Rescued: An Outdoor Podcast for Hikers and Adventurers
Episodes
020 // Olga is Lost and Found
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest barriers that stops people from getting out and connecting with nature — through hiking or bushwalking — is the fear of getting...
019 // Bram's pelvis opens like a book (part 2)
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LISTEN to part 1 firstENTER to win a $50 Paddy Pallin voucher + Nalgene bottle The things we love to do in nature can lead us to explore and disc...
018 // Bram's pelvis opens like a book in a remote Taiwan canyon
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The things we love to do in nature can lead us to explore and discover places not just close to home, but to some very remote and uncharted places aro...
017 // Make good decisions with Hugh Ward - Heuristics
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many decisions do you reckon you’ve made today?It's probably the conscious ones that come to mind. Do I wear the red shirt or blue top? 1 coffee...
016 // Macca is broken in a big wall fall
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was the ABC News that first alerted the outdoors community to Macca's big wall fall near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. With ...
015 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivablity - Part 2
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Paul Luckin is an authority on human survivability. He’s a medical advisor to the Police Search and Rescue teams and the Australian Maritime Safe...
014 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivability
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Paul Luckin is an anaesthetist, with a very unique background.As an authority on human survivability he’s a medical advisor to the Police Search ...
013 // Joyce is bitten by a snake
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
According to the World Health Organisation, roughly 1 to 2 people die from snakebite in Australia each year. The good news is this is significantly lo...
012 // Dr Kate is an expert in psychological trauma
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Kate Baecher is a clinical psychologist specialising in trauma in high-risk or complex environments.Behind all her training and experience serving ...
011 // Andy needed rescue on the K2K (Kanangra to Katoomba)
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today has a long history of working and playing in some of the most rugged and remote parts of NSW. So, with a few days up his sleeve, a bit ...
010 // Zuza was struck by lightning
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s something about the immense power of lightning that has fascinated cultures and people throughout the centuries.How it behaves, how it moves...
009 // Hilary's XC ski boot was facing backwards
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At just under 2000m, Mt Bogong is the highest peak in Victoria. It looms over the small township of Mount Beauty, not too far from Falls Creek, and is...
008 // Outback Mike (Atkinson) - Lessons from a Life of Adventure
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much more to Mike Atkinson (aka Outback Mike) than what we saw of his 64 days, toughing it out in the wilds of Tassie’s west coast, on t...
BONUS // Meet Ashley from The Sharp End Podcast
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What better way to wrap up 2023 and season 1 of the Rescued Podcast, than by loading you up with fresh stories and podcasts for your Aussie Summer Chr...
007 // James is Buried Alive
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In what must be the most basic of human fears, James woke up to find himself buried alive.Outside, the wind buffeted the Main Range, out past Mt Kosci...
006 // Linda from AMSA is an expert on satellite communications
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We venture into wild places to get away from it all.But when it comes to calling for help, letting someone know that we’re delayed or even just givi...
005 // Owen & the Australian Alps Walking Track
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the importance of having solid first aid skills when we head off into the bush. A good remote area first aid course not only gives us the ...
004 // Jane in Spain - Alone with a broken leg
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Closer to Morocco than Madrid, the resort town of Nerja on Spain's southern coastline, draws visitors to its beaches, historic caves and mountainous n...
003 // Matt U'Brien (Part 2) - Empress Canyon Rescue
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020 over 3.7 million people from Australia and overseas visited the Blue Mountains - The most visited National Park in New South Wales. They're dr...
002 // Matt U'Brien - Former Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt U’Brien’s story is powerful.During his 17-year policing career (mostly within the Police Rescue Squad), he’s done literally hundreds of res...
001 // RESCUED - Trailer
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we hear the whisper to step off the concrete, away from the built environment and into the bush, we step into a world and a place that speaks to ...