Ep. 193: Risk Mitigation, Survival Skills and Dialing Your Backcountry Gear with John Barklow // Sitka Gear

East Meets West Hunt

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by John Barklow of Sitka Gear. John has dedicated his life to survival from backcountry hunting to training Navy Special Warfare in Kodiak, AK, and most recently, the Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear. We talk about altitude, risk mitigation, navigating terrain, survival skills, backcountry safety, and how to dial your system.

Topics:

Altitude

Knowledge from Storms

Risk Mitigation - How to assess risk in the backcountry

Key skills that people should learn for survival and safety in the backcountry

Learning how to navigate terrain safely

Learning the skills and experience before going all in

Brief medical kit breakdown

Breaking down your key survival gear and how you pack it

Dialing Your System

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