Alone and Injured in the Wild
There’s a special kind of appeal to a solo adventure—being out on your own, away from everything and everyone. Unless, of course, something goes wrong...
Out Alive from BACKPACKER
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Raging rivers, hungry bears, huge avalanches—no matter how prepared you are, a walk in the woods can go from innocent to disastrous in the blink of an eye. Out Alive is a podcast series about real people who survived the unsurvivable. Each survivor takes you through what happened, from the packing mistakes to the missed signals to the plain bad luck, while experts and witnesses weigh in on how things went wrong.
A Snowy Second Chance
This show is all about near-death experiences, and the lessons we hope to learn from those who made it Out Alive. Each of the stories we tell is incre...
Broken & Alone
Many hikers and backpackers search out areas off the beaten path. There’s something alluring about visiting a trail or lake or summit that few other h...
From Desert Paradise to Death Trap
At the crux of every survival story is a pivotal decision point. The choices we make when the stakes are high can mean the difference between salvatio...
We Fell Down the Mountain
Many survival stories include an element of helplessness. When you're far from civilization hurt, unable to move. There's little, you can do to keep y...
Arctic Nightmare: Mauled by a Polar Bear
Polar bears, the grand beasts of the arctic, are one of the most fearsome predators on earth. Healthy males can weigh half a ton, stand eight feet tal...
SAR's Secret Weapon: An Ultra-Running Volunteer
When Jeremy Humphrey set out to find a missing hiker in July of 2020, he didn't have any training or fancy rescue gear. But he had something else, leg...
The Mountains Called, I Shouldn't Have Listened
If you listen to this podcast you can probably relate to a sense of being pulled by the mountains. A feeling that John Muir put memorably when he wrot...
At the Heart of the Matter
Months after receiving a pacemaker, mother-of-five Stephanie Ingram was celebrating her newfound health with a solo trek of Washington's Wonderland Tr...
Tragedy on the Appalachian Trail Part 2
When there's trouble on the trail, who are you supposed to call? In this week's episode, we examine the missed chances that led to the unthinkable one...