What is your flavor of disaster?? Treading deep water this week, as we talk about the full-blown disaster that was the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and the heartening survival story of Ryo Kanouya as he and his family battled the largest tsunami in recent memory. On top of that, the massive tsunami also triggered a nuclear meltdown that displaced thousands even as they struggled against the waves. We celebrate Ryo and the survivers of this terrible day, because he and they all Survived It!!

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For this special week we discuss the historic and amazing story of the first ever summit of Mt. Everest! On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa were the world heros who first made it to the top of the world's highest mountain! What a legendary morning to have.

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Ill-fated treks in the Jungle! This week, we discuss the bonkers story of Yossi Ghinsberg and how he survived for 3 weeks alone in the Amazon Rainforest! This story has twists and turns, scary bug bites and an encounter with a jaguar, and finally a Third Man Phenominon experience! Yossi sure went through it, yet he survived against the odds of the Jungle!

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This week, we cover the great and suspensful story of Todd Orr, the man who in 2016 survived a Double Grizzly Bear Attack in the span of minutes! He was armed and ready for that scary mad mama bear, but he still had to play dead, focus on surviving, and hold his breath until the bear left. We learn from Todd Orr himself and note that going into a fetal defensive position can be a very good thing! Especially up against one of North America's largest predators.

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For this exciting lady-centric Trail Mix episode, Kelsey and Jenna gush over the legendary Grandma Gatewood, who decided to go walking one day on the Appalacian Trail and then ended up in the AT Hall of Fame, walking the whole Oregon Trail itself, and being an overall hiking trail hero in her keds sneakers!

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Desert Oranges! This week, Jenna and Kelsey talk about the Sahara survival story of Christian Traverts who was stranded in the middle of the famous vast desert after his sport bike broke down! He had to give up his race, but "the people of the desert decided to save me" and he made sure to keep his sun protection about him. Don't Cut Your Water and Suncreen!

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We Back Episode! This week Jenna and Kelsey talk about the story of how D. Johnson was thrown into the air over the Grand Canyon in 1908 and survived; as well as the incredible and horrific story of Vesna Vulovic and how she survived a literal free-fall from the sky after a bomb went off at cruising altitude, 33,330 ft.

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Hello adventurers! Welcome to another shorty Trail Mix where we talk about Kate Leeming (Diamonds in the Sand) surviving the African wildernes and bicycling across the continent, and an oldie about William Jacobs surviving 11 days stranded on a mountain in a heavy blizzard!

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Hello, this is a Hiatus! This is not a normal episode this week, but let us introduce you to our shorty episodes dubbed Trail Mixes! We will be doing short Trail Mix episodes for the next few weeks as both of us transition into some Life Changes, as well as working on, improving, and creating more for EMBARK!

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Get your parachutes and dive in with us to EMOGO Point! This week we parachute into the Grand Canyon! With 3 armymen from 1944; Corporal Roy W. Embanks, Lieutenant Charles Goldblum, and Flying Officer Maurice J. Cruikshank Jr who all survived for 10 days trapped at the bottom of the Grand Canyon! They had an emergency bail out and managed to survive all together before being rescued by a few local heros! Get ready for a round of Grand Canyon Bumber Cars, and don't forget to Throw Up Your Signal.

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