A Broken Neck and Endless Crevasses: Denali National Park

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

True Crime, Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

When Colby Coombs, Tom Walter, and Ritt Kellog head out on a mountaineering expedition together the weather proved to be a huge obstacle. With inches of snow falling everyday, huge crevasses, and avalanche conditions, this was no easy trek. When an avalanche hits, trajedy stikes and leaves one climber with a broken neck. Making it back alive is going to be nearly impossible.For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials at:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!BetterHelp: National Park After Dark is sponsored by BetterHelp. Takecharge of your mental health. Listeners get 10% off their first month atbetterhelp.com/NPADFor a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Each year, avalanches kill more than 150 people worldwide.
0:08.2	They are caused by four factors, a steep slope, snow cover, a weak layer of snow, and a trigger.
0:18.2	They can reach up to 80 miles per hour in speed, and they are an unforgiving part of nature.
0:24.7	The mere force of snow pummeling your body can kill you.
0:29.2	You don't get to choose if you'll survive it, and if you do, it'll be by pure coincidence.
0:35.6	You will need to be in the right place and the exact right moment, and when it engulfs
0:40.2	you or spits you out, it needs to leave you in the exact right place.
0:46.7	If you are one of the lucky ones, now you have a whole new obstacle.
0:51.4	Your body shattered, your spirit broken, you need to find a way out.
0:56.9	Your elements are still coming for you, and if you don't have the right skill set, you're
1:02.0	still going to die.
1:04.8	Welcome to National Park after dark.
1:27.6	Hey everybody, welcome back to National Park after dark.
1:30.4	My name is Cassie, and I'm Danielle.
1:32.8	We have a whole new group of friends.
1:37.5	You know, I feel like you're all our friends.
1:39.2	Every Monday we get together, it's story time.
1:42.9	We have this really horrible dark marbled story.
1:46.3	But we all enjoy it, and we all get to talk, and it's just something we look forward to
1:50.9	every single Monday.
1:51.9	So we're happy to be back.
1:53.4	We're happy to be talking to you guys, and we can't wait to hear your feedback on this
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