In The Wild

Death Valley: Lofgren and Henkel

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander Lofgren and Emily Henkel set out on a remote camping trip in Death Valley National Park that took a devastating turn when their vehicle beca...

Rockhouse Powellton: 48 Hours Underground

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In December 2018, four people entered the abandoned Rockhouse Powellton Mine in West Virginia, a risky decision that quickly turned into a desperate f...

Snowbound at Summit Lake

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 1971, what began as a simple outdoor adventure quickly turned into a life-or-death struggle for Steve and Karen when they found themselves stranded...

Through Forest and Fear: Nachema Tec’s Escape

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Forced to flee into the wilderness, Nachema Tec entered a world just as dangerous as the one she left behind. Forests became both refuge and prison, o...

Stranded on July 30th: Mike Turner

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Every trail promises a way back, until one doesn’t. When Mike Turner found himself stranded on July 30, 1998, familiar ground turned unfamiliar fast...

The Wrong Turn That Changed Everything: John Chaney

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When John Chaney found himself stranded in the wild, distance became his greatest enemy. With no easy rescue and the environment closing in, every ste...

Frozen Alone: The Survival of Tyson Steele

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After a devastating cabin fire left him injured and stranded in remote Alaska, Tyson Steele had only one goal: survive long enough to be rescued. Host...

The Sinking of the SS Valencia

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 1906, the passenger steamship SS Valencia ran aground along the treacherous coast of Vancouver Island, an area sailors feared. Stranded on jagged r...

Overboard and Forgotten: Brett Archibald

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 2013, South African businessman Brett Archibald fell overboard from a yacht in the middle of the night while sailing through remote Indonesian wate...

Trapped in the Polar Night

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 1898, Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition aboard the ship Belgica to explore the waters of Antarctica. When th...

Dragged Beneath the Zambezi

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 1996, a routine canoe safari turned into a fight for survival when a massive hippopotamus attacked, crushing and swallowing Paul Templer alive befo...

A Small Voice in a Vast Place: Kenneth Howard

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kenneth Howard was one small child in an enormous landscape. This episode explores how scale, terrain, and time work against even the most determined ...

The North Pond Hermit: Twenty-Seven Years Alone

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Most people fear isolation. Christopher Thomas Knight embraced it. From 1986 to 2013, he lived entirely alone in the Maine wilderness, avoiding human ...

Left for Dead on Everest: Beck Weathers

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In May 1996, Beck Weathers stood near the summit of Mount Everest when a sudden storm turned the world’s highest peak into a death trap. Hosted by S...

The Girl Raised by Monkeys

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After being kidnapped and abandoned in the Colombian jungle, Marina Chapman survived alone as a child by observing and mimicking a troop of monkeys. H...

The Miracle Off Sullivan's Island

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Just off the coast of South Carolina, near the quiet shores of Sullivan’s Island, a routine day on the water turned into a fight for survival that f...

Lost in the Outback: The Unbelievable Survival of Ricky Megee

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In January 2006, Ricky Megee set off across Western Australia for what should have been a routine drive to a new job. Instead, a wrong turn and a seri...

Cut Loose on Siula Grande

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A shattered leg. A storm closing in. Two climbers roped together on an impossible slope. This is the story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, whose 1985 ...

The Last Man Floating

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In November 1942, a quiet ship’s steward named Poon Lim was thrust into one of the greatest survival trials in maritime history. After his vessel wa...

Castaway of Mas a Tierra

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1704, a Scottish sailor named Alexander Selkirk made a decision that would change the course of his life. Fearing his ship was unfit for the voyage...

The Last Voyage of the Trashman

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1982, Debbie Kiley set out on what was supposed to be a routine yacht delivery trip from Maine to Florida. Instead, she found herself fighting for ...

Adrift After the Wave: The Hiromitsu Shinkawa Story

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake struck Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami that swept entire towns into the sea. Among the countless lives...

Surviving the Zambezi: The Erin Langworthy Story

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On December 31, 2011, Australian traveler Erin Langworthy leapt from Victoria Falls Bridge in a bungee jump meant to cap off her adventure through sou...

Trapped Beneath the Waves: The Survival of Harrison Okene

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In May 2013, off the coast of Nigeria, a routine day at sea turned into an unthinkable nightmare for ship’s cook Harrison Okene. Hosted by Simplecas...

