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Almost Deadly
Intrigued by the deadly nature of the wilderness? So are we. Our podcast covers true wilderness survival stories that were Almost Deadly. Join us bi-monthly as Alyssa tells her husband, Jordan, stories ranging from animal attacks, to avalanches, to being stranded at sea. These stories will have you questioning how someone could have possibly survived.
Episodes
- Almost Deadly
Mauled by a Polar Bear: How Two People Survived an Attack in Their Own Neighborhood
Walking in your own neighborhood should be somewhere you feel safe. But in Churchill Canada - the Polar Bear Capitol of the world - you always need to watch…
- Almost Deadly
Left for Dead in a Crevasse: The Story Behind Joe Simpson’s Touching the Void - Part 2
Alone, injured, and trapped in a dark crevasse, Joe Simpson faced a nightmare few could imagine surviving. After shattering his leg on the deadly west face of…
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Cutting the Rope to Survive: The Story Behind Joe Simpson’s Touching the Void - Part 1
They were still 20,000 feet up when the unthinkable happened. Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were climbing the deadly west face of the Siula Grande, when an…
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Survived 3 Death Rolls: Val Plumwood’s Crocodile Attack Story
Val Plumwood was canoeing in northern Australia when a saltwater crocodile attacked her boat. Completely alone and with no way to escape, Val attempted to leap…
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Crashed in the Amazon: Juliane Koepcke’s 11 Days Alone in the Jungle
A plane crash is thought of as one of the scariest things that could happen to someone. But what if the crash isn’t the deadliest part? When Juliane Koepcke’s…
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Mauled by a Grizzly Bear in the Canadian Subarctic
What happens when you're mauled by a bear 1,000 miles from civilization? 17-year-old Alex Messenger set out on what should have been a 42-day canoe trip in the…
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Lost at Sea: How Jose Alvarenga Survived 438 Days Adrift
How does someone survive 438 days in a tiny fishing boat? Jose Alvarenga began what he thought would be a normal fishing shift, when a massive storm hit…