Trapped on a Granite Tooth: How She Survived 21 Frozen Hours

Life or Death: Survivor Stories · Jul 22, 2026 · 16m

Trapped on a Granite Tooth: How She Survived 21 Frozen Hours

Cold, wind and 11,200 feet of exposure turned a routine paragliding flight into a life-or-death endurance test; Sarah York survived 21 hours on a granite plateau with a fractured rib, a hyperextended knee, a half-full water bottle and no sleeping bag - how did she turn a paraglider into shelter and stay alive until morning?

In this episode, we follow the timeline of Sarah York’s late-February flight from Copper Saddle and the decisions she made after landing on Dagger Shelf; we cover her injuries, the gear she had, and the…