Broken and Alone: Six Days on a Norwegian Mountain | E 195

The CRUX: True Survival Stories

Bleav + Kaycee McIntosh + Julie Henningsen

Society & Culture, Halloween, Wilderness, True Crime, Nature, National, Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In August 2025, climate journalist Alec Luhn fell down an icy Norwegian mountainside, shattering his femur, pelvis, and spine. With no phone, no water, and unable to move, he survived six brutal days by drinking his own urine and enduring a massive storm before a helicopter finally spotted his makeshift rescue flag. His wife wasn't even expecting to hear from him until four days after the accident, making the wait for rescue agonizingly long.

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0:28.8	Hello, survivalists. This is the Crux True Survival Story podcast.
0:39.1	I'm Casey McIntosh.
0:40.5	And I'm Julie Henningson.
0:44.1	And we are medical professionals with a passion for wilderness survival.
0:49.7	Join us as we explore real-life survival stories and the critical moments that determine their outcomes.
0:50.8	Buckle up.
0:51.8	Adventure awaits.
0:53.6	Let's dive into this week's story.
1:04.4	Imagine this. You're sliding down an icy Norwegian mountainside at terrifying speed.
1:13.8	Your broken boot flaps uselessly as you tumble, spin, and pinball off rocks. Time stretches impossibly long.
1:19.6	You're conscious enough to think clearly, this is it, this is the big one. This is the start of the disaster movie, but you're powerless to stop your descent. The glacier curve slope offers
1:25.0	nothing to grab, nothing to slow your fall.
1:28.2	Then, crack!
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