Snowboard Misadventure: Last Man on the Mountain (Part 1 of 2)

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

Society & Culture, Documentary, Sports, Wilderness, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Eric LeMarque is a former professional ice hockey player, an Olympian who’s tasted incredible highs in his sport. But in 2004, his life is spiralling out of control. Hoping to escape his demons, he takes a snowboarding trip to Mammoth Mountain. After one run too many, he’ll find himself lost in a sprawling alpine wilderness, where the cold isn’t the only thing that bites… A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner. For more on Eric’s story, read 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain. 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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0:29.8	It's after dark on February the 6th, 2004 in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. 34-year-old Eric Lemark trudges across a frozen wasteland.
0:35.0	The piercing wind whistles through the branches of the pine trees, driving razor-sharp ice crystals into his face.
0:45.0	Eric is somewhere near the southern foot of Mammoth Mountain, a popular ski resort.
0:51.0	In good conditions, Mammoth slopes team with skiers and snowboarders, enjoying the elegant
0:57.3	peasts and panoramic views. But as night falls and the weather changes, this holiday destination turns back into what it once was,
1:07.0	a snow-bound wilderness of glacial ravines, raging rivers, and sub-zero temperatures.
1:15.0	Eric hoists his snowboard onto his shoulders and stumbles forward through chest deep drifts.
1:22.0	A pale full moon hangs in the night sky, dimly illuminating the way in front of him.
1:29.0	Occasionally he stops to look around, hoping he'll spot the lights of a ski lodge or a chairlift.
1:35.0	Some indication that he's headed back towards the resort on the eastern side of the mountain
1:40.0	and not deeper into the backcountry.
1:44.0	It's almost impossible to tell.
1:46.0	And now it's snowing and the moon is right above.
1:49.0	I can see about 10 feet.
1:51.0	I'm cold and I'm continuing to walk in hopes that I'm going to
1:57.8	stumble upon Mammoth Mountain.
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