Tragedy with a View

14/08/2024

Surviving is a verb. It requires action, and if no action is taken, death is a swift and ruthless companion.

But, every now and then, what we know to be true is wrong. And the very act of sliding into unconsciousness can save a life.

Listen to episode 38 now, anywhere you find podcasts!

Episode photos:
1. Cover
2. View from Mount Borah
3. Paragliders riding a thermal
4-7. Ewa Wisnierska

02/08/2024

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01/08/2024

Joe and Simon had no idea the turmoil that was coming for them when they set out to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes.

Simon, the younger of the two, made a Herculean effort to save Joe’s life and get them both back to base camp. But, when Joe went flying off a ledge, his only option became the one where he was forced to cut the rope.

Listen to Exclusive Episode #4 to find out how Joe made it back to camp, on his own, and just in the nick of time.

Find the episode on Patreon or Apple Subscription, and be sure to give our other episodes a listen anywhere you find podcasts!

31/07/2024

How exciting! Photos for this episode were provided by Jim’s brother!

1. Cover
2. Jim, in what would be an example of the helmets and gear they used to climb and explore caves in Mexico, 1963.
3. The ropes inside the cave
4. Jim’s helmet where they found it
5. The climb post after recovery of Jim’s remains in 2006

17/07/2024

Dogs. They hold a special place in our souls and their paw prints fill the space when we feel empty and alone. They’re a special animal and many of us claim that we would fight fire and ice to save our sweet, energetic and lovable friends.

And then there are the dogs who go to work. They’re not just a companion but a being that helps us accomplish our goals. Our dreams.

And for one woman, on a cold day in 2022, she fought for her dogs lives. And later, it would be her own.

Episode 36 photos:
1.cover
2&3. During the moose attack
4. Bridgett and her family (and some adorable pups!)
5. Bridgett and her dogs in training
6. Bridgett with Flash, after surgery
7. Bridgett with Razz and Jefe

Take a listen now anywhere you find podcasts!

03/07/2024

In 1925 an epic relay race occurred and the winner won more than gold.

The winner, wasn’t the first to arrive to the finish line. Every man started from a different place. And the award on the line was children’s lives.

This is the real story of Balto and the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, Alaska.

Episode 35 photos:
1. Cover
2. Serum route from Anchorage to Nome.
3. Gunner Kaasen and Balto
4. Leonhard Seppala and his team, Togo on the far left
5. Statue of Balto
6. Seppala 1925 and Willem Dafoe portraying Seppala in 2019 Togo

19/06/2024

Every now and then, we are blessed with incredible people to walk beside, to learn from, and to adventure with. And these people easily grasp the importance of how their actions today, can impact the future.

Join Sam and Kayla as they discuss the Legend that is Douglas Tompkins, and how he left behind more than anyone could possible conceive.

Episode 34 out now, anywhere you find podcasts!

Episode photos:

1: cover
2-4: Lake General Carrera
5-6: Doug Tompkins
7. Doug and Kris Tompkins
8. Rick Ridgeway
9-10: Pumalin Park, Patagonia

10/06/2024

Exclusive episode 3 photos:

1. Cover
2. Hommes Du Nord & Femme Du Nord meeting prior to trip launch
3. Loading the plane
4.-6. Trip photos
7. Catching and preparing food
8. The ridge and Princess Mary Lake Alex photographed
9. Top of the ridge that Alex photographed just prior to the attack

05/06/2024

A week on Liberty Ridge- Mount Rainier National Park. My favorite mountain 😍

Episode 33 photos:

1. Cover
2. Liberty Ridge Route
3. & 4. Liberty Ridge
5. Yevgeniy Krasnitskiy (Yev)
6. Ruslan Khasbulatov
7. Kostya Toporov
8. Vasily Aushev

22/05/2024

No matter how you look at World War 2, it was tragic on levels beyond our own comprehension. Life was severed and lost and many parents went their entire lives without confirmation of when or how their children died. The Crane family experienced the same fate in 1944 when their youngest son went missing.

But no one knew he was the shadow walking through Alaska in the middle of winter.

Episode photos:
1. Cover
2. Leon’s route
3. Leon Crane
4. Ames’ cabin after they moved out
5. Harold Hoskin
6. Ralph Wenz
7. Wreckage from the air
8. Wreckage from the ground
9. Douglas Beckstesd with the wreckage

11/05/2024

I failed you… these should have been uploaded yesterday 😬. Life got busy.

Check out software extraordinaire’s incredible survival after an elephant attack, now available anywhere you find podcasts.

Episode photos:
1. Cover
2. - 4. Thomas Siebel
5. The cell phone that was in Tom’s pocket during the attack.

