99 Days in the Dark; The Overland Relief Expedition | E 231
In October 1897, eight whaling ships became trapped in pack ice near Point Barrow, Alaska — the northernmost tip of North America — with 265 men aboard and no possibility of rescue by sea until the fo...
27 Apr 43min
80 Feet: A Via Ferrata Tragedy in Colorado | Disaster Strikes E 230
On September 20th, 2025, 26-year-old Colorado guide Olivia Copeland fell 80 feet to her death while demonstrating a rappel to tourists. The cause: an improperly threaded belay device—one strand instea...
23 Apr 31min
Sucked into the Sky at 33,000 Feet: The Ewa Wiśnierska Story | E228
On February 14, 2007, elite paraglider Ewa Wiśnierska launched from an Australian mountain for a routine training flight. Within minutes, she was sucked into a massive cumulonimbus cloud and carried t...
13 Apr 34min
The Orange Tent Guy, Balin Miller's Fatal Fall from Yosemite's El Capitan | Disaster Strikes E 227
On October 1st, 2025, 23-year-old Balin Miller stood near the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park — glitter on his cheeks, orange tent packed, having just completed one of the most psycholo...
9 Apr 26min
43 Days Lost in the Himalayan Winter: Trapped Without Food or Fire | E226
On December 22nd, 1991, a 22-year-old medical student from Brisbane crawled under a rock overhang in the Nepalese Himalayas and waited for help. He had a sleeping bag, two chocolate bars, four books, ...
6 Apr 34min
Nineteen Days in the Idaho Wilderness: They Did What They Had to Do | E 225
On the morning of May 5th, 1979, four residents of Estevan, Saskatchewan boarded a small Cessna bound for Boise, Idaho on what was supposed to be a day trip. By that afternoon, the plane was down in a...
30 Mar 31min
The Body Recovery: Fatal Cave Dive at Bushman's Hole | Disaster Strikes E 224
In this episode of the Crux podcast's Disaster Strikes segment, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen delve into the harrowing story of Dave Shaw, a technical diver who tragically perished while ...
26 Mar 40min
