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Are you ready to face the wild? Extreme Survival throws you headfirst into the most unforgiving environments on Earth. This is where raw human instinct meets the brutal force of nature. Extreme Survival explores true stories of survival, from harrowing wilderness escapes to mastering essential bushcraft skills. We break down the strategies, mental fortitude, and gear that make the difference between life and death. New episodes drop daily, Monday through Sunday, at 4:00 AM. Each installment delivers gripping narratives, expert insights into survival techniques, and practical tips for wilderness preparedness that will sharpen your own capabilities. Perfect for adventurers, preppers, and anyone fascinated by the limits of human resilience against extreme conditions. If you're looking to understand what it truly takes to endure, this podcast is for you. Subscribe now and prepare for the unexpected.

  1. 8h ago

    She Vanished Into White: How a Folded Wing Betrayed Survival

    She Vanished Into White: How a Folded Wing Betrayed Survival A tangerine paraglider wing, folded with surgical precision, sat bone dry inside a forgotten cistern on a mesa-no footprints, no pilot, no harness, and temperatures had been as low as 9°F. How did a 30-pound wing end up perfect and dry a mile and a half from the nearest road while the pilot remained missing? In this episode, we follow the sequence of events from a missed weekly call to a folded wing in a cistern and the small, organized habits that converged to save a life. What chain of ordinary routines and unexpected discoveries turned a forty-eight-hour mystery into a rescue? Person: Emily Farrell Date: February 12-14, 2019 Location: Alvarez Table, east of Ridgecrest, California Age: 48 Equipment: Advance Sigma 9 paraglider (tangerine) - Emily had 17 years of paragliding experience and had flown across four states. - The wing weighed nearly 30 pounds and was found folded inside a cistern with no surrounding footprints. - Alvarez Table sits at 9,300 feet and is an oval approximately 600 meters across. - The cliff bands around the plateau drop between 30 and 80 feet on all sides. - The night before the missing call the temperature dropped to 9 degrees Fahrenheit. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    She Vanished Into White: How a Folded Wing Betrayed Survival

  2. 1d ago

    Forty Meters Down: How a Rubber Band Saved a Diver

    Forty Meters Down: How a Rubber Band Saved a Diver Fear spikes when you realize a man ran out of air forty meters below the surface and still climbed up-no boat, no bubbles, no clear explanation. A single rubber band, a rolled sleeve, and a cut line with twenty-two meters missing are the strange facts that let this survivor live-how did those pieces come together? In this episode, you will hear the documented county file and witness statements describing what happened at Cordova Ledge, the physical evidence recovered, and the quirks in Troy Richardson’s training and routine that matter to the outcome. How did a propeller make two cuts and leave twenty-two meters of line missing, and what role did a tiny rubber band play in keeping him alive? Person: Troy Richardson Location: Cordova Ledge, Cordova Ledge, Florida Date: Saturday morning in January (entered water at 6:45 a.m.; hand broke surface at 7:18 a.m.) Status: Conscious and talking to rescue personnel by 7:40 a.m.; fourteen hours observation at Mercy General Injuries: Laceration elbow to wrist (left forearm), dislocated right shoulder, nitrogen debt headache - Troy descended forty meters on a single breath and was conscious by 7:40 a.m. - The descent line was six-millimeter braided polyester anchored at 12 meters and weighted near 40 meters. - The propeller made two separate cuts; 22 meters of line between upper and lower stubs was missing. - Troy’s static apnea personal best was five minutes and forty seconds; his deepest documented dive was fifty-one meters. - He logged training four mornings a week and recorded resting heart rate daily in a green spiral notebook. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    Forty Meters Down: How a Rubber Band Saved a Diver

  3. 2d ago

    Found Alive at Dawn: How Birch Bark and a Lighter Kept Her Warm

    Found Alive at Dawn: How Birch Bark and a Lighter Kept Her Warm Fear of freezing to death and the desperate will to survive collide in the dark: a 52-year-old woman fell through three-centimeter ice at -29°C, lost her pack, and spent sixty-one hours alive with only a multitool, a lighter and a memory of an old survival tale - how did birch bark and a cigarette lighter keep her from freezing? In this episode, we tell what happened from the moment she signed the trail register to the dawn when a paperboy found her; the episode covers the failed ice crossing, what she had with her, and the improvised shelter and actions that sustained her - could those three small items really be enough? Person: April Bauer Date: December 14-19, 2011 Location: Superior National Forest, Moose Hollow trailhead and the tributary known as "the finger" Temperature: -29 degrees Celsius on December 14 Ice thickness at crossing: 3 centimeters (safe crossing requires 12 centimeters) - April Bauer was 52 years old and signed the trail register at approximately 08:00 on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. - A beaver dam partially failed upstream increasing water flow by roughly 40%, recorded by hydrologist Tom Wick. - April stepped onto ice measuring 3 cm thick at approximately 14:17 and fell through a nine-meter tributary. - Her pack with bivvy sack, emergency kit, dry base layer and headlamp remained about 200 meters away, propped against a white pine on the opposite bank. - She survived approximately 61 hours exposed, found at 05:40 on December 19 by 14-year-old Linda Underwood on Forest Service Road 14. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    Found Alive at Dawn: How Birch Bark and a Lighter Kept Her Warm

