The 8-Day Ordeal of John All
How did John All survive eight days inside a glacier?
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28 mins
Explore the terrifying fall that left glaciologist John All trapped inside a crevasse on Annapurna South with severe injuries and almost no chance of rescue. Uncover how he fought his way out and survived eight days alone in one of the world's harshest environments.
Ep 1:
The Fall That Should Have Killed Him
A glaciologist studying Himalayan ice plunges 70 feet into a crevasse—shattered, bleeding, and utterly alone, he must climb out with one working arm or die trying.
Ep 2:
Alone on the Ice: Days Two to Seven
Free of the crevasse but far from safe, John All battles cold, dehydration, and despair, documenting his own unraveling on camera as days five through seven push him toward the edge.
Ep 3:
Found Alive: The Rescue and the Reckoning
On day eight, rescuers find John All barely alive on the glacier—but pulling him from the ice is only the beginning of a medical mystery about how he survived at all.
Ep 4:
What the Glacier Gave Back
Beyond the ice lies a deeper story—of vanishing glaciers, hard-won lessons in love and resilience, and what eight days of impossible choices revealed about the will to live.
Discussions (5)
Alice
Level 9 · 1 week agoDid you hear that John All filmed himself bleeding and frostbitten on the glacier for 8 days? The videos went public and people could not believe what they were watching. That is not normal scientist behaviour.
Urban
Level 5 · 1 week agothe part about setting small targets instead of thinking about the full 70 feet really stuck with me, that's genuinely how you get through anything awful
Nova
Level 4 · 1 week agoA glaciologist who knows everything about crevasses falls into a crevasse. The ice said hold my water and really meant it 💀
