (54:38)

The Most Canadian News (55:25)

Worst, Best, & Most Surprising Olympic Events (58:13)

Hunter Hess / Olympic Athletes & Political Statements (1:12:09)

What We’re Reading & Watching (1:23:45)

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- Sum: 40 Tales from the Afterlives, by David Eagleman

- Goliath, by Matt Stoller

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