Alone and Broken in the Desert

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Claire Nelson was more than a mile off the trail when she fell 30 feet in Joshua Tree National Park. As she lay there with a broken pelvis, she realized she had no cell service, and no one knew where she was. As three days alone and broken in the desert turned into four, she was forced to reckon with all of the choices that had brought her there, and ask: What does it mean to be truly alone? The Outside Podcast is made possible by our Outside Plus members. Learn more about all the benefits of membership at outsideonline.com/podplus.

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0:00.0	This episode of The Outside Podcast is brought to you by Victorinox, makers of the original Swiss Army knife.
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0:14.9	Tweezers, scissors, screwdrivers, even a corkscrew.
0:20.3	Can you imagine if you carried all that stuff, like in a big bag, all the time?
0:25.4	And just had everything anyone needed, whenever they needed it.
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1:00.0	This... This is the outside podcast.
1:12.6	It felt like there was like a second, split second of being in the air and then this crack. And I heard my bones break before I felt the pain.
1:17.6	For a second, it was just sort of like, oh, you know, I've, ow, that's, that's, I've hurt myself.
1:24.6	You know, my body's trying to immediately get up to my feet.
1:30.8	And I couldn't.
1:35.5	A solo backcountry trip, it's not for the faint of heart.
1:40.5	The first rule for safe outdoor recreation is don't go alone.
1:46.0	And yet, there's something kind of magical and special about solo trips.
1:48.2	The stakes are a little higher.
1:50.1	Decisions more important.
1:53.6	If something goes wrong, of course, you're on your own.
1:56.5	Solo trips are great until they're not.
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