Real Survival Stories

True stories of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations. Stranded in the desert. Lost in the jungle. Marooned in the mountains. Shipwrecked on the high seas. You'll hear from individuals who had everything against them. But even then, they refused to give in…

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 49 minutes
Episodes: 117
Years Active: 2023 - 2025

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Pacific Castaways: Adrift on the Ocean (Part 2 of 2)

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. Now, with just a raft and a dinghy to carry them…

00:54:41 | Thu 09 Nov 2023

Pacific Castaways: Family Shipwrecked (Part 1 of 2)

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 lifetime. Their aim is to sail around the globe. But when…

00:53:07 | Thu 02 Nov 2023

Survival Expert Trapped in the Wild

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, his skills and training are strained to the limit. T…

00:52:22 | Wed 25 Oct 2023

Clinging to a Mountain: Ski Trip Gone Wrong

A young college graduate, Jean Muenchrath, embarks on a cross country skiing trip with her boyfriend. Their thrilling adventure is all going to plan, until it isn’t. When an enormous weather front en…

00:52:02 | Wed 18 Oct 2023

Lost Hiker: Alone in the Desert

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 scrambles to find the path, he’s drawn deeper and d…

00:53:34 | Wed 11 Oct 2023

Mineshaft Accident: Digging for Gold, Encircled by Rattlesnakes

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, abandoned gold mine. His curiosity leads him deep u…

00:51:03 | Wed 04 Oct 2023

Ravine Rescue: Canine Hero

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 run through the sandstone mesas goes disastrously …

00:50:27 | Wed 27 Sep 2023

Helicopter Down Inside Hawaiian Volcano

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 helicopter crashes inside an active volcano. With to…

00:48:34 | Wed 20 Sep 2023

Mayday in Africa: Crash-Landing on the Savannah

Greg Rasmussen is a wildlife conservationist, a man dedicated to protecting endangered species. But when he crashes his light aircraft deep in the Zimbabwean bush, he’ll become a prisoner in the land…

00:52:03 | Wed 13 Sep 2023

Canoeing Trip Wildfire: Inferno in Paradise

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 away from civilisation. Soon they will find themselv…

00:45:40 | Wed 06 Sep 2023

Mountain Blizzard: Stuck in a Snow Cave

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 trouble. Caught in a whiteout halfway up New Zealand’s h…

00:46:32 | Wed 30 Aug 2023

Grizzly Bear Attack: Ambushed in the Rockies

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 and her cub. Scarcely surviving a frenzied attack, …

00:50:07 | Wed 23 Aug 2023

Glacier Escape: Trapped Under the Ice

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. Trapped deep beneath the surface of a glacier, s…

00:45:18 | Wed 16 Aug 2023

Abandon Ship: Stranded in the South Atlantic (Part 2 of 2)

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 coordinate a last-ditch effort to abandon ship. …

00:41:05 | Wed 09 Aug 2023

Abandon Ship: Sinking in 30-Foot Waves (Part 1 of 2)

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 trawler sailing out of Cape Town. But far out in th…

00:32:41 | Wed 02 Aug 2023

Paragliding Disaster: Sucked Towards the Stratosphere

A picturesque paragliding flight becomes a terrifying nightmare when a massive storm rolls in. Sucked into the clouds, Ewa Wiśnierska is pelted by hailstones the size of oranges. With lightning crack…

00:50:58 | Wed 26 Jul 2023