# The CRUX: True Survival Stories

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Official site: https://bleav.com/shows/the-crux-true-survival-stories/
Author: Bleav + Kaycee McIntosh + Julie Henningsen
Episodes: 242

## Resource

Are you drawn to thrilling survival stories where characters overcome impossible odds? The Crux: True Survival Stories is your podcast. Join us for gripping tales of resilience and invaluable insights into wilderness survival and the mindset needed to overcome adversity. Hosted by Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen, both passionate about wilderness and medicine, our podcast is fueled by real-life stories and the pivotal moments that determine life or death outcomes. Tune in for captivating narratives that entertain and educate. Airing every Monday!

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## Episodes
- [181 Miles in the Wrong Direction: Lost in the Sahara | E 241](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/181-miles-in-the-wrong-direction-lost-in-the-sahara-e-241) — 2026-06-15T11:00:00+00:00
- [9 Days Stranded in the Nevada Wilderness; The Wrong Turn That Took a Life | E 240](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/9-days-stranded-in-the-nevada-wilderness-the-wrong-turn-that-took-a-life-e-240) — 2026-06-08T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Grossglockner Case That Changed Alpine Law | Disaster Strikes E239](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/the-grossglockner-case-that-changed-alpine-law-disaster-strikes-e239) — 2026-06-04T11:00:00+00:00
- [Lost Behind Enemy Lines for 2 Weeks: After Taking 30 Meth Pills | E238](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/lost-behind-enemy-lines-for-2-weeks-after-taking-30-meth-pills-e238) — 2026-06-01T11:00:00+00:00
- [Frozen Solid at 3 Years Old: The Christmas Eve Miracle That Stumped Medicine | E 237](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/frozen-solid-at-3-years-old-the-christmas-eve-miracle-that-stumped-medicine-e-237) — 2026-05-25T11:00:00+00:00
- [O Circuit Tragedy: 120 MPH | Disaster Strikes E236](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/o-circuit-tragedy-120-mph-disaster-strikes-e236) — 2026-05-21T11:00:00+00:00
- [30 Seconds to Escape: The Sinking of the Cynthia Woods | E235](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/30-seconds-to-escape-the-sinking-of-the-cynthia-woods-e235) — 2026-05-18T11:00:00+00:00
- [42 Years in Siberia: The Family That Vanished From the World | E234](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/42-years-in-siberia-the-family-that-vanished-from-the-world-e234) — 2026-05-11T11:00:00+00:00
- [Frozen in Time: Solving the Dyatlov Pass Mystery with Science | Disaster Strikes E 233](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/frozen-in-time-solving-the-dyatlov-pass-mystery-with-science-disaster-strikes-e-233) — 2026-05-07T11:00:00+00:00
- [3 Days Missing in a Ravine: The Boy No One Could Find | E 232](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/3-days-missing-in-a-ravine-the-boy-no-one-could-find-e-232) — 2026-05-04T11:00:00+00:00
- [99 Days in the Dark; The Overland Relief Expedition | E 231](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/99-days-in-the-dark-the-overland-relief-expedition-e-231) — 2026-04-27T11:00:00+00:00
- [80 Feet: A Via Ferrata Tragedy in Colorado | Disaster Strikes E 230](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/80-feet-a-via-ferrata-tragedy-in-colorado-disaster-strikes-e-230) — 2026-04-23T11:00:00+00:00
- [3 Nights Trapped in a Canyon With a Broken Pelvis | E229](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/3-nights-trapped-in-a-canyon-with-a-broken-pelvis-e229) — 2026-04-20T11:00:00+00:00
- [Sucked into the Sky at 33,000 Feet: The Ewa Wiśnierska Story | E228](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/sucked-into-the-sky-at-33-000-feet-the-ewa-wi-nierska-story-e228) — 2026-04-13T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Orange Tent Guy, Balin Miller's Fatal Fall from Yosemite's El Capitan | Disaster Strikes E 227](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/the-orange-tent-guy-balin-miller-s-fatal-fall-from-yosemite-s-el-capitan-disaster-strikes-e-227) — 2026-04-09T11:00:00+00:00
- [43 Days Lost in the Himalayan Winter: Trapped Without Food or Fire | E226](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/43-days-lost-in-the-himalayan-winter-trapped-without-food-or-fire-e226) — 2026-04-06T11:00:00+00:00
- [Nineteen Days in the Idaho Wilderness: They Did What They Had to Do | E 225](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/nineteen-days-in-the-idaho-wilderness-they-did-what-they-had-to-do-e-225) — 2026-03-30T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Body Recovery: Fatal Cave Dive at Bushman's Hole | Disaster Strikes E 224](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/the-body-recovery-fatal-cave-dive-at-bushman-s-hole-disaster-strikes-e-224) — 2026-03-26T11:00:00+00:00
- [Trapped in Quicksand: 2 Hours vs. 6 Days | E223](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/trapped-in-quicksand-2-hours-vs-6-days-e223) — 2026-03-23T11:00:00+00:00
- [Fourteen Days Down Under: The Beaconsfield Mine Rescue That Captivated the World | E222](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/fourteen-days-down-under-the-beaconsfield-mine-rescue-that-captivated-the-world-e222) — 2026-03-16T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Vanishing at Pendleton Mountain | Disaster Strikes E221](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/the-vanishing-at-pendleton-mountain-disaster-strikes-e221) — 2026-03-12T11:00:00+00:00
- [100 Foot Fall, Broken Back, No Help: Surviving the Arizona Desert | E220](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/100-foot-fall-broken-back-no-help-surviving-the-arizona-desert-e220) — 2026-03-09T11:00:00+00:00
- [30 Minutes Under Ice: The Boy Who Came Back From Death | E219](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/30-minutes-under-ice-the-boy-who-came-back-from-death-e219) — 2026-03-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [100 Yards from Water | Disaster Strikes E218](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/100-yards-from-water-disaster-strikes-e218) — 2026-02-26T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Miller Cave Tragedy: 7 Entered, 5 Survived | E217](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/the-miller-cave-tragedy-7-entered-5-survived-e217) — 2026-02-23T12:00:00+00:00
- [Disaster on Franconia Ridge: A White Mountains Survival Story | E216](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/disaster-on-franconia-ridge-a-white-mountains-survival-story-e216) — 2026-02-16T10:00:00+00:00
- [Adirondack Tragedy: The 9-Day Search for Leo Dufour on Allen Mountain | Disaster Strikes | E215](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/adirondack-tragedy-the-9-day-search-for-leo-dufour-on-allen-mountain-disaster-strikes-e215) — 2026-02-12T10:00:00+00:00
- [Seventy-Two Days: Alive in the Andes | E214](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/seventy-two-days-alive-in-the-andes-e214) — 2026-02-09T12:00:00+00:00
- [Frozen and Forgotten: Leon Crane's 120-Mile Walk Through Arctic Alaska | E213](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/frozen-and-forgotten-leon-crane-s-120-mile-walk-through-arctic-alaska-e213) — 2026-02-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [Green Boots Cave - The Controversial Mount Everest Death That Shocked the World | Disaster Strikes E212](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/green-boots-cave-the-controversial-mount-everest-death-that-shocked-the-world-disaster-strikes-e212) — 2026-01-29T12:00:00+00:00
- [Crushed Beneath a Boulder | E211](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/crushed-beneath-a-boulder-e211) — 2026-01-26T12:00:00+00:00

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