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42 Years in Siberia: The Family That Vanished From the World | E234
Episode 234
In 1936, a Russian man named Karp Lykov watched a Soviet patrol shoot his brother dead in a field — and in that moment, he made a decision. He gather…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Frozen in Time: Solving the Dyatlov Pass Mystery with Science | Disaster Strikes E 233
Episode 233
In February 1959, nine skilled winter hikers vanished in Russia's Ural Mountains during what should have been a routine expedition. When rescuers fou…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
3 Days Missing in a Ravine: The Boy No One Could Find | E 232
Episode 232
In July 2025, 13-year-old Cody Trenkel Jr. set out on a routine skateboard ride through his grandmother's quiet Missouri neighborhood—and never made …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
99 Days in the Dark; The Overland Relief Expedition | E 231
Episode 231
In October 1897, eight whaling ships became trapped in pack ice near Point Barrow, Alaska — the northernmost tip of North America — with 265 men aboa…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
80 Feet: A Via Ferrata Tragedy in Colorado | Disaster Strikes E 230
Episode 230
On September 20th, 2025, 26-year-old Colorado guide Olivia Copeland fell 80 feet to her death while demonstrating a rappel to tourists. The cause: an…
2 months ago
3 Nights Trapped in a Canyon With a Broken Pelvis | E229
Episode 229
In December 2006, elite endurance athlete Danelle Ballengee slipped on black ice near Moab, Utah, fell 60 feet, and shattered her pelvis while unknow…
2 months ago
Sucked into the Sky at 33,000 Feet: The Ewa Wiśnierska Story | E228
Episode 228
On February 14, 2007, elite paraglider Ewa Wiśnierska launched from an Australian mountain for a routine training flight. Within minutes, she was suc…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Orange Tent Guy, Balin Miller's Fatal Fall from Yosemite's El Capitan | Disaster Strikes E 227
Episode 227
On October 1st, 2025, 23-year-old Balin Miller stood near the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park — glitter on his cheeks, orange tent pac…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
43 Days Lost in the Himalayan Winter: Trapped Without Food or Fire | E226
Episode 226
On December 22nd, 1991, a 22-year-old medical student from Brisbane crawled under a rock overhang in the Nepalese Himalayas and waited for help. He h…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Nineteen Days in the Idaho Wilderness: They Did What They Had to Do | E 225
Episode 225
On the morning of May 5th, 1979, four residents of Estevan, Saskatchewan boarded a small Cessna bound for Boise, Idaho on what was supposed to be a d…
2 months, 3 weeks ago