The CRUX: True Survival Stories
By Kaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen, Bleav
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Oct 26, 2023
Like listening to a grammer school book report by a drunk pair of friends who constantly repeat 'i think so, probably, i don't know, I'll look it up". Loads of laughter but no comedy.
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Are you drawn to thrilling survival stories where characters overcome impossible odds? The Crux: True Survival Stories is your podcast. Join us for gripping tales of resilience and invaluable insights into wilderness survival and the mindset needed to overcome adversity. Hosted by Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen, both passionate about wilderness and medicine, our podcast is fueled by real-life stories and the pivotal moments that determine life or death outcomes.
Tune in for captivating narratives that entertain and educate. Airing every Monday!
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The Pilot Who Was Sucked Out of His Own Plane at 17,000 Feet | E 166
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May 26, 2025 |
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Disaster Strikes! The Last Transmission: 33 Souls Lost in Hurricane Joaquin | E 165
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May 22, 2025 |
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Trapped in Ice: The Karluk Shipwreck Arctic Survival Story | E 164
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May 19, 2025 |
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Twice-Rescued: The Student Who Needed Saving from Mount Fuji Two Times in Four Days | E 163
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May 12, 2025 |
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Disaster Strikes! The Silent Killer Next Door: Carbon Monoxide's Deadly Deception | E 162
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May 08, 2025 |
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The Voluntary Castaway: Dr. Bombard's Revolutionary Atlantic Crossing | E 161
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May 05, 2025 |
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A Boy, A Desert, and A Hero Dog: The Incredible Survival of Bodin Allen | E 160
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Disaster Strikes! The Mysterious Disappearance of Ranger Randy Morganson | E 159
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Dark Waters, Circling Death: The USS Indianapolis Disaster | E 158
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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In the Jaws of Polar Bears: Surviving Arctic's Apex Predator | E 157
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Disaster Strikes! Tragedy in Death Valley: The German Tourist Mystery | E 156
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Alone in Antarctica: Richard Byrd's Deadly Solitude | E 155
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Matt Reum's Remarkable Recovery After Being Trapped in His Truck for Six Days | E 154
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Six Days Trapped in his Truck: The Impossible Survival of Matt Reum | E153
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Swallowed by Sandy: The Hollywood Ship's Last Voyage and the Heroes Who Saved Its Crew | E 152
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Against All Odds: How a 13-Year-Old Boy Saved His Father in the Wilderness | E151
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The Barefoot Bandit: Colton Harris-Moore's Extraordinary Crime Spree and Survival Saga | E 150
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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The Coldest Night: Rob Gerings 12-Hour Fight for Survival | E 149
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Wrong Turn: The Kim Family Tragedy on Bear Camp Road | E 148
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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12 Seconds: A Pro Snowmobiler's Life-Changing Moment | E 147
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Hunted Becomes Hunter: The Vengeful Whale and the Essex | E 146
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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When Pet Becomes Predator: A 10-Minute Battle with a Domesticated Buck | E 145
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Terrors on the River of Doubt: Roosevelt's Most Dangerous Adventure | E 144
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Buried Alive: Anna Conrad's Five-Day Fight Beneath the Snow | E 143
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Flight 1549: The Miracle on the Hudson | E 142
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Survival in the Bernese Alps: The Incredible 1946 C-53 Dakota Crash and Rescue | E 141
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Surviving King Philip's War: Mary Rowlandson's Incredible Story | E 140
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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The 780 MPH Ejection: The Impossible Survival of Captain Brian Udell | E139
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Abandon Ship: The Costa Concordia’s Night of Chaos | E 138
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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83 Seconds: The Frank Slide Catastrophe | E137
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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311 Days Underground: An Iraq Hostage's Fight for Survival | E136
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Darkness on the Bering Sea: The Sinking of the Alaska Ranger | E135
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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They Should've DIED From These Snake Bites... But Somehow Survived! | E134
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Helene's Path: 500 Miles of Destruction | E133
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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When Joy Turned to Horror: Inside Indiana's Halloween Nightmare | E132
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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The Venomous Snake that Fell from the Sky | E131
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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A 60-Foot Fall, 4 Days Alone: Amy Racina's Incredible Survival in the Sierra Nevadas | E130
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Attack of the Warthog: When a Pet Warthog Fights Back, and Other Exotic Animal Encounters | E129
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Capsized: The Tamwoy Siblings' Unbelievable Fight for Survival | E128
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Lost and Barefoot: Surviving a Month in the Cascades | E127
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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The Great Molasses Flood of 1919: A Sticky Historical Disaster | E126
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Surviving the Wild: Shane Burke's Battle with a Grizzly in the Tetons | E125
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Terror in the Skies: Pilots Lose Control of a Flight at 37,000 Feet | E124
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Escape from Hell: One Photographer's Fight to Survive Mount St. Helens | E123
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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The Epic Mt. St. Helens Eruption: Venus Dergan and Ronald Reitan's Unexpected Survival | E122
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Torpedoed: The Remarkable WWII Survival of Ray Downs and His Family | E121
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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100 Miles in the Sonoran Desert: Pablo Valencia's Fight for Survival | E120
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Overboard: Stories of Two Men Who Defied the Odds After Falling from Cruise Ships | E119
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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The Gripping Tale of Captain James Riley and the Shipwreck of Commerce Part 2 | E118
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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The Gripping Tale of Captain James Riley and the Shipwreck of Commerce Part 1 | E117
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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The Remarkable Survival of John Vihtelic: 16 Days Trapped in a Ravine | E116
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Desert Tragedy: The Untold WWII Sahara Survival Story | E115
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Debunking Common Survival Myths with Expert Insights | E114
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Fact or Fiction? Survival Trivia Quiz | E 113
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Surviving Against All Odds: Eddie Rickenbacker's Journey – Part 2 | E112
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Surviving Against All Odds: Eddie Rickenbacker's Journey – Part 1 | E111
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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A Man is Buried Alive by the Thredbo Landslide for Sixty Five Hours | E110
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The Unbelievable Survival of Slavomir Rawicz: Part 2 | E109
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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The Unbelievable Survival of Slavomir Rawicz: Part 1 | E108
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May 27, 2024 |
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Surviving a Kangaroo Attack: Melanie's True Outback Encounter | E107
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May 20, 2024 |
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Part Two: Left for Dead-Michael Odom's Ocean Standoff | E106
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May 13, 2024 |
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Part One: Coast Guard Rescue Gone Wrong - Michael Odom's Ocean Standoff | E105
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May 06, 2024 |
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A Broken Dam Leads to a 60 Foot Water Wall that Pummeled a Town: The Johnstown Flood | E104
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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White Squall: Tragedy Strikes when a Sailboat Capsizes with Students Aboard | E103
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Celebrating 100 episodes: Part Two, Most Favorite Stories Recapped | E102
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Celebrating 100 episodes; 5 of the most Popular Episodes | E101
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Against the Avalanche: The Miraculous Survival of Adam Herman and Conor Lodge | E100
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Surviving Superstorms: Expert Tips and Real Stories | E99
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Tragedy in Yellowstone: Surviving a Geothermal | E98
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Queen of Shangri-La: Plane Crash in New Guinea, The Gremlin Special | E97
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Surviving the Skies: The Unbelievable Journey of Yaya Abdi - Flight in an Airplane Wheel Well | E96
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Victoria Grover: 5 Nights Alone in the Desert | E95
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Skydiving Gone Wrong: Jordan Hatmaker's Brush with Death | E94
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Self Amputation for Survival | E93
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Beneath the Bricks: Tunnel 29's Daring Escape in Cold War Berlin | E92
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Surviving Everest: Robert Kay's Life Threatening Journey Through the Death Zone | True High-Altitude Adventure | E91
