Wilderness Bonescapes Podcast

Wilderness Bonescapes
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Hello friends! Welcome to Wilderness Bonescapes podcast, where the wilderness tests its limits…and yours. Where the wild isn’t just beautiful—it’s deadly. We dive into gripping accounts of survival against impossible odds, paranormal mysteries, true crime in the wild, and encounters with predators—both human and animal. Along the way, we dive into survival tactics, animal behavior, and the razor-thin line between adventure and disaster. Lace up, keep your eyes open, and stay on the trail as we hike the outdoors to uncover what it truly costs to be in the wilderness.

  1. 2D AGO

    E63: Rhino in the Brush

    At nine years old, most kids are collecting football cards or dreaming about what they want to be when they grow up. Kieran was studying a poster from the World Wide Fund for Nature — staring into the ancient, armored face of a black rhino and quietly deciding that his life would mean something. Fast forward a decade. Now he’s standing in the South African bush, nearly two miles from the nearest road, part of a foot patrol trained to protect one of the most endangered animals on Earth. No fences. No vehicles. Just thick brush, radio telemetry… and a 1,500-kilogram mother black rhino who suddenly realizes they’re there. What happens next unfolds in seconds. A charge. A scramble for trees. And one young conservationist who doesn’t make it out of the way in time. This isn’t a story about recklessness. It’s about purpose. About the razor-thin line between protection and peril. And about what drives someone to walk straight into danger for an animal that might attack first and ask questions never. In today’s episode, we travel to Northern Zululand in KwaZulu-Natal, where passion meets raw wilderness — and where one split-second decision will test everything Kieran believes about conservation, courage, and fear. Because sometimes, saving a species means standing your ground… even when the ground starts charging back. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://www.sapeople.com/fab-south-african-stuff/guide-discharged-in-good-spirits-after-surviving-black-rhino-attack/ 2.  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/brit-fighting-life-after-being-24145018 3. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/9560290/kieran-munns-rhino-attack-conservation-animals-scotland/ 4. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-lad-describes-terrifying-moment-24148051 5.  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-57180991 6. https://stoneageman.com/how-to-survive-a-rhino-attack/#:~:text=Stay%20fairly%20still.,turn%20faster%20than%20a%20rhino. 7. https://rhinos.org/about-rhinos/rhino-species/black-rhino/ 8. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode

    45 min

  2. MAR 4

    E62: Surviving Moab Thanks To My Dog

    On a cold December morning in the red rock wilderness of Moab, a world-class endurance athlete heads out for what should be a routine training run. She’s conquered the world’s toughest races, pushing through jungles, deserts, and mountains on almost no sleep. Pain is familiar. Risk is calculated. But this time, the desert doesn’t play fair. One invisible patch of ice. One misstep. A sixty-foot fall into a canyon no one can see from the trail. Alone with a shattered pelvis, internal bleeding, and freezing temperatures dropping below zero, she has no phone. No rescue beacon. No way out. Except one. Her dog. As hypothermia closes in and time slips away, a search-and-rescue team races against the clock through Moab’s labyrinth of cliffs and shadow. When a lone reddish-brown dog appears out of nowhere — refusing food, refusing capture — they realize he isn’t lost. He’s leading them. This episode tells the unbelievable true story of survival, loyalty, and the thin line between life and death — where freezing temperatures both threaten and save a life, and a dog becomes the difference between tragedy and miracle. Because sometimes, survival isn’t about strength. It’s about who comes back for you.. Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠. . . Sources: 1.  https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/02/experience-i-fell-down-a-canyon 2.  https://www.triathlete.com/culture/ultimate-test-endurance/ 3. https://soyummy.com/stories/danelle-ballengee-story/ 4.  https://www.runnersworld.com/trail-running/a20808181/danelle-ballengee-five-years-later/ 5.  https://www.blm.gov/visit/amasa-back-trailhead 6.  https://www.google.com/search?q=moab&sca_esv=3e9ef65a8577b35b&sxsrf=ANbL-n4i_TYPQwGzqrOHAKmHbZ1hS9KXzA%3A1771638541149&source=hp&ei=DQ-ZadX5BeKsmtkP6Mu70AY&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAaZkdHT4E-lHO7rNWhD--lJsEgOFBXcQS&gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwNEgzrTJg9GLJzU9MAgAnugSj&oq=Moab&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IgRNb2FiKgIIADIIEC4YgAQYsQMyCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyCBAAGIAEGLEDMggQABiABBixAzIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgsQABiABBixAxiDATIIEAAYgAQYsQNIwRVQAFgAcAB4AJABAJgBXqABXqoBATG4AQHIAQD4AQL4AQGYAgGgAmuYAwCSBwMwLjGgB9YGsgcDMC4xuAdrwgcDMy0xyAcJgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz 7. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode. 8. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/may/31/wilderness-survival-outdoor-gear-life-saving-tips-hiking-camping 9.  https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/07/how-to-survive-running-across-the-grand-canyon/532758/

