15 Hours in a Crevasse: The Denali Rescue That Shouldn't Have Worked
Trauma surgeon Martin Takac came to Alaska to climb Denali, the highest mountain in North America. He reached the summit. The hardest part, it seemed, was behind him. Then, on the descent, the ground ...
10 Aug 42min
Managing Fear: Survival Lessons from Megan Hine
This week, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen sit down with Megan Hine—expedition leader, wilderness survival expert, television survival consultant, and the survival consultant for Netflix's ...
7 Aug 43min
40 MPH Winds, One Meter of Visibility: The Stranger on Ben Nevis
January 2026. A blizzard is raging on Ben Nevis, the tallest peak in the Scottish Highlands — gale-force winds, sub-zero temperatures, and visibility of about one meter—when a climber becomes separate...
3 Aug 30min
Swallowed by the Nile; The Life and Death of Hendrik Coetzee | Disaster Strikes
Hendrik "Hendri" Coetzee was one of the most decorated whitewater explorers in the history of African river kayaking — a South African who had paddled the length of the Nile, soloed some of the contin...
30 Jul 29min
Stranded in Death Valley: Six Days of Impossible Decisions
In April 2021, experienced hikers Emily Henkel and Alexander Lofgren set out to explore Death Valley National Park. They had maps, emergency gear, a backcountry plan, and years of outdoor experience. ...
27 Jul 33min
27 Years of Silence: Maine's North Pond Hermit
For decades, cabins around Maine's North Pond were burgled by someone who took food, books, and propane — and fixed the doors on his way out. Locals called him the North Pond Hermit, and plenty of the...
20 Jul 31min
Poisoned on Everest: The $20 Million Rescue Scam | Disaster Strikes
Most people think the greatest danger on Mount Everest is the mountain itself. But beginning in 2018, investigators uncovered an alleged $20 million Everest helicopter rescue fraud that exploited trek...
16 Jul 36min
Five Hours Overboard in the Pacific
Commercial diver Scott Thompson is harvesting sea urchins off the California coast when a split-second accident leaves him overboard in the Pacific Ocean. With his boat disappearing into the distance,...
13 Jul 42min
