The Most Bizarre Olympic Disaster Ever: The 1904 Marathon
The 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon might be the most disastrous sporting event in history. Thirty-two men started. Only fourteen finished. The winner was given rat poison and brandy to keep him movin...
1 Feb 27min
Annapurna: Why Does the Deadliest Mountain Now Have a Waiting Line?
Annapurna was the first 8,000-meter peak ever climbed, three years before Everest. It should have been a triumph. Instead, the climbers who made history lost every finger and toe getting back down. 7...
11 Jan 18min
1,000 Climbers Trapped on Everest: Here's What Really Happened
Were 1,000 climbers really trapped on Mount Everest? Recently, the internet went wild with dramatic headlines, but the real story is very different. In this podcast, we dig into what actually happene...
23 Okt 202512min
The Human Seal: Iceland’s Most Unbelievable Survival Story
In the freezing darkness off Iceland’s coast, a lone fisherman finds himself in the water after his boat sinks, with no life jacket, no survival suit, and miles from shore. What happens next defies s...
14 Aug 202514min
Martin Strel: The Man Who Swam the Entire Amazon on Bratwurst, Wine, and Sheer Madness
He swam the entire Amazon River, over 3,000 miles of sewage, piranhas, and parasites. All while pounding red wine and slathering himself in gasoline. And somehow, that’s not even the weird part! Thi...
3 Aug 202531min
Paddling the Arctic - Don Starkell and Victoria Jason's Wild 1500-Mile Journey (PART 2)
This is Part 2 of one of the most bizarre Arctic expeditions I've ever come across. 🛶 Two strangers set out to kayak the Northwest Passage. One was a thrill-chasing adrenaline addict, the other a so...
12 Jul 202544min
Paddling the Arctic: Don Starkell and Victoria Jason’s Wild 1500-Mile Journey (PART 1)
🛶 Two strangers set out to kayak the Northwest Passage. One was a thrill-chasing adrenaline addict, the other a soft-spoken grandmother who’d just learned to paddle. What followed was 1,500 miles of ...
24 Jun 202545min
Lydia Bradey - The Most Controversial Everest Climb You've Never Heard Of
In 1988, Lydia Bradey made history by summiting Mount Everest solo and without supplemental oxygen. And when she got back? Her teammates said she made it all up. One of them the famous Rob Hall from t...
16 Jun 202535min
