Death on Aconcagua

On Halloween Eve, 1938 Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds aired on CBS radio. It detailed an alien invasion so realistic that, according to legend, it caused widespread panic among listeners. People really believed aliens were invading Earth. The mass hysteria is an important pa ...  Show more

On April 3, 1996, Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski – better known as the Unabomber – was arrested, ending a 17-year-long bombing spree that left 3 dead and 23 injured. He promised to end his campaign of terror only after outlets published his 35,000-word manifesto; in his view, technolog ...  Show more

In 1973, eight Americans set out to scale one of the tallest peaks in the world. Only six of them came back. Decades later, a frozen camera is recovered from the ice — and reignites one of mountaineering’s darkest mysteries.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali ...  Show more

Fifty years ago, eight Americans set off for South America to climb Aconcagua, one of the world’s mightiest mountains. Things quickly went wrong. Two climbers died. Their bodies were left behind.

Here is what was certain: A woman from Denver, maybe the most accomplished ...

Nine hikers go missing on a treacherous and difficult hike up, what some call, Dead Mountain. Were they victims of human error, or was something more sinister to blame?.Support Sinisterhood 

In 1993, seven hikers set out into the Khamar-Daban mountains – but only one returned alive. The reason for their sudden, violent deaths has never been explained. What happened on that mountain?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https ...  Show more