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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: 246

When the Americans finally act out and decide to fight for their lives, they’re left alone in an inh

Days without food or water start to weaken the young climbers as their captors push them further int

After being kidnapped by rebel militants in a remote region of Kyrgyzstan, four American rock climbe

In August of the year 2000, four American rock climbers set out to explore the majesty of the Pamir

When the 33 miners emerged to surface after 69 days in the depths of the San José mine, they set the

After sixty-nine days trapped underground, finally the drilling operations team has created a bore h

Two weeks after the collapse of the San Jose mine in Chile, 33 trapped miners find themselves starvi

After exploring possible escape routes and finding them all blocked, the 33 miners must face the tru

In 2010, the San Jose copper mine in Chile suffers a catastrophic collapse, leaving 33 miners trappe

Nando Parrado and Roberto Canessa braved 36 miles of brutal mountain terrain to escape the Andes and

In a final attempt to escape the Andes, Nando and Roberto have headed east to pursue safety. The men

After escaping an avalanche that killed eight more passengers, the survivors of the Fairchild are st

The remaining survivors of the Fairchild crash are starting to lose hope that rescuers will arrive a

In October 1972, an Uruguayan rugby team traveling to their next match in Santiago, Chile, crashes i

Chris Turney is an Earth scientist studying the causes and impacts of environmental and climate chan

In a final attempt to get his men home, Ernest Shackleton and his crew have to get through the Drake

Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men were finally able to set sail for Elephant Island

Ernest Shackleton and his men are trapped on an ice floe off the coast of Antarctica. Tensions are r

Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men witness their ship, the Endurance, take a dev

In March 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton works to put together a crew of twenty-eight men to sail from E