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Maurice and Maralyn Bailey's Castaway Journey | E90
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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From Plane Crash to Glacier Rescue - A Pilot's Heroic Role in Saving Injured Climbers in Remote Alaska | E89
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Steve Rodgers Salmon River Odyssey | E88
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Jen Royce: Otter Ambush on the Jefferson River | E87
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Baby Jessica: The 1987 Rescue of Jessica McClure from a Well | E86
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Anne Hjelle: Escape from the Fangs of a Mountain Lion | E85
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Hugh Glass: A Tale of Survival Against All Odds | E84
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Ruth Woroniecki: 200 Foot Fall on Cucamonga Peak | E83
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Defying Everest: Lincoln Hall's Miraculous Survival of the Death Zone on Mt. Everest | E82
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Lauren Elder: Plane Crash in the Sierra Nevada Mt Range | E81
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Surviving the Impossible: Trapped under a Boulder | E80
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Tragedy Strikes Mammoth Mountain: Unveiling the unseen Danger of Fumaroles | E79
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Beneath the Surface: Seven Men Trapped in the French Vitarelles Caverns for Ten days | E78
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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When Lightning Strikes Twice: A Hike up Half Dome gets Electrified | E77
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Adrift: Bill Durden's 2016 Epic 20 hr Open Water Swim | E76
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Tragedy on the Mountains: The Mann Gulch Fire Disaster | E75
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Surviving the Utah Wilderness: Justin and Jeremy Harris's Canyoneering Odyssey | E74
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Tragedy on Mount Hood: The Untold Story of the 1986 Oregon Episcopal School Expedition | E73
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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The Jungle Resilience: Four Children, Forty Days | E72
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Frozen Odyssey: Douglas Mawson's Epic Antarctic Survival | E71
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Quinn Brett Interview: 120 Foot fall on El Capitan | E70
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Plane Crash in the Rocky Mountains | E69
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Stranded in the Snow: Jim and Jennifer Stolpa's Fight for Survival | E68
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Gina Allen & Brandon Day: Day Hike on Mt San Jacinto Turned Nightmare | E67
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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The Butte Mining Incident of 1917 | E66
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Wolf Wagner & Johannes Hoentsch: Canoe Trip in Remote Canada gone Wrong | E65
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Steve Callahan; 76 Days Lost at Sea | E64
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Sydnie Uemoto & David McMahon: Open Water Swim Following a Plane Crash | E63
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Disaster on Mount Hood; In the Blink of an Eye a Massive Accident Takes out Multiple Climbers | E62
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Laurent Camprubi: His Sailboat Capsized Leaving him Trapped in an Air Bubble | E61
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Adrian Knopps: Alone for Seven Days in Misty Fjords AK after a Tragic Accident | E60
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Matt Henningsen: Successful Bear Hunt to an Unexpected Medical Emergency | E59
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Violet Jessop: She lived through three ship wrecks in her lifetime, one of which was the Titanic | E58
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May 29, 2023 |
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Greg Hein: Survived Six Days on Remote Mt. Goddard | E57
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May 22, 2023 |
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Ken Killip: Lost in the Rocky Mountains | E56
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May 15, 2023 |
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Jamie Mosch: Survived 5 days in the Everglades | E55
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May 08, 2023 |
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Welcome Julie Henningsen to The Crux Podcast
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May 01, 2023 |
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Michelle Funk: A Small Child who Survived Under Unlikely Circumstances | E54
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May 01, 2023 |
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John Colter's Run: John Colter Runs for his Life as Blackfeet Worriers Chase him on Foot | E53
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Michael Packard: Inside the Mouth of a Whale | E52
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Andrew Gaskell: Into the Jungle to Find Himself only to Lose His Way | E51
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Autumn Veatch: Wilderness Survival Following Plane Crash in the Northern Cascades | E50
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Donn Fendler: A 12 yo Boy Gets Lost on a Mountain in Maine in the Summer of 1939 | E49
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Jeff Schock: Captain of the No Longer Floating St. Joseph | E48
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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47) Tony Streather: Mountaineers Struggle to Survive Following an Avalanche on Mt. Haramosh in 1957.
