Dangling off a Granite Cliff: Teenager Runs for Help

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

Society & Culture, Documentary, Sports, Wilderness, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Two rock climbers - father and son - embark on an epic adventure in the Idaho wilderness. But as they work their way up jagged ridges and towering cliffs, little do they know how far their bond will be tested. When dad David Finlayson is critically injured, young Charlie will face a situation well beyond his years. He must save his father’s life, then strike out for help alone… A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	It is Wednesday, August the 19th, 2015. Idaho, USA. Dawn is breaking over a vast swathe of alpine backcountry,
0:44.1	ominously named the river of no return wilderness.
0:49.2	As the sun crests a jagged ridge,
0:51.8	golden light pours into a valley. The shadows roll away,
0:55.6	revealing pine-fringed lakes, scree slopes, and granite cliffs.
0:59.8	High on a remote hiking trail, a lone figure darts between wind-bent evergreens, hopping over branches and
1:08.7	puddles.
1:11.0	Thirteen-year-old Charlie Finlinson is on a mission and he won't rest until it's complete.
1:16.0	His boots skid over loose stones as he stumbles around corners.
1:21.0	Tucked into his shirt pocket is a folded piece of paper, a scribbled note.
1:26.2	It details the location of his tent on the shore of the lake where his father lies bleeding.
1:35.0	Every so often Charlie stops to peer along the path,
1:37.0	looking for anyone who might be able to help.
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