# Disaster on Franconia Ridge: A White Mountains Survival Story | E216

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/disaster-on-franconia-ridge-a-white-mountains-survival-story-e216
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/disaster-on-franconia-ridge-a-white-mountains-survival-story-e216.md
Podcast: [The CRUX: True Survival Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323)
Published: 2026-02-16T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bleav.com/shows/the-crux-true-survival-stories/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=278
Audio file: https://pdrl.fm/6c099d/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/5011364a-4adb-4853-94db-b451263aae87/episodes/67f0d1b8-5494-4ebf-9579-a24c2cff83d9/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=5011364a-4adb-4853-94db-b451263aae87&awEpisodeId=67f0d1b8-5494-4ebf-9579-a24c2cff83d9&feed=Ze0KQfi5
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/episodes/disaster-on-franconia-ridge-a-white-mountains-survival-story-e216
Duration seconds: 1689

## Resource

Two experienced hikers set out for a four-hour loop in New Hampshire's White Mountains on a clear February morning in 2008, but a sudden weather change trapped them in hurricane-force winds and subzero temperatures. What happened over the next 24 hours would test the limits of human survival and launch one of the most dramatic mountain rescues in New Hampshire history.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/episodes/disaster-on-franconia-ridge-a-white-mountains-survival-story-e216/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323/disaster-on-franconia-ridge-a-white-mountains-survival-story-e216.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.