Wilderness Bonescapes Podcast

Wilderness Bonescapes

Hello friends! Welcome to Wilderness Bonescapes podcast, where the wilderness tests its limits…and yours. Where the wild isn’t just beautiful—it’s deadly. We dive into gripping accounts of survival against impossible odds, paranormal mysteries, true crime in the wild, and encounters with predators—both human and animal. Along the way, we dive into survival tactics, animal behavior, and the razor-thin line between adventure and disaster. Lace up, keep your eyes open, and stay on the trail as we hike the outdoors to uncover what it truly costs to be in the wilderness.

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#94
Wednesday · 43 min
E94: Fireside Chat- Bermuda Triangles
There are places in the world where people disappear... Places where ships vanish beneath the waves. Where aircraft never reach their destination. Where hikers enter the wilderness...and never come back out. Some of these places have been given a name. A name that instantly makes you think of mystery. *The Bermuda Triangle.* But what if the Bermuda Triangle isn't the only place like it? What if...there are Bermuda Triangles all over the world? In the Atlantic Ocean, a legendary triangle stretches between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico — a place forever associated with missing ships, vanished aircraft, and stories of strange phenomena. But on land, the mysteries take a different form. In the mountains of Vermont lies the Bennington Triangle. People disappeared there between 1945 and 1950. Then there's Hoia-Baciu Forest in Transylvania. A place surrounded by stories of strange lights, unexplained sensations, mysterious photographs, and trees twisted into shapes that seem almost unnatural. And deep inside Yosemite National Park lies Tenaya Canyon. The so-called Bermuda Triangle of Yosemite. Some say it's cursed. Others say it's simply one of the most unforgiving environments in Yosemite. But those who have ventured into the canyon have sometimes described something else... A feeling. A presence. Something they couldn't explain. Are these places truly windows into something we don't understand? Energy vortices? Cursed ground? Creatures hiding beyond the trees? Or are we simply looking at dangerous places and trying to make sense of tragedies that don't have easy answers? Because sometimes the most frightening mystery isn't what we know. It's what we can't explain. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Sources: 1. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/oct/30/worlds-most-haunted-forest-transylvania-romania 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoia-Baciu_Forest 3. https://ropewiki.com/Tenaya_Canyon 4. https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/national-parks/national-park-mysteries/?link_source=ta_first_comment&scope=anon&taid=6981e6cd5662ca0001c0da51&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=comment&utm_medium=outsidemag&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawUKpn5wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMXB0VXltcE4zdzhxdVVTWjVzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEech_VziQfGj3Lz-v9Ph0Hz5NifSj7EDz5WBZvkGUZpWGETqqeuoloJGwvP38_aem_Fgs6JCa8ownAbYhdV7xvwg 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenaya_Canyon 6. https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/tenaya-canyon-in-yosemites-cursed-history-18121807.php 7. https://www.thetravel.com/bermuda-triangle-of-yosemite/ 8. https://shunpikingwithray.com/haunted-happenings-in-the-bennington-triangle-and-beyond/ 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennington_Triangle 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle
#93
September 9 · 53 min
E93: Trapped in Devil’s Hole
Imagine standing at the bottom of a canyon so deep that the world above has almost disappeared. Above you, hundreds of feet of sheer granite. Behind you, a river you can no longer climb away from. And ahead of you— a waterfall. You’re exhausted. Your feet are shredded and swollen. Your food is almost gone. You’ve been trapped for days. And the only way out appears to be through the river. This was supposed to be a fishing trip. Two men had gone deep into the Sierra Nevada in search of a stretch of river so remote that almost no one had ever fished it. They found exactly what they were looking for. Crystal-clear water. Beautiful trout. And pools untouched by fishermen. But then they discovered something else. There was no easy way back out. What began as an adventure quickly became a desperate fight against cliffs, freezing water, raging rapids, waterfalls, and their own failing bodies. Getting them out would require one of the most dangerous rescue operations imaginable. Because sometimes… finding a way in is easy. Finding a way out can cost you everything. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Sources: ⁠https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/rescue-devils-hole-gorge/⁠ ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Joaquin_River⁠ https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