    46 min

  3. FEB 25

    E61: Death Roll at Trunding Creek

    It was supposed to be a normal day. A fishing rod, a quiet creek, and two steps into the water. That’s all it took. An eleven-foot saltwater crocodile— striking from behind. Jaws clamp down. Water surges. And the fight for survival begins. For more than thirty minutes, Todd Bairstow fought one of the most powerful predators on Earth, bare-handed and waist-deep in water… with a crocodile trying to drag him under. Death rolls. Shattered bones. And the moment when hope almost disappears. “Help! Croc! Help!” Against impossible odds— and through sheer will— help arrives. This episode tells the unbelievable true story of a man who refused to let go… a dog who never stopped fighting… and a predator that has ruled Australia’s waters for sixty-five million years. This isn’t a tale of luck. It’s a story of survival— at the very edge of the food chain. Grabbed from Behind. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠ . . . Sources: 1.      https://australiazoo.com.au/wildlife/our-animals/saltwater-crocodile/ 2.      https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-09/man-clung-to-mangroves-during-croc-attack/2664138 3.      https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/kevvy-fisherman-todd-bairstow-goes-viral-recounting-brutal-2011-croc-attack/news-story/31fcb9ddb67770fb1e99d86e96f60a63 4.      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12696091 5. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.

    40 min

  4. FEB 18

    E60: Murder On The River

    On a warm summer afternoon, a family set out on a peaceful float trip down a Missouri river. Only one man would come back. By nightfall, a wife and her fifteen-year-old daughter had vanished—leaving behind a quiet campsite, a burning fire and a story that didn’t quite add up. No signs of a struggle. No footprints in the gravel.  And swimsuits left behind like a question no one could answer. What really happened along the Upper Jacks Fork River? Investigators would uncover secret phone calls, a hidden lover waiting in another state, and a life insurance policy taken out just weeks before tragedy struck. Two bodies would surface. The river would claim drowning. But the evidence would point somewhere darker. And at the center of it all—one man, insisting on his innocence… while the details told a different story. In this episode, we unravel a case of betrayal, motive, and a family torn apart—where the truth may have been carried away by the current… or buried beneath it. Because sometimes, the most dangerous thing in the wilderness…is the person standing beside you. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl . . . Sources: 1.           https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/789/647/39212/ 2.           https://windysfloats.com/jacks-fork-river-floats/#:~:text=Float%20Trip:,depending%20on%20the%20water%20levels. 3.           https://www.nps.gov/ozar/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm 4. https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/colmo9/id/42560/rec/19 5. https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/789/789.F2d.647.85-1556.html 6. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode

    1 hr

  5. FEB 11

    E59: Wrestlers Wrestling A Grizzley

    It started as a perfect fall day in the mountains—four college wrestlers, fresh air, and a side adventure meant to make a little extra cash. No crowds. No warnings. Just miles of rugged trail on the edge of Yellowstone and the confidence that comes with youth, strength, and friendship. But in the wild, strength doesn’t always matter. In a matter of seconds, laughter turned into chaos, and a casual hike became a fight for survival against one of North America’s most powerful predators. What followed was a brutal, unthinkable test of loyalty—where one young man made a split-second decision that would cost him blood, flesh, and nearly his life… to save a friend. This is the story of Brady and Kendell—two wrestlers forged into brothers by the mat and bound forever by a grizzly bear encounter they were never supposed to survive. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. . . Sources: 1. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/35820049/college-wrestlers-grizzly-bear-attack 2. https://abcnews.go.com/US/college-wrestlers-ambushed-gruesome-grizzly-bear-attack-hunting/story?id=91662059 3. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/19/us/college-wrestlers-bear-attack 4. https://www.blm.gov/visit/bobcat-houlihan-trail 5. https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/shoshone 6. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/college-wrestlers-ambushed-gruesome-grizzly-bear-attack-hunting-91662059 7. https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/photos-wyoming-wrestlers-fight-off-grizzly-attack-with-bare-hands