08/05/2024

Once in your life, if you’re lucky, you experience something so profound it changes the course of your life for the rest of your days. This is Hugh Herr’s story.

This episode is blip in time to discuss how he went from a child prodigy in rock climbing, to a front line career in bionic limbs.

Be sure to give episode 30 a listen anywhere you find your podcasts!

Episode photos:
1. Cover
2. Mount Washington, NH
3. The conservatory in the winter
4. Odell’s Gully
5. Hugh Herr in hospital
6. Jeff Batzer
7. Hugh climbing in prosthetics
8. Hugh demonstrating his designs
9. THE NEXT PHOTO IS GRAPHIC
10. Hugh and Jeff in the hospital, Hugh’s feet are exposed.

29/04/2024

Don’t forget to check out this two part-er!

‎Show Tragedy with a View, Ep 29| Dancing with Death: Yosemite National Park - Part 2 - Apr 23, 2024

24/04/2024

Episode 29 photos:

1. Cover
2. A look into the cave
3. Hoof’s group during the storm
4. Esteban visits the location years later
5. Hoog, Linda and Jennie on half dome the following summer.

Be sure to check out part two anywhere you listen to podcasts!

17/04/2024

Episode 28 photos:

1. Cover
2. Half Dome
3. The “crying” streaks
4. The climb
5. Danger sign
6. Kings Chair
7. Esteban and Pippy
8. Hoog’s Group
9. The view from inside the cave

12/04/2024

When you sign up for survival course you expect to walk away at the end with a head full of knowledge, first hand experience and a lifetime of stories you will never forget.
So what about when that isn’t the case? What about when you don’t get to walk away with your life?

Welcome back to Tragedy with a View.

Episode Photos:
1. Cover
2. David Buschow
3&4. Dixie National Forest
5. Boulder Outdoor Survival School logo

03/04/2024

To win a race is energizing. To set a record in that race is exhilarating. But to win a race, where the event has never been accomplished before? Well, that’s pure magic.

And that magic is exactly what caused 9 men to set sail in 1968 to be the first to sail, non-stop, alone around the world.

And the magic is also why only 1 returns.

Listen to episode 26 now anywhere you find your podcasts!

Episode photos:
1. Cover
2. &3. Bernard Moitessier
4. & 5. Nigel Tetley and his twin hull yacht
6. Donald Crowhurst
7. Chay Blyth
8. Tetley, King, Moitessier, and Fougeron
9. Robin Knox-Johnston

01/04/2024

When a storm came in and knocked out power to 360,000 homes and businesses, it was a miracle that one man on the summit of Mount Hood had cell phone reception.

And the information held in that 6 minute conversation would lead rescuers to discover that they would be a day too late.

Listen to exclusive episode #2! You can find it on Patreon or Apple Subscription!

Episode photos:
1. Cover
2. Kelly and Brian
3. Nikko and his wife Michae
4. The note on the dashboard
5. &6 Search and rescue on the mountain
7. Loading up the helicopter for the search
8. Lowering rescuers to the summit
9. The snow cave
10. Two wives learning a body was found

20/03/2024

What happens when a normal day at work becomes something a little more deadly?

Sitting at the bottom of the ocean, that is exactly what Harrison Okene experienced on a stormy day in 2013 when the tugboat he was working on sunk, and his only chance of survival relied on luck.

Listen now anywhere you find podcasts!

Episode photos:

1. Cover Photo
2. Nigeria
3. Jakson 4 tugboat
4. Harrison when he was found

08/03/2024

Give today’s solo episode a listen!

‎Show Tragedy with a View, Ep 24| M**h and Mammoth Mountain - Mar 7, 2024

08/03/2024

What happens when what tries to k🔪ll you is also what saves your life?

Listen to solo episode, M**h and Mammoth mountain, out now anywhere you listen to podcasts!

Episode photos:
1. Cover
2. Mammoth mountain
3. Ski lift going up mammoth mountain
4. Ski routes on mammoth
5. Eric LeMarque in his hockey days
6. Eric upon release from the hospital
7. Eric today
8. Movie/book cover

06/03/2024

The one and only elusive creature that has mystified the public for ages. Will it ever be found? Or can this creature shape shift and step in an out reality more readily than we as humans will ever understand?

Join Sam and I as we discuss the legend of Bigfoot, and how he stands as a symbol for the life we lead itself.

Episode photos:
1. Cover
2. The iconic Bigfoot Photo
3. British Columbia’s first newspaper print on Bigfoot
4. Orang Pendek
5. Yowie
6. Yeti
7. Sasquatch Museum in Harrison River Valley

29/02/2024

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26/02/2024

22/02/2024

Give the most recent episode a listen now!

‎Show Tragedy with a View, Ep 22| Floating on Ice- The Missouri River - Feb 20, 2024