The CRUX: True Survival Stories

By Kaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen, Tessa King

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Episodes: 106

Herrera
 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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105) Coast Guard Rescue Gone Wrong: Michael Odom's Ocean Standoff
May 06, 2024
104) A Broken Dam Leads to a 60 Foot Water Wall that Pummeled a Town: The Johnstown Flood
Apr 29, 2024
103) White Squall: Tragedy Strikes when a Sailboat Capsizes with Students Aboard
Apr 22, 2024
102) Celebrating 100 episodes: Part Two, Most Favorite Stories Recapped
Apr 15, 2024
101) Celebrating 100 episodes; 5 of the most Popular Episodes
Apr 08, 2024
100) Against the Avalanche: The Miraculous Survival of Adam Herman and Conor Lodge
Apr 01, 2024
99) Surviving Superstorms: Expert Tips and Real Stories
Mar 25, 2024
98) Tragedy in Yellowstone: Surviving a Geothermal
Mar 18, 2024
97) Queen of Shangri-La: Plane Crash in New Guinea, The Gremlin Special
Mar 10, 2024
96) Surviving the Skies: The Unbelievable Journey of Yaya Abdi - Flight in an Airplane Wheel Well
Mar 04, 2024
95) Victoria Grover: 5 Nights Alone in the Desert
Feb 26, 2024
94) Skydiving Gone Wrong: Jordan Hatmaker's Brush with Death
Feb 19, 2024
93) Self Amputation for Survival, Part 1
Feb 12, 2024
92) Beneath the Bricks: Tunnel 29's Daring Escape in Cold War Berlin
Feb 05, 2024
91) Surviving Everest: Robert Kay's Life Threatening Journey Through the Death Zone | True High-Altitude Adventure
Jan 29, 2024
90) The Crux: Maurice and Maralyn Bailey's Castaway Journey - Surviving 117 Days Adrift in the Pacific Ocean
Jan 22, 2024
89) Interview with Mark Niver: From Plane Crash to Glacier Rescue - A Pilot's Heroic Role in Saving Injured Climbers in Remote Alaska
Jan 15, 2024
88) Steve Rodgers Salmon River Odyssey
Jan 08, 2024
87) Jen Royce's Wilderness Ordeal: Otter Ambush on the Jefferson River
Dec 18, 2023
86) Baby Jessica: The 1987 Rescue of Jessica McClure from a Well
Dec 11, 2023
85) Anne Hjelle: Escape from the Fangs of a Mountain Lion
Dec 04, 2023
84) Hugh Glass: A Tale of Survival Against All Odds
Nov 26, 2023
83) Ruth Woroniecki: 200 Foot Fall on Cucamonga Peak
Nov 20, 2023
82) Defying Everest: Lincoln Hall's Miraculous Survival of the Death Zone on Mt. Everest
Nov 13, 2023
81) Lauren Elder: Plane Crash in the Sierra Nevada Mt Range
Nov 06, 2023
80) Surviving the Impossible: Trapped under a Boulder
Oct 30, 2023
79) Tragedy Strikes Mammoth Mountain: Unveiling the unseen Danger of Fumaroles
Oct 22, 2023
78) Beneath the Surface: Seven Men Trapped in the French Vitarelles Caverns for Ten days
Oct 16, 2023
77) When Lightning Strikes Twice: A Hike up Half Dome gets Electrified
Oct 09, 2023
76) Adrift: Bill Durden's 2016 Epic 20 hr Open Water Swim
Oct 02, 2023
75) Tragedy on the Mountains: The Mann Gulch Fire Disaster
Sep 24, 2023
74) Surviving the Utah Wilderness: Justin and Jeremy Harris's Canyoneering Odyssey
Sep 18, 2023
73) Tragedy on Mount Hood: The Untold Story of the 1986 Oregon Episcopal School Expedition
Sep 11, 2023
72) The Jungle Resilience: Four Children, Forty Days
Sep 04, 2023
71) Frozen Odyssey: Douglas Mawson's Epic Antarctic Survival
Aug 28, 2023
70) Quinn Brett Interview: 120 Foot fall on El Capitan
Aug 21, 2023
69) Plane Crash in the Rocky Mountains
Aug 14, 2023
68) Stranded in the Snow: Jim and Jennifer Stolpa's Fight for Survival
Aug 07, 2023
67) Gina Allen & Brandon Day: Day Hike on Mt San Jacinto Turned Nightmare
Jul 31, 2023
66) The Butte Mining Incident of 1917
Jul 24, 2023
65) Wolf Wagner & Johannes Hoentsch: Canoe Trip in Remote Canada gone Wrong
Jul 17, 2023
64) Steve Callahan; 76 Days Lost at Sea
Jul 10, 2023
63) Sydnie Uemoto & David McMahon: Open Water Swim Following a Plane Crash
Jul 03, 2023
62) Disaster on Mount Hood; In the Blink of an Eye a Massive Accident Takes out Multiple Climbers
Jun 26, 2023
61) Laurent Camprubi: His Sailboat Capsized Leaving him Trapped in an Air Bubble
Jun 19, 2023
60) Adrian Knopps: Alone for Seven Days in Misty Fjords AK after a Tragic Accident
Jun 12, 2023
59) Matt Henningsen: Successful Bear Hunt to an Unexpected Medical Emergency
Jun 05, 2023
58) Violet Jessop: She lived through three ship wrecks in her lifetime, one of which was the Titanic
May 29, 2023
57) Greg Hein: Survived Six Days on Remote Mt. Goddard
May 22, 2023
56) Ken Killip: Lost in the Rocky Mountains
