Johnstown Flood | Overflow | 2
Against The Odds13 Feb 2024

Johnstown Flood | Overflow | 2

Engineer John Parke and a team of workers furiously shovel dirt, trying to shore up the South Fork Dam as it threatens to overflow, amid torrential rains. Parke knows these efforts are their only chance of preventing a terrible flood. He decides he has to warn the towns in the river valley of the imminent danger — but it’s a warning they’ve heard too many times in the past to take seriously.

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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...

9 Sep 202541min

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 Sep 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 202547min

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