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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46) Nelson Simón: A Beginner Sailor Learns the Ropes and has an Unexpected Meeting with Hurricane Grace
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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45) Jan Baalsrud: Escape from the Gestapo during WW2
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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44) The Robertson Family: Shipwrecked by Whales
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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43) David Cronenwett: Wisdom from a Survival Expert
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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42) Anders Broste: Attack by a Grizzly Bear While Hunting
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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41) Jean Muenchrath: Escape from Mt Whitney
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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40) Ann Rodgers: Lost in the Desert for 9 Days
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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39) Andrew Devers: Lost for 9 days in the Wilderness.
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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38) Lorraine Jonsson: Snake Bite in Franklin Canyon Park
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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37) Amber Kohnhorst: Fall from 100 Feet, Alone in Arizona
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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36) Carter Viss: Ran Over by a 36 Foot Cruising Boat in Florida
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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35) Amanda Eller: Lost at the Wakamaya Reserve for 17 Days
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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34) William Coston: Plane Crash in the Bermuda Triangle in 1949
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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33) Larrane Leech: Visited by a Mountain Lion
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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32) Abby Sunderland: 16 yo Attempts to Circumnavigate World in Yacht
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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31) Mark and Phillip and the Treacherous Mount Cook Climb
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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30) Todd Endris and the Great White Shark
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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29) 1953 K2 Expedition: Eight Men Set off to Seek Adventure on K2, but were Met with Difficulty
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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28) Anna Bågenholm- A Medical Student who Survived Hypothermia and the Lowest Body Temperature ever Recorded.
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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27) Reshma Begum: Survived within a Building after it Collapsed
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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26) The Death Defying Film Crew: Helicopter Crash into Kilauea Volcano
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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25) Carol Martini and Jay Barry: Attacked by Pirates out at Sea
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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24) Eric LeMarque: One Wrong Turn Under the Ski Boundary at Mammoth Left Eric in the Cold
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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23) The Chilean Mining Accident: In 2010, 33 Unlucky Chilean Miners got Trapped when the San Jose Copper-Gold Mine Collapsed
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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22) Takeyasu Minamiura and the 1990 Great Epic of Trango Tower: Paraglide Gone Wrong
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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21) The Evans Family: Plane Crash into a Mountain in Alaska
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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20) Deborah Scaling Kiley: Sharks in the Water!! A Skilled Sailor Attempts to Transport a Ship To Florida From Maine, but Meets a Large Storm on the Way.
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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19) The Endurance: The Story of Earnest Shakleton, His Crew, and Their Survival on the Icy Waters of the Antarctic Ocean
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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18) Yossi Ghinsberg: Survived 3 Weeks in the Amazon Alone
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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17) Nicholas Alkemade: Jumped From an Airplane Without a Parachute
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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16) Joe Simpson & Simon Yates; The Mountain Survival Story that Inspired the Book, Touching the Void
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May 31, 2021 |
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15) The Wild Boars Football Team: Rescue from Tham Luang Cave
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May 24, 2021 |
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14) Tyson Steele: Alone and Resourceful in the Alaskan Winter After a House Fire
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May 17, 2021 |
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13) Paul Templer: Attacked by a Rogue Hippo
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May 10, 2021 |
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12) Ricky Megee; Left for Dead in the Desert of Australia
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May 03, 2021 |
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11) Ed and Kelly Moellmer: Father/Daughter Backcountry Ski Turned Nightmare
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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10) Higgen's Family Snow Cave and Amber Van Hecke's Wrong Turn
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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9) Jose Salvador Alvarenga: Lost at Sea for 438 Days
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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8) Angela Hernandez: Stranded on a Beach for Seven Days
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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7) Todd Orr: Attacked Twice by a Bear
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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6) Harrison Okene: Trapped Inside a Boat
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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5) Mary Vincent: Hitchhiking Gone Wrong
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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4) Juliane Koepcke: Airplane Free Fall to the Jungle
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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3) Aron Ralston: Trapped in a Canyon
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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2) Mauro Prosperi: Lost in the Desert
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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1) Beck Weathers: Left for Dead on Everest
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Feb 19, 2021 |