  4. 3d ago

    Days on Broken Kettle: The Misheard Radio That Stranded Her

    Days on Broken Kettle: The Misheard Radio That Stranded Her Fear cut a radio transmission down to three words and left a forty-four-year-old lookout alone for twenty-eight days at 6,400 feet during one of the worst early-winter stretches in the Umatilla National Forest-how did a misheard message become a months-long silence that nearly cost her life? What did Holly Erickson do with a spiral-bound logbook while no rescue came? In this episode, we tell how a single fragmentary dispatch entry, a burned bridge, and a closed road combined to strand a seasoned fire lookout on a steel-and-glass cab for nearly a month, and how the green spiral-bound notebook she kept proved she had been alive the whole time. How did the notebook surface, and what did it reveal about the failure in the system that was supposed to keep her safe? Person: Holly Erickson Date: November 22-November 19, 2009 Location: Broken Kettle Lookout Tower, Umatilla National Forest Height: 6,400 feet Discovery date: November 19, 2009 at 6:12 AM - Holly was 44 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, and 138 pounds in the fall of 2009. - She had worked 11 seasons as a Forest Service fire lookout, the last four at Broken Kettle. - At 2:58 AM on November 23, Dennis Park logged "Erickson EV confirmed, departed tower" after receiving three words of a 12-word transmission. - The road out crossed Eleven-Bravo, and the bridge at Antler Run burned, closing the only route down. - On November 19 at 6:12 AM, Chad Stewart found Holly's open green spiral-bound notebook held by a chunk of basalt in the gravel. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    Days on Broken Kettle: The Misheard Radio That Stranded Her

  5. 4d ago

    She Walked Out - Then Her Paddle Hung Eleven Feet Up

    She Walked Out - Then Her Paddle Hung Eleven Feet Up Cold, precise danger: a kayak paddle was found knotted eleven feet up in a spruce tree with three half-hitches and a locking carabiner after a woman walked out of a basalt gorge into sub-freezing night - how did it get there? Which survival choices and river conditions turned a routine run into a four-month mystery no one could explain? In this episode, we tell the sequence of what happened from launch to rescue and the evidence that baffled rescuers for months. We cover the river conditions, Erin Morgan’s equipment and decisions, the timeline of the capsize and escape, and the unresolved question about the paddle in the tree. Person: Erin Morgan Age: 28 Location: Rook Bar, Vantage River Date: October 12 Equipment: drysuit, neoprene gloves, emergency bivy rated to 20°F, 50 feet parachute cord - The paddle was found 11 feet up in a spruce tree, knotted with three half-hitches and secured with a locking carabiner. - Erin launched at 7:45 AM and capsized at approximately 8:55 AM. - River flow at the Elbow was roughly 6 feet per second, about double summer levels. - Water temperature at the nearest monitoring station read 38°F; air at launch was 29°F, falling toward 24°F by nightfall. - Erin had 50 feet of safety-orange parachute cord with locking carabiners clipped to her chest strap. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    She Walked Out - Then Her Paddle Hung Eleven Feet Up

  6. 5d ago

    The Desert Shoe That Refused to Lie: Nine Days Alive

    The Desert Shoe That Refused to Lie: Nine Days Alive Fear tightens the chest when you imagine a single shoe standing upright on a cattle gate as the only message from someone lost in high desert heat - a left women's size eight caked in clay that didn't match any soil nearby. How did a 54-year-old teacher survive nine days with a swollen ankle, twenty ounces of water, and a torn shirt - and what did that shoe really mean? In this episode, we follow the timeline of the Sackett Range Endurance Run that began on September 9, 2017, the choice made at mile 17, and the nine days that followed leading to the discovery on September 19. What decisions and improvised treatments kept Jennifer Holt alive long enough for her final signal to be found? Person: Jennifer Holt Date: September 9, 2017 (race start) and September 19, 2017 (shoe discovery) Location: Dry Gulch access road and Sackett Range high desert terrain Event: Sackett Range Endurance Run, 11th edition, 26.2 miles Status: Survivor found with evidence after nine days - Shoe: left trail shoe, women's size eight, standing upright with two overhand knots where a bow should be - Water carried: twenty ounces total at race start - Supplies carried: one energy gel, an emergency blanket, a compass, and a phone at 63% battery with no signal - Race field: 114 registered runners; course marked with orange flags on wire stakes over 26.2 miles - Injury timing: ankle rolled on descent around 12:30 PM at mile 17; ankle remained swollen for nine days To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Desert Shoe That Refused to Lie: Nine Days Alive

