Tragedy on the Appalachian Trail Part 1
To be a hiker is to accept a certain amount of risk. And yet the freedom to expose ourselves to that danger is part of the draw, but, as our next story shows, you never know what – or who – is coming ...
20 Apr 202021min
Mystery on the Mountain
In October of 2010 search and rescue volunteer Pam Bales happened across an unconscious man while on a solo hike up New Hampshire's Mt. Washington. As the weather became life-threatening, Bales strugg...
6 Apr 202027min
Buried in a Rockslide
Blue skies in Grand Teton National Park turn gray when a group of hikers are caught in a powerful rockslide.
27 Jan 202027min
Stranded on Mt. Rainier
Yev Krasnitskiy and his three climber partners find themselves stranded without supplies while a storm prevents rescuers from reaching them.
21 Jan 202028min
The Twenty-Ninth Day
On a 600 mile canoe trip, Alex Messenger encounters a grizzly while hiking alone on the Canadian tundra.
23 Dec 201937min
Injured on an Ice Ledge
In 1999, Malcolm Daly fell 200 feet while climbing a remote Alaskan peak. He spent the next two nights stranded and alone on an ice ledge.
16 Dec 201930min
Trapped in Quicksand
Ryan Osmun, 35, took a wrong step while hiking in Zion National Park in February, and became trapped in quicksand.
9 Dec 201931min
The Science of Survival
In our season finale, hear from experts to learn what's happening inside your brain during a survival scenario, what you can do to beat the odds, and how a former BACKPACKER editor nearly succumbed to...
15 Juli 201933min
