Welcome back to our special series on Surgeon Rescue.

This is the third episode of the series, so if you're just joining us, you're going

to want to go back and listen to the previous two.

Home to North America's highest peak and over 6 million acres of wild Alaska and Tundra,

Denali National Park in Preserve is the stuff of dreams for climbers, skiers, and hikers.

But for all it's a lure, Denali is equally infamous for accidents.

Kervas riddled glaciers, high altitude conditions, and extreme weather systems make Denali both

a captivating and inhospitable place to recreate.

When you compare fatality rates with visitation numbers, Denali is the most dangerous National

Park in the country.

The 20,000 foot peak alone has claimed the lives of well over 100 mountaineers in the

last century, and that number might be far higher if not for the volunteers and professionals

who dedicate their lives to keeping climbers safe.

I made a decision to survive in that survival mode.

The idea of dying wasn't in my head.

I knew immediately it was the worst case scenario.

I was in a fight for my life situation.

Whenever you walk out on these trails, you're in their house.

I'm Louisa Albinese, and you're listening to Adelaide by Backpacker.

In each episode of this podcast, we'll bring you real stories of real people who survived

the unsurvivable.

I saw the ropes sift through the repellering, and I couldn't do anything.

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