FAN FAVORITE: Alaska Bear Attack | Three Long Hours | 2
Against The Odds
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🗓️ 10 March 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
After Bart Pieciul is mauled by a bear in the Alaska wilderness, his friends have to use all of their outdoor knowledge to keep him alive. The three men are stranded in the mountains for hours, waiting for a Coast Guard helicopter to airlift Bart to the nearest hospital. As the temperature drops, they’re desperate to prevent their friend from succumbing to blood loss and hypothermia. And they have no idea if the bear that attacked him will return.
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| 0:00.0 | Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Against the Odds ad-free right now. |
| 0:05.0 | Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. |
| 0:08.0 | This episode originally aired in 2023. |
| 0:11.0 | A listener note. Against the Odds features dramatizations that are based on true events. |
| 0:18.0 | Some elements, including dialogue, may be invented, but everything is based on research. |
| 0:24.6 | The Alaska Department of Fish and Game had no role in the production of this podcast. |
| 0:36.0 | Jeff Moskowitz leans forward on his skis, heart pounding as he races down the steep mountainside. |
| 0:43.7 | He fears the worst that he's about to find his friend's dead body crumpled in the snow. |
| 0:50.9 | It's just after 12.30 p.m. on February 6th, 2021. Moments ago, Moskowitz witnessed a massive |
| 0:59.1 | brown bear attack his friend Bart Pichuel. Pichuel, Moskowitz, and another friend Graham Craft |
| 1:05.9 | had been backcountry skiing and snowboarding near Haynes, Alaska. They'd accidentally skied over the bear's |
| 1:12.5 | den, awakening both her and her cub. During the attack, both Bart and the bear slid down the mountain. |
| 1:20.0 | Out of Moskowitz's sight, while Moskowitz was getting into his skis, he saw craft zip by on his |
| 1:26.5 | way to help. Now, Moskowitz's stomach flip-flops as he skis, he saw Kraft zip by on his way to help. |
| 1:27.7 | Now Moskowitz's stomach flip-flops as he skis over a crest, and then he sees Bart, curled up |
| 1:35.5 | in the ball, blood spilling into the snow from his neck. |
| 1:40.4 | Blood is also seeping through his parka and snow pants. But he's alive. Kraft kneels beside him, |
| 1:48.2 | trying to assess his injuries. Kraft's dog, Circu, patrols the area around Bart, keeping watch. |
| 1:55.5 | Moskowitz comes to a stop, a few feet away, staring in shock at his wounded friend. This can't be happening, he thinks. |
| 2:04.0 | This was supposed to be a routine ski trip. Moskowitz prides himself on being prepared for anything, |
| 2:10.6 | but it had never occurred to him that they might encounter a bear. It's the dead of winter. |
| 2:15.8 | Bears should be hibernating. Kraft looks up. His eyes wide with fear. |
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