#92
September 2 · 29 min
Episode 92: SOS- The Bear Outside the Cabin
Imagine being completely alone in the Alaskan wilderness. No cell service. No roads. No neighbors close enough to hear you scream. Just a tiny tin shack surrounded by miles of mountains, rivers, and forest—and somewhere outside... a brown bear. You’ve already survived its attack once. You’ve already watched it overturn your ATV like it was nothing. You’ve already felt the freezing water close around you as your vehicle, your trailer, and your cellphone disappeared beneath the surface. And now you're injured. Exhausted. Trapped. And the bear keeps coming back. Night after night. For an entire week. You have no way to call for help. And eventually, you realize you’re running out of options—and ammunition. Tonight on Wilderness Bonescapes, we're heading deep into the remote wilderness of western Alaska, where one man's routine trip to his mining cabin became a terrifying week-long battle for survival. A brown bear attack. A submerged ATV. A shattered lifeline to the outside world. Sleepless nights trapped inside a flimsy shack. And a rescue that came down to a helicopter crew looking in exactly the right direction... at exactly the right moment. This is the story of Richard Jessee—and the brown bear that wouldn't leave him alone. So turn down the lights. Turn up the volume. And whatever you do don't go into the wilderness alone.. Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Sources: 1. https://www.nomenugget.com/news/coast-guard-rescues-man-after-being-pounced-stalked-grizzly 2. https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/07/26/solo-miner-recounts-dayslong-siege-by-aggressive-bear-near-nome/ 3. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/22/alaska-man-repeated-attacks-grizzly-bear-rescued 4. https://people.com/human-interest/real-life-revenant-nightmare-man-terrorized-by-grizzly-bear-for-days-before-coast-guard-rescue/ 5. https://globalnews.ca/news/8051769/alaska-grizzly-bear-attack-rescue/ 6. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/man-rescued-after-weeklong-struggle-bear-alaska-camp-writing-sos-n1274785 7. https://globalnews.ca/news/8051769/alaska-grizzly-bear-attack-rescue/ 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome,_Alaska
#91
August 26 · 32 min
E91:When the Tiger Charges
Deep within the frozen forests of Russia's Far East lies one of the last true wildernesses on Earth. For fourteen years, one wildlife biologist had dedicated his life to protecting the critically endangered Siberian tiger. He had safely captured and released nearly seventy of these elusive predators. He knew their behavior. He understood their instincts. He respected their power. Then one October morning, everything he thought he knew was put to the ultimate test. A routine check of a remote trap line, a low growl echoing through the trees, a 400-pound tiger that wasn't supposed to be able to move, and in the blink of an eye, the hunter became the hunted. What happens when one of nature's most powerful predators charges at thirty miles an hour? This is the incredible true story of a man who came face-to-face with one of the most feared predators on Earth and lived to tell the tale. Join us as we step into the forests of Primorsky Krai, where every shadow could hide an apex predator and one split-second decision meant the difference between life and death. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/04/experience-i-was-attacked-by-a-wild-tiger 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primorsky_Krai 3. https://www.oneearth.org/species-of-the-week-siberian-tiger/ 4. https://www.britannica.com/animal/Siberian-tiger
#90
August 19 · 30 min
E90: Surviving Days After A Bear Mauling
