Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Into the Swirling White | 2

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Into the Swirling White | 2

On January 12th, 1888, residents of the Dakota Territory and Nebraska woke to an unseasonably warm day. Farmers took advantage of the mild weather to tend to chores and children headed off to school in light jackets. But longtime residents like Sioux tribe member Charley Stabler recognized signs that a major blizzard was coming. As the storm hit, schoolteachers faced agonizing decisions over how to keep their students safe.

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Encore: Thai Cave Rescue | Chaos | 2

Encore: Thai Cave Rescue | Chaos | 2

The boys on the soccer team struggle to stay alive inside the cave. Expert divers from around the world arrive in Thailand to find a media circus and a slow-moving bureaucracy. All of them must work a...

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Encore: Thai Cave Rescue | Lost | 1

Encore: Thai Cave Rescue | Lost | 1

In 2018, twelve young soccer players and their coach are exploring a six-mile caving system in Thailand when they are trapped inside by heavy rains. Local authorities attempt to rescue them. But it’s ...

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Trapped on Mount Hood | Close Calls and Epic Adventures with Peter Stark | 6

Trapped on Mount Hood | Close Calls and Epic Adventures with Peter Stark | 6

On this special episode, survival writer Peter Stark joins host Mike Corey for a wide-spanning conversation about adventure – why we’re drawn to it and how it can push us to the edge. They’ll discuss ...

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Trapped on Mount Hood | Aftermath with Ric Conrad | 5

Trapped on Mount Hood | Aftermath with Ric Conrad | 5

The Mount Hood tragedy remains the second deadliest mountaineering accident in North American history. Growing up in Oregon, Ric Conrad remembers following the developments on the six o’clock news whe...

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Trapped on Mount Hood | Discovery | 4

Trapped on Mount 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...

14 Jun 202244min

Trapped on Mount Hood | Search and Rescue | 3

Trapped on Mount 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...

7 Jun 202244min

Trapped on Mount Hood | Considered Lost | 2

Trapped on Mount 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. ...

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Trapped on Mount Hood | Whiteout | 1

Trapped on Mount 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 ...

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