
Disaster on Franconia Ridge: A White Mountains Survival Story | E216
On February 10, 2008, Fred Frederickson and James Osborne started what should have been a routine winter day hike on New Hampshire's Franconia Ridge. Within hours, conditions changed catastrophically—...
16 Feb 28min

Adirondack Tragedy: The 9-Day Search for Leo Dufour on Allen Mountain | Disaster Strikes | E215
On a snowy Black Friday in November 2024, a 22-year-old experienced hiker from Quebec set out alone to climb one of the most remote peaks in New York's Adirondack Mountains—a challenging 18-mile journ...
12 Feb 25min

Frozen and Forgotten: Leon Crane's 120-Mile Walk Through Arctic Alaska | E213
When a routine test flight goes catastrophically wrong, Army Air Forces Lieutenant Leon Crane parachutes into the Alaskan wilderness in the dead of winter—alone, with no survival gear, and temperature...
2 Feb 49min

Green Boots Cave - The Controversial Mount Everest Death That Shocked the World | Disaster Strikes E212
In this episode of 'Disaster Strikes' on the Crux podcast, host Julie Henningsen delves into the harrowing story of David Sharp, a dedicated mountaineer whose third attempt to summit Mount Everest end...
29 Jan 36min

Crushed Beneath a Boulder | E211
In this episode of the Crux True Survival Stories Podcast, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen recount the extraordinary tale of Kevin DePaolo, a 26-year-old adventurer from New York who finds ...
26 Jan 31min

Four Days Underwater and in the Dark: The Tony Bullimore Miracle Rescue | E210
When Tony Bullimore's yacht capsized in the violent Southern Ocean during the 1996-97 Vendée Globe race, rescuers feared the worst. The 57-year-old sailor was trapped inside the upturned hull in pitch...
19 Jan 30min

Disaster Strikes: Two Miles-The Harris Levinson Tragedy | E209
In this episode of the Crux podcast's Disaster Strikes segment, host Kaycee McIntosh recounts the tragic story of Harris Levinson, a beloved teacher and experienced hiker whose dream hike on the John ...
15 Jan 24min






















