Dick Chasse

Starlight and Storm: The Inner Thoughts of a Mountain Guide

Sports EN ↓ 282 episodes

This is a collection of my thoughts on philosophy and techniques regarding mountain guiding and outdoor leadership. I record each episode unscripted and usually in a single take. Starlight and Storm is a book by Gaston Rebuffat published in 1956. He was a visionary french guide that has eloquently written about guiding and mountain craft. To contact me: shortroping@gmail.com

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Dick Chasse

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Counter Balance pt 3:Context. 09.04.2020

Wrapping up this mini series.

Counter Balance pt 2:Counter lower and rappel 09.04.2020

What goes up must come down.

Counter Balance pt 1:Tool choice and going up 09.04.2020

First part of a small series all based on counter balance systems.

Mechanical Advantage pt 4:Wrap up 29.03.2020

Some final thoughts.

Mechanical Advantage pt 3:Force at the Anchor, Friction, Progress Capture 28.03.2020

Some important concepts that tie back to the T method.

Mechanical Advantage pt 2:The T Method and The Pulley Effect 28.03.2020

Let’s all go on this adventure together.

Mechanical Advantage pt 1:Nomenclature 28.03.2020

I’m going to do my best with a complex topic that is hard to teach verbally.

Open Dialogue 20.03.2020

I’m opening things up for people if they have interest in specific topics that they would like to hear about. Shortroping@gmail.com

Top Managed Systems 29.11.2019

Super fun systems with many variations.

Client Care 18.11.2019

I know I said I was done with recording episodes. C’est la vie. This is a huge topic.

This is the end...Probably. 02.11.2019

I think I’ve said enough at this point.

Multi Pitch Stance Management 25.10.2019

This is a topic that is more nuanced than often credited. You can greatly increase your efficiency and comfort by getting better at stance management.

Humility 20.10.2019

Something we should all try to cultivate.

Anchoring pt 13:Final Thoughts 18.10.2019

Just a few thoughts to close this series of episodes.

Anchoring pt 12:Hybrid and Cascading Anchors 18.10.2019

These are really useful systems.

Anchoring pt 11:Distributive Anchors 18.10.2019

Also an anchoring style that is often not fully understood.

Anchoring pt 10:Sequential Anchors 18.10.2019

Good anchors but often not understood fully.

Anchoring pt 9:Rock Gear 11.10.2019

More thoughts on anchors.

Anchoring pt 8:Snow and Ice 09.10.2019

These can be tricky mediums to build anchors in.

Anchoring pt 7:Natural Anchors 08.10.2019

Natural anchors require careful evaluation just like any other type of anchor.

Anchoring pt 6:Efficiency and Strong 07.10.2019

Smaller but important topics.

Anchoring pt 5:No Extension 07.10.2019

This is definitely a misunderstood topic. We need to be aware of extension and mitigate it which is different than dogmatically following a no extension mentality.

Anchoring pt 4:Equalization 07.10.2019

A big topic that is often misunderstood.

Anchoring pt 3:Micro Structure 07.10.2019

This is the other side of the macro structure coin.

Anchoring pt 2:Macro Structure 07.10.2019

This is an important concept in anchoring.

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