Imagine surviving an attack by a mother brown bear and her two cubs, that was so brutal, rescuers assume you're already dead. Now imagine spending seven days crawling through one of the most unforgiving wildernesses on Earth. In the summer of 1908, Captain William "Wabash Bill" Royden stepped onto Alaska's legendary Admiralty Island with one simple goal—bring fresh venison back to his crew. Instead, he walked straight into the path of a mother brown bear protecting her cubs. What followed was a savage mauling that left him with 64 wounds and injuries so horrific that surviving should have been impossible. For the next week, Wabash Bill would battle raging fever, starvation, relentless rain, and the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. He would survive on berries... a snail... and a fish that seemed to fall from the sky at exactly the moment he needed it most. And just when rescue was finally within sight...hope began to sail away. This is the unbelievable true story of one of the worst bear attacks in Alaskan history—and the man who simply refused to die. This is the story of Wabash Bill. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . Source: 1. https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/alaska-brown-bear-attack-deer-hunter/2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_Island
#89
August 12 · 32 min
E89: 11 Hour Crawl for Help Guided by His Dog
He'd driven this trail a hundred times. He knew every bend. Every stream crossing. Every ridge. So when his side-by-side suddenly started sliding backward down the mountainside, he knew exactly what was about to happen. The machine flipped... Again. And again. And again. When the dust settled, it looked like a bomb had gone off. The roof had been ripped away. The tires were scattered across the forest. His phone... gone. His satellite communicator... gone. His radio... gone. His gun... gone. His left leg was twisted at an impossible angle. His right ankle collapsed beneath him. And he was stranded miles from anyone who could hear him scream. But he wasn't alone. Standing beside him, somehow completely unharmed after one of the most violent rollovers imaginable, was Buddy. His loyal dog. With darkness closing in and no hope of calling for rescue, Schmitt faced an impossible decision. Lay there and die... Or drag himself through miles of bear country with two shattered legs. For the next eleven hours, one man and one small dog would battle pain, exhaustion, wildlife, and the unforgiving wilderness in a fight that neither of them was supposed to survive. But the most incredible part of this story isn't how he escaped. It's who refused to let him give up. This is the unbelievable true story of survival, loyalty, and the dog who may have saved his best friend's life one painful step at a time . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/utah-man-rescues-himself-mountain-injury/65568085 2. https://www.wftv.com/news/how-dog-helped-utah-man-survive-an-11-hour-night-crawl-through-mountains/3DWZ2ZKHJRO2TG23EI7BXYHIII/ 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uinta_Mountains 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnjVsJdLeCk&t=63s 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnUQHKZqnkw&t=120s 6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrlSAZUKgKQ&t=6057. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.
#88
August 5 · 33 min
E88: Surviving A Double Bear Mauling
Imagine hiking through mountains you've known your entire life. You've spent decades working these trails. You know every ridge, every meadow, every sound the forest makes. You've trained for bear country. You've done everything right. Then, without warning, a 300-pound grizzly bear explodes out of the trees. You survive the attack. Or at least...you think you do. As you're making your escape—bleeding, shaken, and believing the nightmare is finally over—you hear the unmistakable sound of crashing brush behind you. The same grizzly is coming back. This isn't just another bear encounter. It's one of the rarest and most terrifying wildlife attacks imaginable—a documented double grizzly mauling, where the victim survives the first attack only to be attacked a second time. Sometimes, even perfect preparation isn't enough. So grab a seat, keep your bear spray close and let's step into grizzly country. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . Sources: 1. https://www.backpacker.com/survival/bears/out-alive-mauled-by-a-grizzly-twice/ 2. https://outsidebozeman.com/activities/hunting/archery/bad-day-bear-country 3. https://globalnews.ca/video/2978644/man-shares-dramatic-video-after-surviving-grizzly-bear-attack 4. https://www.redbull.com/au-en/todd-orr-bear-attack-survivor-interview-red-bul 5. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x628kqu 6. https://www.facebook.com/bearwithus.bears/posts/a-mother-black-bear-will-defend-her-cubs-from-most-anything-except-humans-unlike/1100279755459123/ 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWR6pHZENds&t=194s 8. https://igbconline.org/be-bear-aware/encounter/ 9. ChatGPT was used to enhance this episode.
