Frozen and Forgotten: Leon Crane's 120-Mile Walk Through Arctic Alaska | E213
When a routine test flight goes catastrophically wrong, Army Air Forces Lieutenant Leon Crane parachutes into the Alaskan wilderness in the dead of winter—alone, with no survival gear, and temperature...
2 Feb 49min
Green Boots Cave - The Controversial Mount Everest Death That Shocked the World | Disaster Strikes E212
In this episode of 'Disaster Strikes' on the Crux podcast, host Julie Henningsen delves into the harrowing story of David Sharp, a dedicated mountaineer whose third attempt to summit Mount Everest end...
29 Jan 36min
Crushed Beneath a Boulder | E211
In this episode of the Crux True Survival Stories Podcast, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen recount the extraordinary tale of Kevin DePaolo, a 26-year-old adventurer from New York who finds ...
26 Jan 31min
Four Days Underwater and in the Dark: The Tony Bullimore Miracle Rescue | E210
When Tony Bullimore's yacht capsized in the violent Southern Ocean during the 1996-97 Vendée Globe race, rescuers feared the worst. The 57-year-old sailor was trapped inside the upturned hull in pitch...
19 Jan 30min
Disaster Strikes: Two Miles-The Harris Levinson Tragedy | E209
In this episode of the Crux podcast's Disaster Strikes segment, host Kaycee McIntosh recounts the tragic story of Harris Levinson, a beloved teacher and experienced hiker whose dream hike on the John ...
15 Jan 24min
133 Days Adrift: The Longest Life Raft Survival Ever | E208
In this week's episode of Crux True Survival Stories, hosts Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen tell the extraordinary story of Poon Lim—a Chinese sailor who survived 133 days alone on a life raft in...
12 Jan 38min
Surviving Niagara Falls: The Impossible True Story of 7-Year-Old Roger Woodward | E207
In the summer of 1960, seven-year-old Roger Woodward was just a kid looking forward to a boat ride on the Niagara River to celebrate his sister's birthday—he had no idea he was about to experience som...
5 Jan 43min
Audrey Mestre's Fatal World Record Freedive | Disaster Strikes E206
In this episode of Disaster Strikes on the Crux Podcast, hosts Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh explore the tragic story of Audrey Mestre, a world record freediver whose attempt ended in her untim...
1 Jan 36min
