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Against The Odds

Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph.

Episodes

Total: 200

When outdoor writer Pete Takeda first heard the story of a covert CIA operation in the Himalayas, he

Two years have passed since the team of Indian and American elite climbers lost a nuclear-powered sp

Winter storms arrived early on the Himalayan peak Nanda Devi, forcing the team of American and India

In 1965, with Cold War tensions escalating, the CIA and India’s Intelligence Bureau joined forces to

Searching for lost cities in the Amazon sounds like something out of a Hollywood script – unless you

After weeks on the River of Doubt, Theodore Roosevelt’s expedition is on the verge of collapse. But

Challenges mount as the expedition travels farther down the river. With the end of their journey now

As Theodore Roosevelt’s expedition sets off down the River of Doubt, it doesn’t take long for the go

In 1913, former President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a perilous expedition to explore one of the

On the afternoon of July 15, 1976, nine-year-old Jennifer Brown Hyde and her older brother Jeff were

The kidnapped children and their bus driver are trapped underground in the back of a moving truck, a

In the summer of 1976, three masked gunmen hijack a school bus full of children in rural Chowchilla,

Swede Momsen’s diving bell finally makes contact with the sailors trapped inside the USS Squalus. Bu

With the USS Squalus trapped at the bottom of the ocean, the Navy mounted an all-out rescue effort t

On the morning of May 23, 1939, a state-of-the-art U.S. Navy’s submarine, the USS Squalus, was doing

CalFire dispatcher Beth Bowersox was on duty the morning the Camp Fire ignited. She joins Host Cassi

By the time it was contained in late November 2018, the Camp Fire had become the deadliest and most

By mid-afternoon of November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire has largely moved through Paradise. Families sep

As the fire rages and traffic on the main roads out of Paradise comes to a standstill, firefighters

As a fast-moving wildfire closes in on their town, Paradise residents move to evacuate as quickly as