    47 min

  6. FEB 4

    E58: Avalanche on Eagle Peak

    On a flawless spring day in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, three young climbers chased the kind of freedom only high places can offer. They believed they understood risk—and that the mountain would give them time to react. They were wrong. What began as a routine ascent up Eagle Peak would unravel in seconds, when the mountain itself came crashing down. An avalanche, a violent fall, a best friend lost, and one survivor left broken, buried, and alone in the silence above the world. But this is not just a story about survival. It’s a story about friendship, guilt, trauma, and the long shadow a single moment can cast over an entire lifetime. About the words said just in time—and the ones that echo forever. This is the story of the avalanche that changed everything and of the long road back—from the edge of the mountain, and from the edge of the mind. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Sources: 1.   https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/avalanche-survival-grief-guilt-chugach-alaska/ 2.  https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/avalanche/avalanche-type/ 3. https://alaskahikesearch.com/hikes/eagle-peak/ 4.  https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/blog/when-snow-becomes-deadly-how-survive-avalanche 5.                 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/aug/15/how-we-survive-an-avalanche-injured-me-and-killed-my-friend-here-is-how-i-faced-the-ptsd-addiction-and-guilt 6.https://alaskapublic.org/news/2022-02-17/alaska-avalanche-survivor-and-winning-essayist-spent-years-digging-out-of-ptsd 7. https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/p0bwn302 8. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.

    42 min

  7. JAN 28

    Episode 57: Surviving the Sahara

    The Sahara doesn’t chase you. It waits. He was an Olympian, A professional athlete. A man trained to endure pain longer than most people can stand. And still… the desert erased him. Lost during one of the world’s most brutal ultramarathons, Mauro Prosperi watched rescue fly straight past him. No signal. No water. No witnesses. For nine and a half days, he wandered deeper into the Sahara—drinking his own urine… eating snakes, bats, and ants… cutting his shoes apart to keep walking. Inside an abandoned shrine, convinced he would never be found, he made a decision that should have ended everything. But the desert had other plans. What happens when death stops feeling like the enemy? When survival becomes instinct…and the impossible simply doesn’t exist? This is not just a story about getting lost. It’s a story about walking out of the desert reborn. This is the true survival story of Mauro Prosperi. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/04/how-we-survive-mauro-prosperi-lost-desert-raw-bats-urine 2.  https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30046426 3.  https://marathondessables.com/en/ 4. https://www.offgridweb.com/survival/alone-in-the-sahara-the-survival-story-of-mauro-prosperi/ 5. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.

    43 min

  8. JAN 21

    Episode 56: Deception in the Rockies

    They went to the mountains to celebrate love. They came back with a body at the bottom of a cliff. In 2012, Toni Henthorn vanished during a remote hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. Her husband said it was a tragic accident—a slip, a fall, a moment of bad luck. And at first, authorities believed him. But the mountains don’t keep secrets forever. As investigators retraced their steps, the story began to fracture. And a man whose past was far darker than anyone imagined. Because this wasn’t the first time one of his wives had died alone with him… in a remote place… under strange circumstances. What looked like a perfect marriage unraveled into a web of lies, control, and carefully planned death—hidden in plain sight. This is the story of a man who staged accidents… and the investigators who refused to stop asking why. This is a tale of love, deception, and a fall that was anything but accidental. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-man-pushing-wife-off-cliff-exposed-decades/story?id=118482217 2. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-man-sentenced-life-pushing-wife-death-cliff-n476726 3.           https://www.mycoloradoparks.com/national-parks/rmnp/rocky-mountain-wife-killer-harold-henthorn/ 4.           https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2023/10/11/10th-circuit-dismisses-appeal-of-man-convicted-for-pushing-wife-off-cliff-a1446166-684f-11ee-97b0-4ff7e1b4c841/ 5.           https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/investigation-leads-to-murder-conviction-in-the-rockies.htm 6. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.

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Hello friends! Welcome to Wilderness Bonescapes podcast, where the wilderness tests its limits…and yours. Where the wild isn’t just beautiful—it’s deadly. We dive into gripping accounts of survival against impossible odds, paranormal mysteries, true crime in the wild, and encounters with predators—both human and animal. Along the way, we dive into survival tactics, animal behavior, and the razor-thin line between adventure and disaster. Lace up, keep your eyes open, and stay on the trail as we hike the outdoors to uncover what it truly costs to be in the wilderness.

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