E69: Surviving the Mountain Waking Up

High on the icy slopes of Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand’s largest active volcano, two young climbers set out on what should have been the adventure of a lifetime. At more than 2,500 meters above sea level, the mountain feels completely theirs. As night falls, they settle into a small wooden shelter near the crater lake. Exhausted, satisfied, and unaware that beneath them, the volcano is waking up. Then, at 8:20 PM, everything changes. A deep rumble echoes through the mountain. The shelter door suddenly blasts open. And within seconds, a violent wall of mud, rock, and boiling water crashes through the hut. One climber is slammed against the wall, his leg crushed beneath volcanic debris as the freezing sludge rises around him… trapping him in place like concrete. The other climber is uninjured. But to save his friend, he’ll have to make a terrifying choice. Run down a freezing, erupting volcano in the dark wearing almost nothing. Or stay and watch his friend die. What follows is a desperate race against time, a daring mountain rescue in the dead of night, and the unbelievable survival story of a young teacher who refused to give up—even when death seemed certain. This is the story of survival, resilience, and the moment one volcano changed a life forever. And trust me… You won’t believe what happens next..Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...Sources:1.      https://www.aa.co.nz/membership/aa-directions/features/survival-story-caught-in-a-volcanic-eruption/2.      https://williampike.co.nz/william-pikes-story/3.      https://www.thatslife.com.au/survival/hiking-horror-man-crushed-in-an-erupting-volcano-loses-leg-and-very-nearly-his-life/4.      https://www.ready.gov/volcanoes#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20under%20a%20volcano%20warning%2C,say%20it%20is%20safe%20to%20go%20outside