Haley’s 48 Hours

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2001, a six-year-old girl vanished while hiking with her grandparents in the dense wilderness of Arkansas’s Ozark National Forest. For more than ...

Six Days in a Ditch: Brieonna Cassell

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In March 2025, 41-year-old Brieonna Cassell, a mother of three, embarked on what seemed like an ordinary drive in rural Newton County, Indiana. After ...

Nine Days Alone: Samuel Vengrinovich

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In June 2025, Samuel Vengrinovich set out for what he thought would be a short hike in India’s Himalayan foothills. But when he ventured beyond the ...

Guided by a Paw: The Rescue of Boden Allen

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In April 2025, two-year-old Boden Allen wandered nearly seven miles through harsh Arizona high desert terrain after slipping away from his family’s ...

Alone in Golden Ears

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When 16-year-old Esther Wang set out for a hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park, she had no idea she would soon be fighting to survive alone in the den...

Solo: Cheryl Strayed’s Journey Into the Wild

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of In The Wild, we follow the incredible story of Cheryl Strayed, a woman who set out alone to hike over 1,100 miles of the Pacific Cr...

The Cascade Trap: A True Survival Account

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When a hiking trip into Washington's rugged Cascade Mountains takes a sudden turn, Robert Schock finds himself battling the brutal forces of nature. W...

43 Days in the Forest: Buddy’s Unbelievable Survival Story

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When 8-year-old redbone coonhound Buddy vanished into the vast Hubbard State Forest in Charlestown, New Hampshire, his owner refused to give up. Hoste...

Into the Woods: JJ’s Story

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When 2-year-old JJ Rowland vanished from his Brooksville, Florida, home on a February morning in 2023, the community sprang into action. As night fell...

Into the Green Abyss: Lukas McClish

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Lukas McClish set out for a hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains, he expected a peaceful escape into nature. But when a wrong turn led him deep into ...

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Retreat: Echoes of a Wild Ideal

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hidden deep in the Montana backcountry lies one of the most pristine and protected landscapes in America—The Bob Marshall Wilderness, or simply “T...

Summit of Resolve – Hadi Nazari and Mount Kosciuszko

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of In The Wild, we journey to the heights of Australia’s tallest peak—Mount Kosciuszko—through the eyes of Hadi Nazari, a refuge...

The Sun, The Sand, and Survival: Tinotenda Pudu’s Story

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Deep in the heart of Zimbabwe, Tinotenda Pudu found himself trapped in one of the most unforgiving landscapes on Earth. With scorching heat, dangerous...

Against the Elements: The Survival of Sam Benastick

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Sam Benastick set out on his adventure, he never expected to find himself battling the unforgiving forces of nature. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For nearly two decades, Juana Maria lived alone on the remote and windswept San Nicolas Island, surviving against all odds. The last known member of h...

Castaway: The Survival of Jack Renton

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of In The Wild, we unravel Jack Renton's remarkable story of resilience, survival, and cultural transformation in one of the most remo...

Edge of Survival: Pamela Salant's Wilderness Ordeal

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When a weekend hike in the Oregon wilderness went disastrously wrong, Pamela Salant found herself alone, injured, and miles from help. In this grippin...

The Robertson Family: Surviving the Pacific’s Fury

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode of In The Wild, we recount the harrowing survival story of the Robertson family, who set out on a dream voyage around the wor...

Brothers in the Wild: Justin and Jeremy Harris' Survival Story

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

n this compelling episode of In The Wild, we uncover the extraordinary survival story of brothers Justin and Jeremy Harris. Bound by family but shaped...

Exiled and Unbroken: The Saga of Marguerite de La Rocque

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cast away on an uninhabited island off the coast of Canada, Marguerite de La Rocque's incredible tale of survival defies the odds. Left to fend for he...

438 Days Adrift – The Survival of José Salvador Alvarenga

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2012, José Salvador Alvarenga set out on a routine fishing trip off the coast of Mexico. What followed was an unimaginable ordeal—438 days lost ...

Outrunning the Storm: Jan Baalsrud's WWII Escape

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After a daring mission went wrong, Baalsrud found himself hunted by German forces in the icy wilderness of Norway. Wounded and alone, he embarked on a...

Adrift and Alone: The Abby Sunderland Story

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2010, Abby Sunderland set out to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. But what started as an audacious adventure quickly turne...

