Real Survival Stories
Episodes
Dash to the Summit: Avalanche Approaching…
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In remotest India, one moment of misfortune sees a daring adventure snowball into an epic escape. A group of professional mountaineers set out to asce...
Introducing: The Curious History of Your Home - The Fridge
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A brand-new podcast from the Noiser network. Join domestic historian Ruth Goodman as she explores the remarkable, often epic, tales behind everyday ob...
Tomb of Ice: 40-Foot Plunge Into a Crevasse
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a relaxing family holiday in a Montana national park, Ted Porter stays on for a few days. He wants to explore, to tackle some longer hikes and b...
Sinking Cruise Ship: Unlikely Heroes (Part 2 of 2)
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We return to the MTS Oceanos for the second part of Moss Hills’s extraordinary tale. With time running out on the sinking ship, and in the absence o...
Sinking Cruise Ship: Launch the Lifeboats (Part 1 of 2)
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moss Hills is a guitarist. He and Tracy, his wife, work as musicians on board a luxury ocean liner. It’s their job to keep the passengers happy, wha...
Boulder Crush: Tumbling Down a Snowfield
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After scaling the stunning Mount Goddard, an accident leaves Gregg Hein seriously injured at four thousand metres. Things only get worse as he falls d...
Marooned on an Island: Watch Out for Dragons…
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A leisurely scuba dive in Indonesia goes sideways when the group is caught in a fierce current. Swept out to sea, Jim Manning and his fellow castaways...
Ultrarunning Accident: One False Step…
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains, Gabe Joyes hits the trails in preparation for an upcoming ultramarathon. But a single innocuous stumble sees his ...
Lost in the Forest: Two Weeks Off-Trail
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Hawaii, a yoga instructor pays a visit to her local forest reserve. Amanda Eller intends to take a short hike in nature to blow off some steam. It ...
Dilemma on Mont Blanc: Friendship or Survival?
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A London firefighter swaps the intense heat of his day job for the extreme cold of Western Europe’s tallest mountain. As Dan Acquah begins a multi-d...
Plane Crash in the High Sierras
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1976, Lauren Elder takes up the last-minute offer of a sightseeing flight with some friends. The plan is to range out over the desert, stop for a p...
Deep Sea Diver: Miracle on the Seabed
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A commercial diver finds himself cut off from his support team. When a routine shift goes awry, Chris Lemons is left all alone at the bottom of the No...
Himalaya Rock Fall: Look Out Below…
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An academic from the UK gets into serious trouble in the world’s highest mountain range. Jonathan Bamber has set his sights on a virgin peak - a sum...
Arctic Adventure: Showdown on the Tundra
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Teenager Alex Messenger journeys into remotest Canada in search of true adventure. He never imagines he’ll end up fighting for his life at the edge ...
Man Overboard: No Land in Sight
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2013, Brett Archibald travels to Indonesia with some friends. His hopes for a memorable holiday come true… but for all the wrong reasons. During ...
Introducing: Short History Of… The Conquest of Everest
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a taster episode from our sister show, Short History Of… If you enjoy it and want to hear more, follow Short History Of… wherever you get ...
Forest Ablaze: Run for Your Life
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Johnson and his wife Marybeth have an idyllic life in rural Oregon. Surrounded by ancient woodland, forest fires are a common occurrence - somet...
Battered by a Megastorm: Yacht Race Catastrophe
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Ward is a young English sailor chasing a lifetime ambition, as he competes in one of the world’s elite yacht races. But out in the Celtic Sea, ...
Snowboard Misadventure: Off-Piste Odyssey (Part 2 of 2)
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We return to Eric LeMarque, whose ordeal on Mammoth Mountain is far from over. Before he can even think about navigating his way to safety, he has to ...
Snowboard Misadventure: Last Man on the Mountain (Part 1 of 2)
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eric LeMarque is a former professional ice hockey player, an Olympian who’s tasted incredible highs in his sport. But in 2004, his life is spirallin...
Swallowed by a Hippo: Zambezi River Safari
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Templer has one of the most wholesome jobs imaginable: paddling entranced visitors along Africa’s beautiful Zambezi River to the majestic Victo...
‘Beware of Alligators’
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Heim spends every minute of his free time pursuing his passion: scouring Florida’s waterways for fossilised shark teeth. But on one river di...
Pacific Castaways: Adrift on the Ocean (Part 2 of 2)
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We return to the shipwrecked crew of the Lucette. After their yacht was sunk by killer whales, the Robertsons have failed to flag down a passing ship....
Pacific Castaways: Family Shipwrecked (Part 1 of 2)
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one of the all-time, epic survival stories. In 1971, Douglas Robertson is just a teenager when he and his family embark on the trip of a lifeti...
Survival Expert Trapped in the Wild
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As an outdoors survivalist, Ken Hildebrand believes he’s prepared for any eventuality. But when he upends his quad bike on a remote mountain pass, h...
Clinging to a Mountain: Ski Trip Gone Wrong
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young college graduate, Jean Muenchrath, embarks on a cross country skiing trip with her boyfriend. Their thrilling adventure is all going to plan, ...
Lost Hiker: Alone in the Desert
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A momentary lapse in concentration nearly costs a hiker his life. One wrong turn takes Ed Rosenthal off the beaten track and into the desert. As he sc...
Mineshaft Accident: Digging for Gold, Encircled by Rattlesnakes
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They call it ‘gold fever’ and John Waddell has got it bad. In 2018, the Arizona prospector takes his life in his hands when he explores an ancient...
Ravine Rescue: Canine Hero
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Danelle Ballengee is an endurance athlete, an experienced trail-runner who knows the Utah backcountry like the back of her hand. But when a training r...
Helicopter Down Inside Hawaiian Volcano
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Duddy is a young camera assistant shooting on location in Hawaii for a Hollywood film. But he’s cast in his very own disaster story when his h...
Mayday in Africa: Crash-Landing on the Savannah
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Rasmussen is a wildlife conservationist, a man dedicated to protecting endangered species. But when he crashes his light aircraft deep in the Zim...
Canoeing Trip Wildfire: Inferno in Paradise
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A couple’s serene vacation is thrown into chaos by a terrifying wildfire. Julie & Greg Welch are oblivious as they paddle deep into nature and far a...
Mountain Blizzard: Stuck in a Snow Cave
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Inglis is a search & rescue mountaineer. It’s his job to save other people. But on a routine practice mission, he’ll find himself in deep tro...
Grizzly Bear Attack: Ambushed in the Rockies
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Evans is a man most at home hiking and fishing in the Canadian wilderness. But one day, on a solo camping trip, he stumbles across a Grizzly an...
Glacier Escape: Trapped Under the Ice
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two friends embark on an awe-inspiring trip into the mountains. But then, one false step sends Jim Davidson and Mike Price plummeting into a crevasse....
Abandon Ship: Stranded in the South Atlantic (Part 2 of 2)
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sudur Havid is submerged beneath the freezing waters of the South Atlantic. As the captain and first mate struggle to respond, it falls to Matt to...
Abandon Ship: Sinking in 30-Foot Waves (Part 1 of 2)
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A rookie sailor goes looking for adventure in the remote waters of the sub-Antarctic… and finds it. Matt Lewis joins the crew of a deep sea fishing ...
Paragliding Disaster: Sucked Towards the Stratosphere
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A picturesque paragliding flight becomes a terrifying nightmare when a massive storm rolls in. Sucked into the clouds, Ewa Wiśnierska is pelted by ha...
Real Survival Stories
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The new show from award-winning podcasters, Noiser. Launching July 27th, 2023. Early access to new episodes for Noiser+ subscribers. For advertising e...