The Sharp End Podcast

05/09/2025

My online store is OPEN! Swipe to view the entire collection ✨🥳

Shop: https://www.thesharpendpodcast.com/store

Or tap the link in my bio to start filling you cart today!

04/09/2025

In the upcoming eye-opening mini episode, Ashley delves into the surprising world of allergies and anaphylaxis. Discover how the immune system's abnormal response to common allergens like pollen and peanuts can lead to severe reactions.

Ashley shares personal insights on the importance of being prepared with epinephrine and antihistamines, especially for families with children.

Tune in to learn why the second exposure to allergens can be life-changing and how to stay vigilant as Ashley shares her terrifying anaphylactic reaction in an extremely remote part of Alaska just last month!

October BONUS Episode: Ashley and Anaphylaxis (date TBD)

In the upcoming eye-opening mini episode, Ashley delves into the surprising world of allergies and anaphylaxis. Discover how the immune system's abnormal res...

01/09/2025

What is it like to see a pair of skis on a glacier with no one around? What is it like to hear someone’s hoarse and terrified voice deep inside a crevasse screaming up at you? Gregg Kavet knows first hand. Gregg has lots of learnings from this incident in this episode. The classic objective learnings, of course, as well as how this experience shaped his parenting style with his own boys. He reflects on how to discuss threatening environments with his kids and how to describe the risk his kids take can affect their future.

Tune in to hear the full account.

This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe.

This podcast is sponsored by and

- All discount links also located in my IG bio!

→ 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at RockyTalkie.com/SharpEnd
→ 10% off any wilderness med course with Desert Mountain Medicine using code SHARPEND
→ Use code SHARPEND to waive the activation fee on ZOLEO
→ Global Rescue Insurance: https://partner.globalrescue.com/thesharpendpodcast/index.html
→ 10% off LIVSN clothes with code SharpEnd10 (limited to 30 uses)
→ 15% off Swoop garments with code SHARPEND
→ 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20
→ 20% off American Alpine Club membership with code sharpend20

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29/08/2025

has been teaching Psychological First Aid, the Stress Continuum, and the 3-3-3 Exposure Protocol, referencing the curriculum for several years now. DMM instructors are extremely knowledgeable, and the courses are very interactive. Most importantly, these courses could save you or your backcountry partner’s life in an emergency. Thank you, Desert Mountain Medicine, for letting me be part of the DMM family for so many years!

Ready to level up your training? They have tons of upcoming courses this fall! Don’t miss out on training and practicing life-saving wilderness medicine skills in the places you recreate outdoors. You could even get some climbs in each afternoon 🎉

Use code SHARPEND for 10% off any course! Visit desertmountainmedicine.com or tap the link in my bio to learn more about upcoming courses.

28/08/2025

is a Colorado-based company that makes backcountry radios to keep you connected in any season.

I just used my radios last weekend in Healy, AK, on a two-day all-lady dirt biking trip with 17 other ladies. Every single one of us had a Rocky Talkie Radio on our backpacks, so no matter where we were on the trail, we were able to communicate with each other.

All Sharp End listeners also get 10% off all radios and accessories - click the link in my IG bio to activate or visit rockytalkie.com/sharpend




Photo credit: Rocky Talkie

26/08/2025

Prepping for fall hikes and winter adventures? Don’t get caught slipping! The discount code disappears soon.

These are the LAST days to save 10% on all traction + crampon products, including the original KTS and MICROspikes.

Tap the link in my bio and use code SHARPEND at checkout before August 31st.

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Photo credit: Kahtoola

24/08/2025

Wander without worry! When you travel to explore, adventure, or reconnect with your roots, gives you peace of mind with:

✅ 24/7/365 travel assistance
✅ Field rescue + medical transport home
✅ No activity restrictions ever
✅ Real people (not call centers) on the line

It’s not insurance; it’s confidence to travel boldly. Plus, each new membership also helps support my show!

Learn more: https://partner.globalrescue.com/thesharpendpodcast/index.html or tap the link in my IG bio!

19/08/2025

FIRST ORDER of my very own personal MERCH finally came in!
Now I just need to figure out how to build it into my website to sell it! 🤣
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⭐️ M/F tees
⭐️ Full-Zip Hoody
⭐️ Altitude Sun-shirt
⭐️ Embroidered Hat

If you absolutely cannot wait to get your hands on the LIMITED Sharp End swag, email or DM me and we can make it happen!

PS: I only bought 50 of each item….!

18/08/2025

I love when listeners share pics of their Sharp End giveaway wins 🤩 Congrats again, Aída! So happy to have connected you with Peter’s book, …But I Won’t Fall There.

If you’d like a copy for yourself, ✨click the link in my IG bio or visit https://stores.sharpendbooks.com/but-i-wont-fall-there-risk-assessment-when-transitioning-from-gym-to-crag/

17/08/2025

Only two weeks left to SAVE 20% on all traction and crampon products, including the original KTS.

My interview with owner and founder Danny Giovale was incredible (if you haven’t listened, check out that bonus ep - link in my IG bio!) and I absolutely LOVE the MICROspikes® Ghost, which is significantly lighter than the original design with twelve heat-treated stainless steel spikes.

Use code SHARPEND now through the end of August to SAVE and STAY SAFE this fall and winter.


Photo credit: Kahtoola

06/08/2025

Take 20% off with code SHARPEND.
Code expires 8/31/25

Make your transition season safer with these microspikes!!!

Founded in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1999, Kahtoola designs innovative footwear traction and gaiters that get you directly where you want to go. Inspired by owner and founder Danny Giovale’s near-fatal accident in the Dolomites, they’ve grown from the original Kahtoola Traction System (KTS) crampon to a trusted lineup that includes MICROspikes®, EXOspikes™, NANOspikes® and performance gaiters. As an independent company, they believe in using business as a force for good — beyond gear, they dedicate themselves to supporting environmental and social causes that make the world a better place.

29/07/2025

Taking CARE of your equipment is crucial for the longevity of your gear. My grandparents instilled an ethic of craftsmanship in repair over buying more stuff new.
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I believe it’s important to share that ethic. Buy less, consume less and really try to repair and maintain the equipment you have.
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Do you repair your gear?
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Tell me how in the comments below and I’ll mail you a Sharp End sticker!!
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I took these photos today while repairing a backpack for an upcoming .geographic trip! I used floss and a needle that I keep taped to the inside cap of the floss container cap.