Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode I discuss the 2006 climbing season on Mount Everest where 10 people would die. I focus in on the case of David Sharp, who many think could have been saved if he had been helped earlier. I then cover the rescue of Lincoln Hall who survived a night ... Show More
Feb 24
Shackleton and the Endurance - Escape from Antarctica - Part 2
*UPLOADED WITH PART 2! Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we will be discussing Ernest Shackleton and his dramatic expedition to the Antarctic where he would be stranded along with his 27 crew members ... Show More
45m 10s
Feb 17
Shackleton and the Endurance - Escape from Antarctica - Part 1
Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we will be discussing Ernest Shackleton and his dramatic expedition to the Antarctic where he would be stranded along with his 27 crew members deep in the Weddell Se ... Show More
44m 55s
Apr 2022
The Death Zone of Mount Everest
Send us a textWe have gone in caves, we have dived under the water, now let's climb a mountain, specifically Mount Everest. Making it to the summit of Mount Everest is a legendary feat, so we can only assume the deaths trying to accomplish this accolade are also unlike any o ... Show More
29 m
Mar 2014
Everest: Getting to the Top of the World, Pt. 2
<p>After WWII ended, efforts were resumed to conquer Everest, but it took many, many teams and missions to reach the summit. Eventually, a bee keeper and a Sherpa achieved that loftiest of goals. But what's happened on Everest since then? You can read the show notes for this epis ... Show More
23m 56s
Jun 2023
Scaling Everest, the highest mountain in the world
<p>Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes focusing on Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.</p><p>It's 70 years since Edmund Hillary with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first people to reach the summit of Everest in 1953.</p><p>We ... Show More
51m 47s
Feb 2024
10 Well-Known Dead Bodies on Everest
There are over 200 dead bodies left on Mt. Everest. Today's episode is about why the bodies are not retrieved and the 10 most "famous" dead bodies on Mt. Everest. The 10 most "famous" dead bodies on Mt. Everest include George Mallory, Marco Siffredi, Green Boots, and Sleeping Bea ... Show More
37m 44s
Apr 2018
000: Introducing the Hellenistic Age - Beginning at the End
So it begins. Welcome to the Hellenistic Age Podcast, a show covering from Alexander to Cleopatra. You may be wondering "What is the Hellenistic Age?", "What is this show all about?". In this episode, I discuss the content and direction of the podcast, and why you should learn mo ... Show More
7m 34s
<p>In the series finale 'Redemption', we follow Ellen's life in Australia where a strange and unexpected redemption awaits.</p><br><p>Support the show:</p><p>Patreon <a href="https://t.co/ffRYUTNeAj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/Irishpodcast</a></ ... Show More
