Johnstown Flood | The Dam | 1
Against The Odds6 Helmi 2024

Johnstown Flood | The Dam | 1

It’s May, 30th 1889, and the South Fork Dam in Western Pennsylvania is in danger. After nearly a month of hard rain, eight inches have fallen in one day, filling the lake behind the dam to capacity. And the dam’s owners, the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club, have cut corners in repairing and maintaining it. It’s threatening to break, which would unleash 20 million tons of water on the people in the valley below, including everyone living in the steel city of Johnstown.

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Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Long Way Down | 2

Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Long Way Down | 2

After Joe Simpson fractures his leg, his climbing partner Simon Yates begins lowering him down the mountain, 300 feet at a time. But near the bottom, Simon unknowingly lowers Joe over the edge of a sh...

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Siula Grande: Over the Edge | First Ascent  | 1

Siula Grande: Over the Edge | First Ascent | 1

It’s June 1985. Two young British climbers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, set out to conquer the unclimbed west face of Siula Grande, a towering 21,000-foot peak in the Peruvian Andes. But high on the ...

2 Syys 202545min

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Discovery | 4

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Discovery | 4

As the search for the missing climbers enters its second day, rescuers redouble their efforts to find the lost students and their adult guides. But the vastness of the search area presents major chall...

28 Elo 202544min

FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | River's End | 4

FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | River's End | 4

After weeks on the River of Doubt, Theodore Roosevelt’s expedition is on the verge of collapse. But hope emerges when they find clues that Brazilian frontiersmen may be living and working in the wilde...

26 Elo 202547min

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Search and Rescue | 3

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Search and Rescue | 3

Morning provides no relief for the Oregon Episcopal School climbers trapped without food or water high on Mount Hood. The storm that forced them to take shelter in a snow cave shows no signs of lettin...

26 Elo 202544min

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Considered Lost | 2

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Considered Lost | 2

With night falling, the student climbers and their adult chaperones must take refuge in a cramped, frigid, and hastily dug snow cave. Their leader, Father Tom Goman, begins to succumb to hypothermia. ...

21 Elo 202537min

FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | A Killer in Their Midst | 3

FAN FAVORITE: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | A Killer in Their Midst | 3

Challenges mount as the expedition travels farther down the river. With the end of their journey nowhere in sight, hunger and disease take their toll on the men. Colonel Rondon wonders if members of a...

19 Elo 202544min

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Whiteout | 1

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Whiteout | 1

In May 1986, a group of high school students and faculty embarked on a journey to the top of Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain. The climb was part of an annual wilderness program, and was usually ...

19 Elo 202547min

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