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Mountain Mentality Podcast

Mountain Mentality Podcast

Written by: Ethan Helferty
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There are very few things we can control when it comes to the backcountry, but something we can control is our mentality.

Here we discuss how our mental state affects our decisions in adventure sports and in the mountains. Mental health, grief, addiction, close calls, etc. Everything Mental in the Backcountry.

With your Host, Ethan Helferty. Recorded in Mugshots Cafe in Fernie BC.

SUPPORT & CONNECT

Mugshots Cafe
@mugshots_fernie

@MountainMentalityPodcast on all Socials
mountainmentalitypodcast@gmail.com

Your Host
@ethanfromcanada

© 2025 Mountain Mentality Podcast
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Episodes
  • #5 Potato Boys: Japan Backcountry, Ride or Die, and Ass Tats
    Feb 9 2025

    Let us know what topics you would like to hear!

    A bunch of Boys from the Prairies... Colby, Joel, Tanner & Kye

    A backcountry hut trip with the Potato Boys, leads to reminiscing on how they all met which brought them all together navigating their slightly nerving and hilarious times in the Japan backcountry.

    RESOURCES
    Avalanche Canada Forcast https://avalanche.ca/map

    Thank you for your support, check out our socials and reach out with any comments or recommendations that you're interested in hearing, or to be involved

    Recorded at Mugshots Cafe in Fernie BC.

    SUPPORT LOCAL & CONNECT
    Mugshots Cafe
    @mugshots_fernie
    https://www.mugshotsfernie.ca

    Video Episodes
    https://www.youtube.com/@MountainMentalityPodcast

    @MountainMentalityPodcast on all Socials
    @ethanfromcanada
    mountainmentalitypodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • #4 Trevor Fairweather: Backcountry Group Dynamics, When Plan A Fails, and The Importance of Stoicism
    Nov 12 2024

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    Trevor Fairweather is a Fernie Firefighter, Search and Rescue Manager, and Guide at Fernie Wilderness Adventures.

    We all have our own ways of maintaining balance and reducing chaos in the backcountry. Trevor walks me through how their structure has been a success on how they keep that chaos in check, as well as what happens when the initial plan doesn't work out, and how we all need to adopt a form of Stoicism into our mindset.

    RESOURCES
    Avalanche Canada Forcast https://avalanche.ca/map
    Elk Valley Suicide Task Force https://www.evstf.ca
    Fernie Alpine Resort https://skifernie.com/
    1-800-SUICIDE Anytime
    1-888-353-CARE for the Crisis Line
    1-250-310-6789 for the Mental Health Crisis Line

    Thank you for your support, check out our socials and reach out with any comments or recommendations that you're interested in hearing, or to be involved

    Recorded at Mugshots Cafe in Fernie BC.

    SUPPORT LOCAL & CONNECT
    Mugshots Cafe
    @mugshots_fernie
    https://www.mugshotsfernie.ca

    Video Episodes
    https://www.youtube.com/@MountainMentalityPodcast

    @MountainMentalityPodcast on all Socials
    @ethanfromcanada
    mountainmentalitypodcast@gmail.com

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    50 mins
  • #3 Jordan Vlasschaert: Alcohol Culture, Grieving, Suicide, Mens Mental Health
    Aug 18 2024

    Let us know what topics you would like to hear!

    Jordan Vlasschaert is a Father, Therapist, Ex Bassist for the band Shred Kelly, Skater, and a staple in the Valley's mental health force.

    Mountain town paradise isn't always paradise. Jordan and I dive deep into the issues that fly under the radar in these amazing places we call home. Topics come to the surface of how we cope, and how there is a lot more struggle going on around us than we realize in these paradise towns.

    RESOURCES
    Fernie Women’s Centre 250-423-4687
    Fellaship Support Group https://www.facebook.com/fellashipmensgroup/about
    fellashipmensgroup@gmail.com
    Elk Valley Suicide Task Force https://www.evstf.ca
    BC Distress Phone Services 1-800-SUICIDE Anytime
    Crisis Line 1-888-353-CARE
    Alcohol and Drug Information Referral Service 1-800-663-1441
    Sexual Abuse Intervention Program (SAIP) 250-430-1133
    Stopping the Violence Counselling Program 250-423-4687

    Thank you for your support, check out our socials and reach out with any comments or recommendations that you're interested in hearing, or to be involved

    Recorded at Mugshots Cafe in Fernie BC.

    SUPPORT LOCAL & CONNECT
    Mugshots Cafe
    @mugshots_fernie
    https://www.mugshotsfernie.ca

    Video Episodes
    https://www.youtube.com/@MountainMentalityPodcast

    @MountainMentalityPodcast on all Socials
    @ethanfromcanada
    mountainmentalitypodcast@gmail.com

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    46 mins
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