You always check your shoes in the morning, right?

Alex Murphy is living his dream—a solo cycling expedition across the Balkans. Six countries in three weeks. No tours, no crowds, just him and the untamed wilderness.

Perfect campsite under ancient beech trees. Stars overhead. Another day conquered.

Morning comes. He reaches for his cycling shoe, still half-asleep.

The pain is instantaneous.

A black scorpion. Twenty kilometers from the nearest village. No phone signal. The venom spreading. And a brutal choice: stay and hope, or ride through the agony to find help before it's too late.

Perfect for: Solo travelers who understand that adventure and danger share the same address. Anyone who's ever learned a life lesson the hard way. Those who know that sometimes strangers save you in ways you never expected.

⏱ In 20 minutes: One Irish cyclist, one small creature, and the ride of his life—not toward a destination, but toward survival.

🎧 A gripping tale about hubris, humility, and why wilderness always has the last word.