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Episode 1- "Crystal Mountain" - Eric LeMarque's Sierra Nevada Nightmare

Episode 1- "Crystal Mountain" - Eric LeMarque's Sierra Nevada Nightmare

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 Episode 1: "Crystal Mountain" - Eric LeMarque's Sierra Nevada Nightmare Summary: Former Olympic hockey player and professional snowboarder Eric LeMarque became lost while snowboarding in the Sierra Nevada mountains during a February 2004 storm. What began as an afternoon of off-trail adventure turned into an 8-day fight for survival at 12,000 feet in sub-zero temperatures. Battling snowstorms, frostbite, and the onset of ketoacidosis from his unmanaged type 1 diabetes, LeMarque used his MP3 player as an improvised compass and survived on pine nuts and tree bark. His eventual rescue and the subsequent amputation of both feet illustrate how even professional athletes can be humbled by wilderness conditions, and how near-death experiences can trigger profound personal transformation and recovery from addiction.

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