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Hello, survivalists. This is the Crux True Survival Story podcast. I'm Casey McIntosh. And I'm

Julie Henningson. And we are medical professionals with a passion for wilderness survival.

Join us as we explore real-life survival stories and the critical moments that determine their

outcomes. Buckle up. Adventure awaits. Let's dive into this week's story picture this you're standing on top of the

world or close enough to it at 26,6,660 feet you're on the summit of nanga parbat the ninth highest

mountain on earth it's evening on january 25th, 2018, and you've just

achieved what only a handful of people in history have done. You've climbed the killer

mountain in winter. The temperature is somewhere around minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, maybe colder

with windchell. Your lungs burn with every breath of the thin air,

but you're elated. You throw your arms around your climbing partner and shout into the darkness.

This is the moment that you've dreamt about, fought for, and nearly died for on previous attempts.

Then you notice something wrong. Your partner's eyes, those bright blue eyes you've come to

know so well over these four expeditions together, are partly concealed by ice crystals. He's

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