Out Alive from Backpacker

About Out Alive from Backpacker

Raging rivers, hungry bears, huge avalanches—no matter how prepared you are, a walk in the woods can go from innocent to disastrous in the blink of an eye. Out Alive is a podcast series about real people who survived the unsurvivable. Each survivor takes you through what happened, from the packing mistakes to the missed signals to the plain bad luck, while experts and witnesses weigh in on how things went wrong.

Publisher

Backpacker Magazine

Category

society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 May 2019

Latest episode

24 Jan 2024

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jan 2024

   Goodbye for Now

   After five years of gripping and educational survival tales, Out Alive is going on indefinite hiatus. Thank you to for listening and for your continued support. For more survival content, you can visit us at backpacker.com. Be safe out there.

2. 

   14 Dec 2023

   A Rescue Gone Wrong

   In 1982, Mountain Rescue volunteer Joe Lentini’s life took a profound turn during a daring rescue mission gone wrong. Decades later, the impact of that fateful day continues to echo, not just in Joe’s life, but in lives of everyone involved.

3. 

   14 Dec 2023

   The Toll of SAR

   While every SAR unit faces different circumstances based on terrain, weather, and how they work with their local law enforcement, it’s the unseen obstacles like time away from family, paperwork, and the emotional toll that underpin SAR operations across the country. Go behind the scenes with SAR workers to truly understand what it takes to answer the call when we’re in trouble.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

1,256 ratings

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