This show is all about near-death experiences and the lessons we hope to learn from those who made it out alive.

Each of the stories we tell is incredible in its own right.

But now and again, we hear a tale of someone who seemed to survive something approaching miraculous,

and we can't help but marvel at their luck in the direst of circumstances.

There are those who come so close to death that their experience acts like a level reset, a wake-up call.

It's illogical, but also painfully relatable.

But for some of us, it's only when we come face-to-face with dying, that we remember what it's really like to live.

I made a decision to survive.

You're in that survival mode. The idea of dying wasn't in my head.

I knew immediately it was a worst-case scenario. I was in a fight for my life situation.

Whenever you walk out on these trails, you're in their house.

I'm Louisa Almanes, and you're listening to Out-Alive by Backpacker.

In each episode of this podcast, we'll bring you real stories of real people who survived the unsurvivable.

I saw the ropes sift through the repel ring, and I couldn't do anything.

Learn what went wrong, what went right, and how you can escape if the worst-case scenario happens to you.

There is no way we would find anybody alive.

Hi, my name is Alain Juge.

I grew up in a small town in New Brunswick called Edmondston.

And then I moved to the Yukon, and the story, the charitable experience.

It happened in 2013, yes.

We decided, me, my boyfriend, and another couple met Laura, decided to do a ski trip.

We had one layer in the snowpack that was of concern.

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