Mountain Escapes | A Backcountry Podcast

Author: Mountain Escapes A Backcountry Podcast

Mountain Escapes is a podcast that aims to connect backcountry enthusiasts with the owners and operators of BLBCA member lodges throughout BC, Canada. In each episode we highlight a unique lodge through conversation with an owner. We will also feature guest appearances by other influential backcountry enthusiasts and industry experts. Your host, Brad Harrison, has worked and adventured in remote settings most of his life. Hes owned and operated lodges, operated mountaineering camps and provided avalanche courses. He is the Executive Director of the Backcountry Lodges of BC Association.
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Mountain Escapes | Episode 19 - Jan Neuspiel (MPCISM)
Episode 4
Thursday, 5 February, 2026

This is Mountain Escapes, brought to you by the Backcountry Lodges of BC Association. Today we’re joined by Jan Neuspiel — longtime mountain guide, former owner of Island Alpine Guides on Vancouver Island, and the newly minted Program Coordinator for the Mountain Professional Critical Incident Stress Management Team. Welcome back, Jan.Jan’s career spans decades in the mountains, from trekking and mountaineering in Nepal to heli-ski operations in the Indian Himalaya, leadership roles with Bella Coola Helisports, and co-founding the Vancouver Island Avalanche Centre Society. He’s also a peer responder with the Mountain Professional CISM Team and a recognized leader in mountain safety, with awards from both HeliCat Canada and the ACMG.His personal adventures include a ski-mountaineering circumnavigation of Denali, a solo ascent of Pumori, traverses of the Wrangell–St. Elias Range, and a single-day ascent of Mount Asgard.Thanks for joining us on Mountain Escapes. To hear more conversations like this, be sure to check out other BLBCA Mountain Escapes episodes. Take good care out there.