#87
July 29 · 44 min
E87: Shot And Left To Die in the Amazon
The Amazon Rainforest. The largest jungle on Earth. A place where rivers stretch for thousands of miles, where jaguars stalk silently through the shadows, where anacondas disappear beneath dark water, and where entire villages can be days away from the nearest hospital. For most people... Nature is the greatest threat. But sometimes... The most dangerous predator isn't hiding in the jungle. It's another human being. South African adventurer Davey du Plessis set out on an extraordinary mission—to kayak the mighty Amazon from its source high in the Andes all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. More than 4,000 miles through one of the wildest places on Earth. For nearly two months, everything went according to plan. Then, on one seemingly perfect afternoon, a strange bird began following his kayak. It landed. Waited. Flew ahead. And waited again. Davey had no idea... He was being watched. Moments later... A deafening blast ripped through the jungle. He plunged into the Amazon, unable to move his arms, convinced they'd been hacked off. When he finally reached the surface, there was no one in sight. Just silence. Then another shot. Bleeding from dozens of shotgun wounds, with pellets lodged in his face, lungs...and even his heart...Davey fled into one of the most unforgiving jungles on Earth. No map. No help. No way to call for rescue. Only one thought echoed through his mind... "This is where I'm going to die." But surviving the shooting... Was only the beginning. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes 3. https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/surviving-shooting-amazon/ 4. https://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/mother-and-son-paddleboat-team-16359 5. https://explorersweb.com/amazon-left-for-dead-davey-du-plessis-next-adventure-with-his-mother-2015-11-19-41904/ 6. https://www.innercoaching.co.za/talkpossibility/surviving-getting-shot-in-the-amazon-davey-du-plessis/ 7. https://www.deseret.com/2012/8/27/20432148/south-african-adventurer-shot-in-peru/ 8. https://mh.co.za/this-guy-survived-a-shooting-in-the-amazon/ 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urubamba_River 10. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.
July 22 · 38 min
E86: Sierra Nevada Rattlesnake Bite
Imagine you're fifteen miles deep in the Sierra Nevada wilderness. No roads. No cell phones. No way out. You've spent the day chasing trophy trout with your best friend and your twelve-year-old son. The river is crystal clear, the weather is perfect, and life couldn't be better. Then, in a single heartbeat... Something hidden beneath a rock strikes. A rattlesnake. The venom begins spreading almost instantly. Your leg swells. Your body starts to go numb. The nearest hospital is hours away, your horses are gone, and the only hope of survival is that someone can find you before the venom wins. we journey back to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the summer of 1962 to tell the astonishing true story of a father whose simple fishing trip became one of the most incredible rattlesnake survival stories ever documented. And the terrifying reminder that in the wilderness, the greatest danger is often the one you never hear. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .. . Sources: 1. https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Reptiles/Rattlesnake 2. https://www.saczoo.org/southern-pacific-rattlesnake 3. https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/snakebite-helicopter-evacuation/ 4. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih 5. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode
#84
July 15 · 31 min
E84: 100 Miles Through Hell
A small plane takes off from Uganda, carrying ten people toward what should have been an ordinary business trip. But 45 minutes into the flight, something goes terribly wrong. The pilot’s voice turns frantic over the radio. The aircraft drops lower. And then, a deafening crash echoes through the mountains. The plane is torn apart by the jungle. Passengers are injured. The wreckage disappears into one of the most remote and dangerous landscapes on Earth. And somehow… One woman walks away without a single scratch. Her name is Rosebell Kirungi. But surviving the crash was only the beginning. With no food. No shelter. No way of knowing if rescue would ever come, Rosebell finds herself trapped deep in the Rwenzori Mountains, surrounded by freezing temperatures, endless jungle, and dangers hiding beyond the trees. One by one, the survivors begin to disappear. Rosebell is about to learn that the wilderness took something from her… Something she would never get back. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/i-survived-a-plane-crash-then-someone-521597 2. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/21/plane-crashes 3. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/21/plane-crashes 4. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/i-survived-a-plane-crash-then-someone-521597 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luanda_Agreement 6. https://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/drc/drc0301-03.htm 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy-yu1scqgQ&t=1s 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwenzori_Mountains 9. https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2009-03-21-surviving-the-skies/ 10. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode
#83
July 8 · 43 min
E83: Lost in the Quebec Wilderness
Deep in the remote wilderness of northern Quebec, four experienced hunters were dropped into a landscape so vast, so untouched, that much of it had never even been mapped. They came searching for trophy Woodland caribou. They came prepared. They came confident. Don Barnard and Guy Beauregard walked away from camp with nothing but their rifles, a compass, and a couple of chocolate bars in their pockets. They expected to be gone for a few hours. But when the sun disappeared behind the endless wilderness… they realized something terrifying. They had no idea where they were. No map. No shelter. No way to call for help. And miles of unforgiving wilderness between them and home. As temperatures dropped, rain turned to snow, and their bodies began to fail, they were forced to make impossible choices. Just when their strength was almost gone… a sound broke through the silence. Was it a plane? A boat? Or another cruel trick of the wilderness? One man would walk out. One man would not. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/lost-hunters-rescued-canada/ 2. https://www.facebook.com/NaskapiNews/posts/my-buddy-and-i-got-lost-on-a-caribou-hunt-i-survived-but-he-didntoutdoor-life-se/1328549709272548/ 3. ChatGPT was used to enhance this episode.
#82
July 1 · 30 min
E82: A Deadly Encounter in Tahoe
On July 3rd, 2020, 15-year-old Jack and his father Ari stopped in California’s isolated Poker Flat region, trying to get their bearings in the vast Tahoe National Forest. But within seconds, their trip turned into a nightmare. A stranger on a blue ATV appeared out of nowhere… and opened fire. As bullets tore through their Jeep, Jack watched his father collapse beside him. Alone and terrified, the teenager ran into the mountains with no food, no shelter, and almost no cell service — while an armed killer remained somewhere behind him in the woods. For the next 30 hours, Jack would fight to survive alone in the wilderness. Helicopters searched overhead. K-9 teams tracked through the forest. Law enforcement agencies flooded the mountains in one of the largest manhunts the region had ever seen. But Jack had no way of knowing if rescuers would find him first or the gunman would. A random act of violence would shattered a family and terrorized an entire mountain community, and one teenager forced to survive the unthinkable. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Sources: 1. https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/jack-gershman-recounts-escaping-fathers-killer-in-californias-tahoe-national-forest 2. https://people.com/crime/how-teen-survived-24-terrifying-hours-in-wilderness/ 3. https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9450/31423-Joint-Sheriff-and-District-Attorney-John-Thomas-Conway?bidId= 4. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ari-gershman-california-doctor-shooting/ 5. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article244100042.html 6. https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/john-conway-charged-in-attack-that-left-ari-gershman-dead 7. https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/tahoe 8. https://chatgpt.com/c/6a28b32f-3b70-83ea-9c92-ea3c3449eaec 9. https://www.sierrabooster.com/latest-news/conway-sentencing 10. https://www.sierradailynews.com/local/man-accused-of-mass-shooting-in-sierra-county-to-be-sentenced/ 11. https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/recreation/poker-flat-trailhead 12. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode
#81
June 24 · 36 min
E81: Cape Vidal Hyena Attacks
In Cape Vidal, South Africa, a breathtaking wilderness where the ocean meets the bush, where families camp beneath the stars, and where predators roam just beyond the glow of lantern light. For years, visitors noticed the warning signs. Hyenas prowling through campsites, tracks circling tents and food mysteriously disappearing in the night. One camper would later call it... "A disaster waiting to happen." Then the attacks began. A teenage boy asleep in his tent suddenly wakes to crushing jaws on his face. A businessman on a fishing trip finds himself fighting a hyena in the darkness after it bites off part of his nose. And then... A 27-year-old camper wakes to the unimaginable. Not one hyena. Two. One clamps onto his skull. The other drags at his ankle. Trapped inside a tent and bleeding heavily, he realizes there's only one option left. Fight. But these aren't isolated incidents. Join us as we uncover the chilling series of hyena attacks that turned a dream camping destination into a nightmare. Sometimes... The most dangerous thing in the wilderness isn't what you see lurking outside your tent. It's what slips inside while you're asleep. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://people.com/man-attacked-hyenas-bachelor-party-recalls-dad-finding-him-pool-blood-exclusive-11802357 2. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-01-camper-survives-attack-by-two-hyenas-at-cape-vidal/ 3. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-09-previous-hyena-attack-victim-describes-cape-vidal-ordeal-that-left-him-needing-reconstructive-surgery/ 4. https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/cape-vidal-horror-hyenas-maul-campers-son-attack/ 5. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/27/teenager-in-serious-condition-after-hyena-attack 6. https://www.sapeople.com/news/camping-in-africa-is-not-for-the-faint-hearted/ 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISimangaliso_Wetland_Park 8. https://www.nature-reserve.co.za/cape-vidal.html 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_hyena 10. https://www.ifaw.org/journal/9-jaw-dropping-animals-strongest-bite 11. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode
June 17 · 32 min
E79: When the Tiger Came Aboard
Deep in the tangled mangrove forests of India’s Sundarbans, people live with a predator they rarely see… but always fear. For generations, fishermen have whispered stories of boats drifting back empty… of men dragged screaming into the darkness… of tigers that hunt silently through the swamp. Most believe those stories will never happen to them. Mihir Sardar believed that too. For more than 30 years, he fished the deadly waters of the Sundarbans without ever coming face to face with the animal known as the “ghost of the mangroves.” Until one freezing night in December 2021. A forgotten boat door. A sudden scream in the darkness. And a tiger that climbed aboard while he slept. Dragged into the jungle by his leg, Mihir would endure a horrifying fight for survival as his best friend battled a full-grown Bengal tiger with his bare hands. This is the true story of one man’s terrifying encounter with one of the deadliest predators on Earth. And in the Sundarbans… the scariest part isn’t seeing the tiger. It’s knowing it may already be watching you. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . . 1. https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/The-Independent/I-SURVIVED-A-TIGER-ATTACK?srsltid=AfmBOorB7eK-9Xsnftgl2li4jCvzqCSpJrvnCXP2tGdZD3HNn94rT-wo 2. https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/tiger-attack-victims-survivors-india-sundarbans-b2319882.html 3. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-two-villagers-injured-in-tiger-attack-in-sunderbans/articleshow/88199967.cms 4. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/798/ 5. https://www.tbsnews.net/features/panorama/she-was-married-twice-sundarbans-tigers-killed-both-her-husbands-301687 6. https://www.desiblitz.com/content/the-history-of-the-sundarbans-national-park 7. https://www.cattales.org/animals/bengal-tigers/ 8. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.
#78
June 10 · 30 min
E78: Trapped in Darby Cave
A hidden cave beneath the mountains of Wyoming. A freezing underground maze of ice cliffs, waterfalls, and pitch-black tunnels stretching for miles beneath the earth. Most people who enter never realize one terrifying truth… Once you go down, there’s no turning back. For Spencer and Jessica Christiansen, the trip was supposed to be an unforgettable birthday adventure. They were experienced climbers. Experienced hikers. The kind of couple who celebrated life by chasing danger together. But deep inside Darby Ice Cave, one wrong turn changed everything. What started as a thrilling underground expedition quickly became a fight to survive. Trapped in total darkness, soaked in 38-degree water. Their bodies shutting down from hypothermia. The couple spent 33 horrifying hours underground searching desperately for a way out. In this episode, we uncover the terrifying true story of the Christiansens’ nightmare inside one of America’s most dangerous cave systems—a place so deadly that even expert cavers warn people never to attempt it. Because beneath Fossil Mountain, the mountain doesn’t care how experienced you are. Once it traps you… It may never let you go. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://vnews.com/2018/08/19/how-an-idaho-couple-survived-30-cold-and-wet-hours-trapped-in-an-ice-cave-19526703/ 2. https://guideposts.org/articles/inspiring-stories/stories-of-faith-and-hope/trapped-in-an-ice-cave-would-they-be-rescued-in-time/ 3. https://nrmg.org/darby-canyon-ice-cave/ 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Mountain_(Wyoming) 5. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.