May 15, 2023
55) Jamie Mosch: Survived 5 days in the Everglades
May 08, 2023
Welcome Julie Henningsen to The Crux Podcast
May 01, 2023
54) Michelle Funk: A Small Child who Survived Under Unlikely Circumstances
May 01, 2023
53) John Colter's Run: John Colter Runs for his Life as Blackfeet Worriers Chase him on Foot
Mar 07, 2022
52) Michael Packard: Inside the Mouth of a Whale
Feb 21, 2022
51) Andrew Gaskell: Into the Jungle to Find Himself only to Lose His Way
Feb 14, 2022
50) Autumn Veatch: Wilderness Survival Following Plane Crash in the Northern Cascades
Feb 07, 2022
49) Donn Fendler: A 12 yo Boy Gets Lost on a Mountain in Maine in the Summer of 1939
Jan 31, 2022
48) Jeff Schock: Captain of the No Longer Floating St. Joseph
Jan 24, 2022
47) Tony Streather: Mountaineers Struggle to Survive Following an Avalanche on Mt. Haramosh in 1957.
Jan 17, 2022
46) Nelson Simón: A Beginner Sailor Learns the Ropes and has an Unexpected Meeting with Hurricane Grace
Jan 10, 2022
45) Jan Baalsrud: Escape from the Gestapo during WW2
Jan 03, 2022
44) The Robertson Family: Shipwrecked by Whales
Dec 20, 2021
43) David Cronenwett: Wisdom from a Survival Expert
Dec 13, 2021
42) Anders Broste: Attack by a Grizzly Bear While Hunting
Dec 06, 2021
41) Jean Muenchrath: Escape from Mt Whitney
Nov 29, 2021
40) Ann Rodgers: Lost in the Desert for 9 Days
Nov 21, 2021
39) Andrew Devers: Lost for 9 days in the Wilderness.
Nov 14, 2021
38) Lorraine Jonsson: Snake Bite in Franklin Canyon Park
Nov 07, 2021
37) Amber Kohnhorst: Fall from 100 Feet, Alone in Arizona
Oct 25, 2021
36) Carter Viss: Ran Over by a 36 Foot Cruising Boat in Florida
Oct 25, 2021
35) Amanda Eller: Lost at the Wakamaya Reserve for 17 Days
Oct 11, 2021
34) William Coston: Plane Crash in the Bermuda Triangle in 1949
Oct 04, 2021
33) Larrane Leech: Visited by a Mountain Lion
Sep 26, 2021
32) Abby Sunderland: 16 yo Attempts to Circumnavigate World in Yacht
Sep 19, 2021
31) Mark and Phillip and the Treacherous Mount Cook Climb
Sep 12, 2021
30) Todd Endris and the Great White Shark
Sep 05, 2021
29) 1953 K2 Expedition: Eight Men Set off to Seek Adventure on K2, but were Met with Difficulty
Aug 29, 2021
28) Anna Bågenholm- A Medical Student who Survived Hypothermia and the Lowest Body Temperature ever Recorded.
Aug 22, 2021
27) Reshma Begum: Survived within a Building after it Collapsed
Aug 15, 2021
26) The Death Defying Film Crew: Helicopter Crash into Kilauea Volcano
Aug 08, 2021
25) Carol Martini and Jay Barry: Attacked by Pirates out at Sea
Aug 02, 2021
24) Eric LeMarque: One Wrong Turn Under the Ski Boundary at Mammoth Left Eric in the Cold
Jul 26, 2021
23) The Chilean Mining Accident: In 2010, 33 Unlucky Chilean Miners got Trapped when the San Jose Copper-Gold Mine Collapsed
Jul 19, 2021
22) Takeyasu Minamiura and the 1990 Great Epic of Trango Tower: Paraglide Gone Wrong
Jul 11, 2021
21) The Evans Family: Plane Crash into a Mountain in Alaska
Jul 05, 2021
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.
Jun 28, 2021
19) The Endurance: The Story of Earnest Shakleton, His Crew, and Their Survival on the Icy Waters of the Antarctic Ocean
Jun 21, 2021
18) Yossi Ghinsberg: Survived 3 Weeks in the Amazon Alone
Jun 14, 2021
17) Nicholas Alkemade: Jumped From an Airplane Without a Parachute
Jun 07, 2021
16) Joe Simpson & Simon Yates; The Mountain Survival Story that Inspired the Book, Touching the Void
May 31, 2021
15) The Wild Boars Football Team: Rescue from Tham Luang Cave
May 24, 2021
14) Tyson Steele: Alone and Resourceful in the Alaskan Winter After a House Fire
May 17, 2021
13) Paul Templer: Attacked by a Rogue Hippo
May 10, 2021
12) Ricky Megee; Left for Dead in the Desert of Australia
May 03, 2021
11) Ed and Kelly Moellmer: Father/Daughter Backcountry Ski Turned Nightmare
Apr 26, 2021
10) Higgen's Family Snow Cave and Amber Van Hecke's Wrong Turn
Apr 19, 2021
9) Jose Salvador Alvarenga: Lost at Sea for 438 Days
Apr 12, 2021
8) Angela Hernandez: Stranded on a Beach for Seven Days
Apr 05, 2021
7) Todd Orr: Attacked Twice by a Bear
Mar 29, 2021
6) Harrison Okene: Trapped Inside a Boat
Mar 22, 2021
5) Mary Vincent: Hitchhiking Gone Wrong
Mar 15, 2021
4) Juliane Koepcke: Airplane Free Fall to the Jungle
Mar 08, 2021
3) Aron Ralston: Trapped in a Canyon
Mar 01, 2021
2) Mauro Prosperi: Lost in the Desert
Feb 22, 2021
1) Beck Weathers: Left for Dead on Everest
Feb 19, 2021