HeyJaredSOS - Wilderness Mysteries
The most disturbing, mysterious and captivating wilderness stories on the internet. True stories, always told with compassion. A Kyle Hates Hiking podcast.
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The Climbing Trip That Became a Hostage Crisis (opens the original)
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Today we’re starting with the story of famous climbers Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden. They should have been on the trip of a lifetime, but instead ended up kidnapped at gunpoint, trapped in the middle of a war, and forced to make an impossible decision to survive. Then, we’re heading to Utah, where two women vanished in the Uinta Mountains…. That is until a camera was found months later beside their remains, containing photos that challenged the official story of what happened. Be sure to hit t
The Mystery of the North Pond Hermit (opens the original)
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A a quiet lakeside community in Maine spent decades being haunted by a mystery no one could explain. People knew something was happening in the woods, they just didn’t know how unbelievable the truth would turn out to be. Then, on the Pacific Crest Trail, a young hiker chasing his dream reached a snowy mountain slope, and one wrong step changed the trail forever. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if you enjoyed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Missing Woman of Shoshone National Forest (opens the original)
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Today we’re starting in Wyoming, where a woman’s car was found abandoned on a remote mountain road. The closer investigators looked, the more they wondered if the scene had been staged. Then, we’re heading to Northern California, where five friends somehow ended up deep in the snowy wilderness, and walked away from a perfectly working car. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if you enjoyed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gigi Wu: The Tragic Case of the "Bikini Hiker" (opens the original)
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After a woman known as the "Bikini Hiker" experienced tragedy in the mountains, the internet turned her into a punchline: just another reckless influencer chasing attention. But the internet was wrong, and the real story is more complicated than anyone realized. For our second story we’re heading to Lenin Peak, where 45 climbers were sleeping in their tents on what was supposed to be a routine night, until the mountain erased almost the entire camp in seconds. Be sure to hit the follow button, a
The Kim Family Disappearance on Bear Camp Road (opens the original)
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Today we’re starting in Oregon, where one wrong turn sent a young family deep into the wilderness, trapping them on a road they never should have been on. Then, we’re heading to Vancouver Island, where people vanish in ways that are hard to explain, hard to prove, and even harder to stop thinking about. Be sure to hit the follow button, and leave the show a 5 star review if you enjoyed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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