42 Years in Siberia: The Family That Vanished From the World | E234
In 1936, a Russian man named Karp Lykov watched a Soviet patrol shoot his brother dead in a field — and in that moment, he made a decision. He gathered his wife and two young children, packed seeds an...
11 Mai 41min
3 Days Missing in a Ravine: The Boy No One Could Find | E 232
In July 2025, 13-year-old Cody Trenkel Jr. set out on a routine skateboard ride through his grandmother's quiet Missouri neighborhood—and never made it to his destination. What began as a normal summe...
4 Mai 33min
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
3 Nights Trapped in a Canyon With a Broken Pelvis | E229
In December 2006, elite endurance athlete Danelle Ballengee slipped on black ice near Moab, Utah, fell 60 feet, and shattered her pelvis while unknowingly bleeding internally. With only eight ounces o...
20 Apr 33min
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
