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SARCAST - Talking Search and Rescue.

SARCAST - Talking Search and Rescue.

Written by: Neville Watson Martin McMullan
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 Sarcast, Talking Search and Rescue Podcast, informs and reflects on the outdoor life through the lens of the search and rescue volunteer. We are part of a hill going community. We are walkers, runners, climbers, mountaineers. We are mountain rescuers. We are people with day jobs and families, dogs cats and car loans. We are the sarcast crew.Neville Watson Martin McMullan Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Sarcast 3. Surely Someone Else Can Do It?

    Sarcast 3. Surely Someone Else Can Do It?
    Dec 31 2025

    We look at the concept of Mountain Rescue in the UK and Ireland - an entirely voluntary service - and consider where it came from, how it works, why it works and get all philosophical on the power of the volunteer strength of community.

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    39 mins
  • Sarcast 2. Pushing the Limits

    Sarcast 2. Pushing the Limits
    Dec 22 2025

    We chew the fat on hard won experience. You can't get good without getting out there and you can't get out there without an element of risk.

    We wander the grey area where risk meets reward and explore the tension between personal fulfilment and personal responsibility.

    Listen in as we share personal and professional reflections on finding that balance, after all, in the mountains, balance can be a useful thing.
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    40 mins
  • Sarcast 1. Winter

    Sarcast 1. Winter
    Dec 14 2025

    Meet the SARCAST Crew. Mountain sports enthusiasts and rescue volunteers based in the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland.

    In episode one we discuss specialist rescue tea cosies, consider the cold and slippy season, its risks, rewards and how we adjust to meet its challenges, reflecting on some of the experiences winter has brought us.

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    41 mins
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