SOS - Wilderness Mysteries

Today we’re starting on Mount Everest, where a 23-year-old snowboarder ignored his Sherpas’ final warning, disappeared into the clouds, and was never seen again. Then, I’ll tell you about three hikers who vanished in completely different circumstances — but in every case, the clues they left behind only made their disappearances harder to explain. And finally, I’ll tell you the story of a 17-year-...

Today we’re starting in Vermont, where a couple left for their first vanlife trip together, but only one of them came home. Then, we’re heading into the Pacific, where a family’s attempt to sail around the world ended with six people stranded in the open ocean, and almost no chance that anyone even knew where to look for them. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if...

Today we’re starting in Death Valley, where a park ranger followed a set of tire tracks into the desert and found a stranded woman desperately waving for help. At first, it looked like a rescue. Then the ranger got closer, and realized something was horribly wrong. Then, we’re heading to California, where a highly trained police officer went for a run, was seen by multiple people throughout the da...

Today we’re starting in Montana, where a woman was hiking just feet ahead of another person and yet somehow she somehow without leaving a single trace behind, how does that happen? Then, we’re heading to K2, where a camera captured something so disturbing that it sparked one of the biggest controversies in mountaineering history. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review...

Today we’re starting in the infamous Antelope Canyon, where a group of hikers walked into one of the most beautiful places on Earth, but halfway through, several of them suddenly became convinced they needed to leave. They couldn’t explain why, but the people who stayed behind were about to find out. Then, we’re heading to a tiny town in New Hampshire, where a four-year feud between a police offic...

Today we’re starting with the story of famous climbers Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden. They should have been on the trip of a lifetime, but instead ended up kidnapped at gunpoint, trapped in the middle of a war, and forced to make an impossible decision to survive. Then, we’re heading to Utah, where two women vanished in the Uinta Mountains…. That is until a camera was found months later beside th...

A a quiet lakeside community in Maine spent decades being haunted by a mystery no one could explain. People knew something was happening in the woods, they just didn’t know how unbelievable the truth would turn out to be. Then, on the Pacific Crest Trail, a young hiker chasing his dream reached a snowy mountain slope,  and one wrong step changed the trail forever. Be sure to hit the follow button,...

Today we’re starting in Wyoming, where a woman’s car was found abandoned on a remote mountain road. The closer investigators looked, the more they wondered if the scene had been staged. Then, we’re heading to Northern California, where five friends somehow ended up deep in the snowy wilderness, and walked away from a perfectly working car. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 s...

After a woman known as the "Bikini Hiker" experienced tragedy in the mountains, the internet turned her into a punchline: just another reckless influencer chasing attention. But the internet was wrong, and the real story is more complicated than anyone realized. For our second story we’re heading to Lenin Peak, where 45 climbers were sleeping in their tents on what was supposed to be a r...

Today we’re starting in Oregon, where one wrong turn sent a young family deep into the wilderness, trapping them on a road they never should have been on. Then, we’re heading to Vancouver Island, where people vanish in ways that are hard to explain, hard to prove, and even harder to stop thinking about. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if you enjoyed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

We’re starting outside Moab, Utah, where two women warned their friends about a creepy man near their campsite... and then suddenly stopped texting. What happened next became one of the most disturbing cases in Utah history. Then, we’re heading to Vermont, where a missing hiker case became so mishandled that it didn’t just devastate one family, it forced an entire state to change its laws. Be sure...

Today we’re starting on Mount Everest, where a small confrontation between three elite climbers and a group of Sherpas nearly spiraled into something that has almost never happened on the mountain before: murder. Then, I’m going to tell you three rapid fire stories about hikers who vanished randomly… and then were somehow found years later? Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5...

Today we’re starting in Zion National Park, where beautiful canyon walls can turn deadly in seconds — and some of the park’s darkest stories still don’t feel fully resolved. Then, we’re heading to Argentina, where a climb left behind conflicting stories, frozen bodies, and a suspicious camera that resurfaced decades later. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if you...

Today we’re going to Mount Everest, where a woman ignored warning after warning on her way to the summit — only to learn that reaching the top is not the same thing as surviving the mountain. Then, we’re heading into a remote Utah canyon, where a solo hiker became trapped in a situation so impossible that his only way out was almost too brutal to believe. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leav...

Today we’re starting in the Everglades, where bodies have been dumped, people have vanished, and some of the darkest crimes in National Park history have quietly taken place, and then, we’re going underground at Vortex Spring, where a diver ignored one of the most terrifying warning signs I’ve ever seen… and he paid for it. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if yo...

Today we’re going to Yosemite National Park , where a protest on the edge of El Capitan was supposed to prove a point — until one wrong move changed the entire argument in less than twenty seconds. Then, we’re heading to Nepal, where a solo trek through the Himalayas became a nightmare of changed stories, false arrests, unanswered questions, and a family forced to investigate a foreign disappearan...

Today we’re exploring the dark side of Oregon’s wilderness. We’ll start by covering the most disturbing mysteries from Crater Lake National Park, and then, we’ll head deeper into the Oregon woods for the Cowden family case. A family camping trip that looked normal from the outside, until their empty campsite turned into one of the most disturbing unsolved mysteries in the Pacific Northwest. Be sur...

Today, we’re looking at two stories where people entered the wilderness with a plan, and then slowly ran out of every single backup option they thought they had. First, a 19-year-old girl sets out alone in a national forest… but a few missed details turn a dream hike into a nightmare. Then an entire family leaves society behind for the Colorado wilderness, believing they’re protecting themselves f...

Ultramarathons are supposed to hurt, but in today’s stories, two races went far beyond anything the runners agreed to. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if you enjoyed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Today I’m going to tell you the truth about what’s going on in Yellowstone National Park, I’ve compiled numerous stories that have left behind some truly disturbing unanswered questions. Then we’re heading to the Grand Canyon, where one singular man turned one of America’s most famous national parks into the scene of a massive manhunt. Two parks. Two very different kinds of danger. Be sure to hit...

Today’s episode starts with a climber whose fall into one of the deadliest places on Earth set off a rescue that almost doesn’t sound possible. Then, we head to the Sierra Nevada for the disappearance of a legendary park ranger, who vanished in the mountains he knew better than almost anyone. Finally, we follow the bizarre story of a man who disappeared from normal life… and somehow reappeared yea...

Today’s episode starts in Glacier National Park, where a series of missing hikers, abandoned cars, and strange clues reveal just how unforgiving the park can be. Then, we head to Mount Everest for the controversial story of Sandy Hill Pittman, who survived the infamous 1996 disaster... and came home to find the world had turned her into the villain? Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the...

Today you'll be hearing two of the darkest love stories imaginable, starting with Rolf Bae and Cecilie Skog, two elite adventurers whose dream climb on K2 slowly turns into something much darker. Then, we head to the Grand Canyon for the strange disappearance of newlyweds Glen and Bessie Hyde, whose ambitious honeymoon adventure left behind WAY more questions than answers. Be sure to hit the follo...

50 states. 50 stories. And zero clean explanations. From hikers who vanish mid-trail… to footprints that lead somewhere they shouldn’t… to disappearances so weird they still don’t make sense years later—this is one wilderness mystery from every state in America . Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if you enjoyed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For sponsorships or business inquires, pl...

People are dying left and right on Mount Baldy in Southern California, and nobody is doing anything about it. It’s bad, I’ll tell you the full story and then, I’m going to tell about one of the biggest scumbags, and most disturbing individuals in the history of hiking. Finally, we will close out with a bonus story about a bizarre disappearance on the Pacific Crest Trail, one that nobody talks abou...