Trapped: The Rescue of the Wild Boars

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2018, the world held its breath as twelve boys and their soccer coach became trapped deep inside Thailand’s Tham Luang cave after sudden flooding...

Into the Taiga: The Incredible Survival of the Lykov Family

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of In The Wild, we uncover the awe-inspiring tale of the Lykov family, who fled persecution in 1936 and vanished into the Siberian wil...

The Uncharted Journey of Zain Waliany

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of In The Wild, we explore the remarkable life of Zain Waliany, a man whose journey through the untamed wilderness took him from survi...

Rainwalk Rewild: Rediscovering Survival in Nature

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of In The Wild, we dive into the world of survival skills and nature immersion with Matt Howe and Ansley Roberts, founders of Rainwalk...

Lost and Found: The Journey of Jade

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The vast wilderness of Wyoming became the backdrop for an incredible story of hope, determination, and the unbreakable bond between humans and their c...

The Essex Whaleship: A Tale of Survival and Tragedy

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode of Dirty Hands, we dive into the harrowing story of the Essex Whaleship, whose doomed voyage in 1820 inspired Herman Melville...

Desert Island Survival

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on an extraordinary journey with Tom Williams, the founder of Desert Island Survival, an adventure travel company that offers unique survival ...

Trail of Shadows: The Tragic Hiking Trip of Courtney Henderson and Gavin Caruso

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this heart-wrenching episode of "In The Wild," we recount the devastating story of Courtney Henderson and Gavin Caruso, whose adventurous spirit le...

In Search of Ryker: Exploring the Legend

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Born into a family of explorers and adventurers, Ryker Webb's life seemed destined for extraordinary experiences. From a young age, he exhibited an in...

Endurance: The Incredible Story of Ernest Shackleton

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Setting sail in 1914 with the goal of crossing the frozen continent, Shackleton and his crew faced unimaginable challenges as they became trapped in t...

Surviving the Wave: The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we recount the events leading up to that fateful day, when a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered a series of dev...

The Gremlin Special: Tragedy in the Skies

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode, we step back in time to the spring of 1945 as we uncover the tragic story of the Gremlin Special, a sightseeing tour that en...

Snowboarding Survival: The Eric LeMarque Story

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of Unbreakable, where we share stories of resilience, perseverance, and triumph in the face of adversity. Today, we'll be divi...

Survival Of The Saraha Desert: Mauro Prosperi

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The incredible story of Mauro Prosperi, a participant in the Marathon des Sables, a grueling six-day endurance race through the Sahara Desert. When a ...

Ada's Arctic Odyssey

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode, we delve into the remarkable true story of Ada Blackjack, a woman who found herself thrust into the unforgiving wilderness o...

Wilderness Resilience: Harry Burleigh

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the episode unfolds, we learn of the myriad challenges Harry encountered—from a serious head injury to battling malnourishment and dehydration. T...

Surviving Subzero: Navigating Chill Without a Blueprint

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Surviving in cold temperatures under precipitation all alone, with no plan or equipment to speak of, is a tall order for any human being. Multiply tha...

The Adventures of Mary Grimm

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Grimm is a free-spirited adventurer who has always had a passion for exploring the unknown. Born and raised in a small town in Oregon, Mary had a...

Hurricane Sandy

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

October 29th, 2012. A couple of days before Halloween. New Yorkers were told to prepare for this day starting the week prior. Hurricane Sandy had for...

Alone and Freezing in New Hampshire's White Mountains

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New England is a huge area of the Northeast in the U.S. consisting of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Al...

A Polar Bear Rescue

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Gordan, a wildlife enthusiast and adventurer, became widely known for his remarkable friendship with a polar bear. Bruce grew up in a small town...

A Brush with a Deadly Stingray

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kristie Cataffo-O’Brien was visiting Bahia Beach with her husband Thomas over this past summer of 2023. A beautiful area with clear waters and of co...

Tragedy on White Face Mountain

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The wilderness can be an unforgiving environment. While you may be just miles from civilization, if something unexpected happens, you need to deal wit...

Bull Shark Survival

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When we hear of shark attacks, the species we think of most often is usually the deadly Great White. This could be due to movies so deeply embedded in...

Lost in Maine

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While urban areas populate the state of Maine, particularly along the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean, there are vast wilderness areas across the ...

Great Smoky Mountains

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Established in 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers parts of North Carolina and Tennessee and features some of the highest mountains i...

