The Fine Line

The Fine Line podcast tells real stories of adventure, risk and rescue in the backcountry of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Fine Line is produced by Backcountry Zero, a project from the Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation that uses storytelling to elevate backcountry preparedness.

The Fine Line is a sports podcast hosted by Backcountry Zero, with 66 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Backcountry Zero hosts The Fine Line, a sports show with 66 episodes published.

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  Coming Soon: The Fine Line Season 10

  Sep 17, 20263 min

  The Fine Line podcast returns for our 10th Season. Starting on October 1, we will release the first of six new episodes to help you understand the complexity of decision-making and how first responders bring people home after an accident. This season explores the devastating consequences of an avalanche, a dramatic rescue in a very tight spot on the Grand Teton, downhill mountain biking on Teton Pass, a look back at 10 years of The Fine Line, a life-saving rescue in the Wind River Range, and how the backcountry can heal us even after it threatens to take everything away. Huge thanks to RoadhouseBrewery.com, RockyTalkie.com, and Stio.com for supporting this special 10th anniversary of The Fine Line. This musical track was produced by Victor, Idaho-based musician Ben Winship, with original cover art by Jen Reddy. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find the entire archive at BackcountryZero.com.

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  65. The Soloist

  Oct 2, 202559 minS0

  In this gripping season finale of Season 9 from The Fine Line, we hear from Jason Dunlop, a Jackson Hole local who’s been going on solo snowmobile missions deep into the Wyoming backcountry for more than 15 years. In March 2025, his string of successful adventures came to a crashing halt, leading to a complicated rescue that revealed many difficult lessons. The episode covers several topics, such as: emergency satellite texting via an iPhone; how and when to call for help; the dangers of complacency; and how SAR missions are never easy, even when they might appear to be on paper. Interview by...

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  64. A Hunter Falls In The Forest

  Aug 7, 202541 minS0

  If a hunter falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, do they make a sound? Of course they do. They call for help and people come running. On this episode of The Fine Line, we look at at how a hunter happened to trip and fall in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the thickest of timber you can imagine, just as the sun was going down. The response led to an all-night mission from Teton County Search & Rescue. This story features TCSAR Chief Advisor Cody Lockhart, hunters Charlie Short and Jeremy Dietz...

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  63. Resilience

  Jul 17, 20251h 3mS0

  Resilience is like a whitebark pine tree: When life tries to beat you down, you stand up strong in the face of adversity.  So what does that mean for those of us who like to go into the mountains? In this episode of The Fine Line, we step aside from our stories of rescues to have a conversation about resilience and the importance of mental health as a backcountry safety issue. Our guests for this show are: Josie McKee is a professional climber, mental health coach for climbers, a volunteer with Lander Search & Rescue, and the director of communications and op...

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  62. Letting Go On The North Face

  Jul 3, 202551 minS0

  The most famous North Face in the United States... a terrible accident... a daring helicopter rescue... and some important lessons learned about risk and what it means to move on from chasing your dream. In this next episode of The Fine Line, climber Jim Dahle explains how a fall on the North Face of the Grand Teton left him unconscious, with severe head, neck, and facial trauma. His partner, Christian Feinhauer, was left to treat his longtime friend and call for help from the Jenny Lake Rangers. Ken Kreis, a year-round Jenny Lake Ranger, discusses how the rescue unfolded into...

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