  7. 6d ago

    She Walked Out: How a Broken Ankle Outsmarted Search Teams

    She Walked Out: How a Broken Ankle Outsmarted Search Teams When a twelve-point alpine crampon with lichen that only grows above 11,000 feet turned up 43 miles from alpine terrain, it became the only physical trace of a six-day mountain survival that never triggered a search alarm. How did a methodical climber with a broken fibula navigate 400 vertical feet in 11 hours, find meltwater, and walk out while 23 volunteers searched the wrong drainage? In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from the trailhead register at 4:47 AM on August 13, 2011, through the choices that saved her life and the missed signals that delayed rescue, asking: what separates a plan from the moment the mountain refuses to cooperate? Person: Pamela Lawson Date: August 13-19, 2011 Location: Dunmore Spire area; crampon found on Sycamore Loop Event: Fall resulting in broken fibula and six-day self-extraction Searchers: 23 volunteers - Crampon: twelve-point alpine model, left foot, ankle strap cut cleanly through, found August 19, 2011 - Lichen: crust of pale lichen characteristic of elevations above 11,000 feet present on crampon - Distance to alpine terrain: nearest alpine terrain 43 miles from where crampon was found - Trailhead sign-in: Pamela signed in at 4:47 AM on August 13, 2011 and listed return as August 14, 6:00 PM - Descent rate after injury: 400 vertical feet covered in 11 hours, bivouacked at ~12,400 feet To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    She Walked Out: How a Broken Ankle Outsmarted Search Teams

  8. Sep 10

    The Two Words That Rewrote a 41‑Hour Survival Ordeal

    The Two Words That Rewrote a 41‑Hour Survival Ordeal A tossed rubber boot, a waterproof note with two words, and a Coast Guard search shifted across thirty-one miles of Pacific-how did "C.J. grounded" redirect everything and lead to two men stranded for more than forty hours with one suffering a compound arm fracture? What sequence of hidden charts, a vanished radio, and a single AIS ping finally closed the loop? In this episode, we follow the timeline from a July 9 departure to a rescue after a storm accelerated faster than forecasts predicted. You will hear how the captain’s meticulous habits, a missing digital chart layer, a four‑second radio transmission, and a volunteer finding a boot in a church combined to answer one crucial question: how did they survive when so much failed? Person: Laura Sullivan Vessel: Carla Jean Date of departure: July 9, 2019 Weather: eight‑foot seas escalating to fourteen feet with 41‑knot southwest winds Injury: compound fracture of the radius to Roy Stanton’s left arm - A size seven right rubber boot was found on the second pew of Saint Brendan's Lutheran Church on a Tuesday morning. - The folded yellow waterproof note inside the boot contained two sets of coordinates and the words "C.J. grounded." - The Carla Jean left Harlowe Point at 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2019, bound for a chinook salmon zone 38 miles offshore. - At 6:51 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, Laura Sullivan reported seas at 14 feet and wind at 41 knots, then transmitted "Wrong side" before the radio went silent. - An AIS ping from the Carla Jean appeared in Dennis Albright’s Coos Inlet Landing log about 22 miles south of Harlowe Point, contradicting the initial 31‑mile search grid. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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Are you ready to face the wild? Extreme Survival throws you headfirst into the most unforgiving environments on Earth. This is where raw human instinct meets the brutal force of nature. Extreme Survival explores true stories of survival, from harrowing wilderness escapes to mastering essential bushcraft skills. We break down the strategies, mental fortitude, and gear that make the difference between life and death. New episodes drop daily, Monday through Sunday, at 4:00 AM. Each installment delivers gripping narratives, expert insights into survival techniques, and practical tips for wilderness preparedness that will sharpen your own capabilities. Perfect for adventurers, preppers, and anyone fascinated by the limits of human resilience against extreme conditions. If you're looking to understand what it truly takes to endure, this podcast is for you. Subscribe now and prepare for the unexpected.

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    2026
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