When The Trail Turns Tragic, Inspiration At Badwater & The 'Backpacking With A Gun' Mailbag!

Today Colin is joined by outdoor journalist Shawnté Salabert who is off of the trail and back on The Rock Fight to run through the following topics: • It's been a deadly month on the trail as tragedy has hit the Sierra (https://people.com/high-school-teacher-falls-100-feet-to-his-death-on-california-hiking-trail-11773127) and the Whites (https://katv.com/news/nation-world/florida-man-found-deceased-on-mt-washington-after-three-day-search-mountain-new-hampshire-hiker-off-trail-hiking-july-19-2025) . Separate from both of these incidents, Colin & Shawnté reflect on how it is sometimes hard to leave an objective behind. (14:05) • Inspiration in the heat! 80 year old Bob Becker finishes (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/badwater-135-death-valley-ultramarathon-bob-becker-80-years-old/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=ESW%20Friday%207182025&utm_medium=email) Badwater. What an absolute bad ass. (29:32) • Instagram commenters (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLU8lNQxxeE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=ZjI2NjJ0eWgydHB3) have weighed in on the topic of carrying a gun in the backcountry. They're pretty much what you expect. (35:46) • The Parting Shot! Colin reflects on the loss of Malcom Jamal Warner while Shawnté reflects on the loss of the climate as we know it. (44:18) Thanks for listening! The Rock Fight is a production of Rock Fight (https://my.captivate.fm/rockfight.co) , LLC. Sign up for NEWS FROM THE FRONT, Rock Fight's semi-weekly newsletter by heading to www.rockfight.co and clicking Join The Mailing List. Please follow and subscribe to The Rock Fight and give us a 5 star rating and a written review wherever you get your podcasts. Want to pick a fight with The Rock Fight? Send your feedback, questions, and comments to myrockfight@gmail.com (mailto:myrockfight@gmail.com) .