Hello, I'm Aaron Hable of the Generation Why podcast, and I've been working on a project with Jack Luna of Dark Topic.

That's me, and I had this idea for a project that's not true crime related for quite some time.

It's called Marooned, and it's stories of the catastrophically lost.

I needed a co-host, and I couldn't have asked for

one better in Aaron. So what we're going to do right now is play you a snippet from our first

episode. We hope you'll enjoy. The Appalachian Trail stretches 2,200 miles between Georgia and Maine, passing through 14 states along the ancient Appalachian mountain range of the eastern United States.

Some of Mother Earth's most majestic terrain can be experienced while traversing the AT, a monster of a trail that calls more than 3 million people each year into its many mouse.

The surrounding woods always managing, to swallow a few, when no one's looking.

Almost all who become lost are located within 24 hours.

It's nearly unheard of for a search and rescue crew to see the two-day mark.

Only 1% of those who lose the trail never make it back.

This, unfortunately, is one of the rare and tragic stories to come off the trail and never return.

Welcome to Marooned.

Stories of the Catastrophically Lost. I'm Jack Luna. This is Aaron Hable.

Aaron. Hey, do you hike?

Absolutely. That is Marooned. Now that you've heard it, you need to subscribe. Head out to whatever podcast app you use. Search for marooned, and subscribe. Thank you.