Survival Expert Trapped in the Wild

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

Society & Culture, Documentary, Sports, Wilderness, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

As an outdoors survivalist, Ken Hildebrand believes he’s prepared for any eventuality. But when he upends his quad bike on a remote mountain pass, his skills and training are strained to the limit. Trapped underneath the vehicle, can he stay calm and put theory into practice? And with his gear tantalisingly out of reach, can he improvise a solution to each new challenge that arises? A Noiser production, written by Susan Allott. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started with a 7-day free trial. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	It's Tuesday, January 8th, 2008, high up in the Canadian Rockies. 56-year-old Ken Hildebrand is on his way home, riding his quad bike along a remote mountain pass.
0:36.3	He's just above the tree line.
0:39.2	The freezing wind whips his face as he glances down into the valley below.
0:43.0	I see rivers snake across the sweeping high-en-covered slopes.
0:48.0	It's spectacular, but Ken is focused on the steep, rocky terrain ahead of him.
0:55.0	It will be dark before long and the temperature is already dropping.
1:00.0	Ken is keen to get home, but he knows better than to rush.
1:04.0	Accidents can happen at any time, and often at the most unexpected moments.
1:11.0	It was difficult going there because in certain places, especially in the mountain pass, there's no trees.
1:18.0	And so the wind is blowing high.
1:21.0	The wind was probably blowing between a hundred and a hundred fifteen
1:23.9	kilometers an hour and every once in a while grass would blow in my face or
1:29.6	our small rocks would hit me in the face and so I couldn't travel very fast with my quad.
1:36.7	Winding his way down the mountainside,
1:38.4	Ken makes a gentle turn.
1:41.0	It's a subtle movement, nothing sudden or dramatic, but sometimes a small thing as small as a blade of grass can have devastating consequences.
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