Shipwreck on the Sahara | The Storm | 1

Shipwreck on the Sahara | The Storm | 1

In August 1815, a ship called The Commerce runs aground off the coast of Northwest Africa. Onboard are eleven crew members who are merchant traders who have no choice but to row to shore. They will soon find themselves at the edge of the Sahara, one of the most inhospitable places on earth where oasis settlements are controlled by tribes who also run the trans-Saharan slave trade. With no way to escape and dwindling supplies, they will need to cross the largest hot desert in the world. If captured by desert tribes, they face enslavement or death, but without help from locals, they will die of hunger and thirst.

This is the true story of the men who survived the journey based on the journals they wrote. It’s about sacrifice and human endurance and the fight to get home. But their odyssey will have a much greater impact than on just their own lives – it will influence a future president and impact a nation in ways that are still felt even today.

We recommend Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King for more reading.

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The Big Burn | Evacuations | 3

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The Big Burn | The Blow-Up | 2

The Big Burn | The Blow-Up | 2

As the fires spread, ranger Ed Pulaski tries to lead his men on a last-ditch effort to save the town of Wallace. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Soldiers race to build firebreaks around Avery, and head ranger ...

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The Big Burn | The Driest Summer | 1

The Big Burn | The Driest Summer | 1

In the summer of 1910, a severe drought turned Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene National Forest into a tinderbox. Spot fires cropped up around the mining towns of Wallace and Avery and it was the job of forest r...

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Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Making Peace With It, With Simon Yates | 4

Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Making Peace With It, With Simon Yates | 4

In 1985, high on Peru’s Siula Grande, everything went wrong, and two climbers made choices that became mountaineering lore. Simon Yates joins host Cassie De Pecol to talk about risk, survival, and bei...

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Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Keep Moving | 3

Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Keep Moving | 3

Simon Yates begins his lonely return to base camp, convinced that his partner Joe Simpson is dead. He wrestles with guilt and grief, unsure how he’ll ever explain what happened to those back home. Mea...

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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...

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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 ...

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FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Discovery | 4

FAN FAVORITE: Trapped on Mt. Hood | Discovery | 4

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