An Aussie who loves hiking solo goes missing in the rugged mountains of the American West. Dave Cawley, the investigator behind the podcast COLD, heads into the wild to answer the question: What happened to Eric Robinson?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: Who was Eric Robinson?
Eric Robinson loved a long walk.
He couldn't help himself. That's where he wanted to be.
Chapter 2: What adventures did Eric Robinson pursue?
From the heights of the Himalayas to the ice fields of Patagonia.
It was steep. It was rocky. It was imposing.
Chapter 3: What challenges did Eric face in his hiking?
From the Sierra Nevada to the Scottish Highlands.
Wasn't afraid to be out on his own.
Eric found peace on mountain paths.
His mantra was, I'm going to do as many walks as I can for as long as I can carry a backpack.
Chapter 4: Where did Eric find peace while hiking?
But when this Australian trekker travelled solo to an obscure corner of the American West... Eric goes, I'm going to go under this trail, right? Can you go? Yeah, OK, off you go. He disappeared into the wilderness of the High Uinta Mountains.
I remember thinking, Eric, what were you thinking, mate?
My name is Dave Colley. I'm a journalist and outdoorsman with a passion for missing people. I've followed Eric's footsteps across continents. Scrambling down that rock pile looks like a nightmare. Trying to solve an impossible puzzle. He had a GPS locator with him, which does not appear to have been activated.
Every day that went by, we felt it ticking.
Along the way, I've discovered this story is about more than a man missing in the mountains.
He's somewhere up there. Someone will find him. How did this stuff get here? And why is this stuff here? None of it added up. It's about his wife Marilyn's journey in search of answers.
He's here in the mountains that he loves, somewhere that we just can't find.
and how far any of us are willing to go for the people we love.
It's a story of a missing person, but it's also a legacy for the love of what they did.
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