When a rafter was stung by a scorpion, she assumed she’d be fine. Then she lost her ability to see or speak clearly. It was the beginning of a nightmare that nobody in her group of experienced adventurers saw coming. After all, there aren’t supposed to be deadly scorpions in the United States. But as her condition grew more frightening, they began to believe they had a serious emergency on their hands. In this episode, a collaboration with the Outside podcast, we investigate how a standard backcountry incident turned into a medical and scientific mystery.
Goodbye for Now
A Rescue Gone Wrong
The Toll of SAR
Vertical Peril
How to Save a Life
In Death's Wake, He Decided to Survive
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant on Being Chased by an Elephant and Why She’ll Take Her Chances with Bears
Fallen Into An Ice Cave
Are the Animals Sick of Us?
Stabbed by a Trekking Pole
Why Extreme Heat is Nature's Stealthiest Killer
Hit by Rockfall Deep in a Cave
Liquid Gold or Fool's Errand? Should You Drink Pee to Stay Alive?
A Deadly Rescue on Mount Rainier
Pack Like Your Life Depends On It
Eric Larsen on Surviving Cancer and Polar Travel
Skier Rescues Stranger From a Tree Well
Four Nights Lost in the Cold
Signal Fire Strategies: Dos and Don'ts for Survival
Battling the Brain: A Neurological Illness Backcountry Skiing
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