Dick Chasse
Starlight and Storm: The Inner Thoughts of a Mountain Guide
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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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
Counter Balance pt 3:Context. 09.04.2020 29:06
Wrapping up this mini series.
Counter Balance pt 2:Counter lower and rappel 09.04.2020 11:03
What goes up must come down.
Counter Balance pt 1:Tool choice and going up 09.04.2020 25:37
First part of a small series all based on counter balance systems.
Mechanical Advantage pt 4:Wrap up 29.03.2020 11:20
Some final thoughts.
Mechanical Advantage pt 3:Force at the Anchor, Friction, Progress Capture 28.03.2020 25:22
Some important concepts that tie back to the T method.
Mechanical Advantage pt 2:The T Method and The Pulley Effect 28.03.2020 33:44
Let’s all go on this adventure together.
Mechanical Advantage pt 1:Nomenclature 28.03.2020 13:01
I’m going to do my best with a complex topic that is hard to teach verbally.
Open Dialogue 20.03.2020 7:51
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 42:05
Super fun systems with many variations.
Client Care 18.11.2019 29:32
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 1:55
I think I’ve said enough at this point.
Multi Pitch Stance Management 25.10.2019 34:53
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 8:26
Something we should all try to cultivate.
Anchoring pt 13:Final Thoughts 18.10.2019 4:58
Just a few thoughts to close this series of episodes.
Anchoring pt 12:Hybrid and Cascading Anchors 18.10.2019 17:28
These are really useful systems.
Anchoring pt 11:Distributive Anchors 18.10.2019 20:56
Also an anchoring style that is often not fully understood.
Anchoring pt 10:Sequential Anchors 18.10.2019 26:12
Good anchors but often not understood fully.
Anchoring pt 9:Rock Gear 11.10.2019 15:20
More thoughts on anchors.
Anchoring pt 8:Snow and Ice 09.10.2019 33:42
These can be tricky mediums to build anchors in.
Anchoring pt 7:Natural Anchors 08.10.2019 12:17
Natural anchors require careful evaluation just like any other type of anchor.
Anchoring pt 6:Efficiency and Strong 07.10.2019 8:47
Smaller but important topics.
Anchoring pt 5:No Extension 07.10.2019 6:33
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 8:08
A big topic that is often misunderstood.
Anchoring pt 3:Micro Structure 07.10.2019 5:23
This is the other side of the macro structure coin.
Anchoring pt 2:Macro Structure 07.10.2019 9:01
This is an important concept in anchoring.
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