Episode 52: Christmas On A Ledge

Two friends set out for a simple three-day hike in New Zealand’s Arthur’s Pass their adventure turned into a nightmare. Stranded on a ledge no bigger than a table for Ten days. No shelter. No food. No way down. And no guarantee anyone was still searching. As storms raged, their bodies began to fail; trench foot, hypothermia, exhaustion. Their only mission: Stay awake or die. Survival wasn’t a miracle, it was a fight. A brutal, relentless fight. A story of endurance, fear and the rescue no one thought was coming...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 Unlimited⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...Sources:1.      https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/21/experience-mountain-christmas-day2.      https://www.deccanherald.com/features/a-survivors-story-23429133.      https://michaelmaw.com/the-ledge/4.      https://www.newzealand.com/us/feature/national-parks-arthurs-pass/5.      Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode