Mark Smiley
IFMGA mountain guide and outdoor gear innovator who runs Mountain Sense, offering custom backcountry rescue kits, courses, and practical wilderness-safety expertise based on decades of guiding experience.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 50min
Ep 123 - Maximizing Wilderness Preparedness - Insights from a Mountain Guide - Mark Smiley
Mark Smiley, IFMGA mountain guide and founder of Mountain Sense, shares hard-earned wilderness safety know-how. He showcases clever rescue gear like Tyvek tarps and Dyneema slings. Short stories and practical kit tweaks illustrate field repairs, bleeding control, and lightweight medical storage. Learn how to size gear to conditions and become the reliable partner everyone wants on the trail.