Living Off the Grid

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to live off the grid? Living off the grid means operating one's life without a physical connection to public utilities—self-relian...

Shark Attack

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Though you may feel you are in a safe location, you never know when you will be faced with a survival situation. There are no formal boundaries betwee...

Lost in Little Moose

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Little Moose Mountain Wilderness Area is in the western middle section of Adirondack Park, south by southeast of Seventh Lake in the Fulton  Chai...

Big Cat Horrors

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mountain lions, also known as cougars, panthers, pumas, or catamounts, are all the same animal. In fact, the scientific name, 'Puma concolor,' is some...

Boy Scouts vs Cliffs

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

These Boy Scouts in the Adirondack mountains of New York took a hike and a climb that lead to days they never knew were coming.. Hosted by Simplecast,...

Extreme Temperatures

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the Wild details amazing stories of survival. In our episode "Cougar Attack," we told the unbelievable true story of Marine Corps veteran Anne Hjel...

Flooding of Biblical Proportions

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Long time listeners of this podcast know that a common theme of In the Wild are the dangers of national parks. All 63 of them designated in the U.S. a...

The Scorpion

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A scorpion symbolizes evil, death, destruction, and unpleasant situations. Filmmakers have long used imagery of scorpions to convey the above moods in...

Bear Attack

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For over three years here at In the Wild podcast, we’ve told dozens of real-life stories of survival. Many of these situations take place deep in th...

Atrevida II

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all have dreams, or accomplishments that we wish to check off the ol’ bucket list during our time here. Some of them are more ambitious than othe...

The True and Wonderful Story of Paul Gasford

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 1805, a four-year-old boy named Paul Gasford separated from his family and became lost in the wilderness. The boy's remarkable story of survival gr...

Surviving at Sea with Ketchup and Spices

27 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are three different types of macronutrients that make up our diet: carbs, fats, and proteins. All three are needed in order for us to live optim...

Captain Sully

22 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine an ordinary commercial flight within the continental U.S. taking a turn for the worse due to the emergence of geese…blinding the pilots, and...

76 Days at Sea

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Callahan was born in 1952 and grew up in Needham, Massachusetts. As a boy, he had a natural attraction to all things boats and ocean life from...

Saving His Dad at 10 Years Old

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What was the biggest responsibility you were tasked with at 10 years of age? For many of us, the answer would be taking out the garbage, or some other...

Cougar Attack

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The cougar (or “mountain lion” as they are sometimes known) is a hypercarnivore with a diet consisting of 70% meat. It is as alpha as it gets, at ...

Colorado Climb

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Demartino grew up in the small town of Exeter, 10 miles West of Scranton, Pennsylvania. From a young age, he was an adventurer, a risk taker, an...

Mama Grizzly vs Father and Daughter

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of America's last great wilderness areas, Glacier National Park, is home to some of the most majestic and dangerous animals on the planet. Among t...

Deadly Insects & Invertebrates

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wherever you may be, there could be hidden dangers lurking. We are talking about insects and small invertebrates which blend into their environment. W...

I-95 Snow Disaster

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, January 3, 2022, a winter storm swept into Virginia, pelting the region with ice and snow, shutting down I-95 and stranding commuters for m...

A Snow Day

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mammoth Mountain is the California destination for avid snowboarders, and Eric decided he needed to be there. So he found a way to trade skate lessons...

Prop Plane Horror

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In July 2015, a teenager boarded a small propeller driven plane with her step-grandparents to travel home to Washington after a visit to Montana. Incl...

The Mysterious Blue Hole of Santa Rosa

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most popular swimming and diving destinations in the southwestern United States is the Blue Hole of Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Stretching only...

71 Days

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Australian-born Ricky Megee lived a life that could be described as anything but dull prior to his disappearance at the age of 35 in 2006. Born in 197...

High on Life

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

High on Life is a Youtube channel with over 600 thousand subscribers created over 10 years ago. The channel started out as a group of friends living i...

Yoga Instructor Gone 17 Days in the Hawaiian Forest

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mechanicsville, Maryland is not a particularly exciting place. Outside of having a considerable Amish population, it’s not really known for much at ...

Stranded 9 Days in North Cascades National Park

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

City traffic, gas stations, coffee chains, grocery stores, and fast food restaurants that congest our cities and suburbs can at times be overbearing w...