#77
June 3 · 35 min
E77: Devil’s Den Homicide
The woods are beautiful during the day. Families hike the winding trails of Devil's Den State Park believing they’re safe. But on one terrifying summer afternoon, something evil walked out of the forest. This week, we travel deep into the rugged Arkansas wilderness to unravel the horrifying murders of Clinton and Cristen Brink — a husband and wife who had just moved to Arkansas with their three daughters, searching for a fresh start. Instead, their family outing ended in bloodshed. A remote trail. A frantic escape through the woods. Two terrified little girls running for help. And a killer seen fleeing the park… with blood covering his face. As investigators launch a massive manhunt across northwest Arkansas, chilling witness accounts begin to surface. A mysterious black sedan. A suspect wearing fingerless gloves. A license plate covered in tape. And somewhere hidden in the forests surrounding Devil’s Den… the answers to what really happened. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://dps.arkansas.gov/news/asp-releases-additional-information-in-devils-den-double-homicide/ 2. https://kfor.com/news/local/aggravating-factors-discussed-in-devils-den-murder-suspects-latest-court-appearance/ 3. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/teacher-who-authorities-say-admitted-to-killing-couple-on-a-hike-with-their-kids-to-appear-in-court 4. https://www.arkansas.com/state-parks/explore/parks/devils-den-state-park 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Den_State_Park 6. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.
#76
May 27 · 37 min
E76: A 30 Foot Fall and a Son’s Courage
High in the unforgiving mountains of Idaho’s Frank Church Wilderness, a father and his 13-year-old son set out on the climbing adventure of a lifetime. But one crack of rock changes everything. A massive boulder tears loose from a granite wall and suddenly, veteran climber David Finlayson is falling 1,200 feet above the ground. His body shattered, bleeding out on the side of a remote mountain. Dangling alone on the cliff, his son Charlie hears only silence. No movement. No answer. Just dead weight hanging from the rope. What follows is an unbelievable fight for survival that pushes a 13-year-old boy far beyond anything a child should ever have to face. With no rescue beacon, No cell service, and no one coming to save them. In this episode, hear the harrowing true story of survival, resilience, and the extraordinary bond between a father and son that refused to break — even on the edge of death. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠ . . Sources: 1. https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/crashing-down/ 2. https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/bitterroot/wilderness/frank-church-river-no-return-wilderness 3. https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/eagle-teen-helps-save-father-injured-by-falling-boulder/277-175279639 4. https://www.click2houston.com/news/2015/08/28/scout-saves-dad-crushed-by-boulder/ 5. https://abc7ny.com/post/son-hailed-as-hero-for-saving-dad-on-idaho-hiking-trip-after-boulder-accident/960830/ 6. https://abcnews.com/US/boy-13-father-alive-badly-hurt-falling-boulder/story?id=33369274 7. https://www.backpacker.com/survival/out-alive-podcast/13-year-old-saves-dads-life/
#74
May 20 · 38 min
E74: Trapped Deep in the Caves
Deep beneath the surface of the Earth, farther down than any human should ever go, lies a place untouched by sunlight, swallowed by silence, and carved by time itself. Veryovkina Cave—one of the deepest caves on the planet. In September, an elite team of explorers descended into that darkness. Among them, world-class Russian cavers and a photographer determined to capture a place no one had ever truly seen. For days, they pushed deeper, through suffocating tunnels, black chambers, and vertical drops that seemed to fall forever—until they reached the very bottom of the known world. And then, the cave changed. A warning came from above. A distant rumble followed. And suddenly, the Earth itself began to roar. A flood was coming. At first, it sounded like thunder in the distance. Then it became something else. A freight train of water… tearing through solid rock… with nowhere to run. Trapped more than two kilometers or 6561.68 feet underground, the team had minutes to react or be swallowed whole. What followed was a desperate race for survival—through rising water, collapsing air pockets, and vertical climbs that pushed the human body to its absolute limit. Some would make it out. Others… wouldn’t be so lucky. Because in one of the deepest caves on Earth… When the water rises— There is nowhere to hid. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl . . . Sources: 1. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/flood-escape-deepest-cave-veryovkina-abkhazia 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veryovkina_Cave 3. https://www.aol.com/articles/hikers-terrifying-death-halfway-down-060000752.html
May 18 · 13 min
Mini Episode 3: Plummeting Over 30,000 Feet
What if I told you… that a single mistake—just one name, one moment, one step onto the wrong plane—could send someone plummeting from over 30,000 feet… and somehow, against every law of nature, they would survive? This is not fiction. This is not legend. This is the story of Vesna Vulović—a young flight attendant who boarded a routine flight in 1972… never knowing it would explode midair above the frozen mountains of Europe. In an instant, the sky became chaos. A bomb tore through the aircraft. The plane disintegrated. Twenty-seven people lost their lives as the wreckage fell from the clouds. But one woman didn’t. Thrown from the sky, trapped in the shattered tail of a falling plane, Vesna plunged into a snow-covered mountainside—no parachute, no control, no chance. And yet… she lived. Rescued from the wreckage. Broken beyond recognition. With injuries that should have ended her life. And with no memory of the moment that changed everything. How does someone survive the unsurvivable? Was it luck? Fate? Or something we still can’t explain? Tonight, we unravel one of the most astonishing survival stories ever recorded—a story of tragedy, mystery, resilience… and a fall that should have been the end. But wasn’t. Sources: 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87 2. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38427411 3. https://people.com/plane-exploded-in-sky-sending-stewardess-into-record-free-fall-11890928 4. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/4/how-vesna-vulovic-survived-the-highest-fall-ever-with-no-parachute-697786
#73
May 13 · 42 min
E73: Flight 965
On a cold December night in 1995, a plane lifted off from Miami carrying families, children, and travelers heading home for the holidays. For most, it was just another flight. Until it wasn’t. High above the Andes Mountains, something went terribly wrong. What began as a routine approach into Cali quickly turned into confusion inside the cockpit. A wrong turn, a missed signal, and a silent drift into darkness. Passengers felt it before they understood it—the subtle shaking… the sudden climb… the moment when fear replaced excitement. Then, the alarms. “TERRAIN. TERRAIN. PULL UP.” In a matter of seconds, 160 lives were lost. But somehow… four people survived. A 21-year-old woman celebrating her birthday. A 6-year-old girl on her very first flight. A father searching for his daughter in the wreckage. And a college student who would stay behind… to help save others. This is the story of American Airlines Flight 965 crash— A tragedy shaped by small mistakes… and the devastating consequences that followed. But it’s also a story of survival. Of impossible decisions. And the second chances that come after. Because what happened on that mountain didn’t end that night. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl . . . Sources: 1. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jul/30/experience-i-survived-a-plane-crash-that-killed-151-people 2. https://mercedesramirezjohnson.com/about-mercedes/ 3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/tx/survivorsguide/survivor_story/index_textonly.shtml 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_965 5. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/my-head-hurt-and-i-felt-terribly-cold-1527056.html 6. https://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9512/colombia_crash/wrap/index.html 7. https://en.namu.wiki/w/%EC%95%84%EB%A9%94%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%B8%20%ED%95%AD%EA%B3%B5%20965%ED%8E%B8%20%EC%B6%94%EB%9D%BD%20%EC%82%AC%EA%B3%A0

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