SV-001 · 1823
South Dakota · the Grand River forks
Hugh Glass — 1823, the Crawl from the Grand River
Survived · Survived
SV-002 · 1846
California · the Sierra Nevada, Truckee Lake
The Forlorn Hope — 1846, the Donner Party’s Snowshoe Escape
7 survived · Mixed
SV-003 · 1808
Montana · the Three Forks of the Missouri
John Colter’s Run — 1808, Naked and Hunted
Survived · Survived
SV-004 · 1849
California · Death Valley
The Death Valley ’49ers — 1849, the Desert That Got Its Name
Nearly all survived · Survived
SV-005 · 1846
California · Truckee (Donner) Lake
Truckee Lake — 1846, the Camp That Waited Out the Winter
~45 survived · Mixed
SV-006 · 1826
California & Nevada · the Mojave Desert
Jedediah Smith in the Mojave — 1827, Crossing the Burning Desert
Smith lived; men lost · Mixed
SV-007 · 1856
Wyoming · Sweetwater River, Martin's Cove
The Willie & Martin Rescue — 1856, Pulled from the Wyoming Snow
~200+ died · Mixed
SV-008 · 1865
Mississippi River · above Memphis
The Wreck of the Sultana — 1865, the Mississippi’s Forgotten Disaster
~1,168 died · Mixed
SV-009 · 1870
Wyoming · the Yellowstone country
Truman Everts — 1870, Lost 37 Days in Yellowstone
Survived · Survived
SV-010 · 1874
Colorado · the San Juan Mountains
Alferd Packer — 1874, the Colorado Cannibal
1 of 6 · Mixed
SV-011 · 1848
Colorado · the San Juan Mountains
Frémont’s Fourth Expedition — 1848, Frozen in the San Juans
10 died · Mixed
SV-012 · 1869
Colorado River · the Grand Canyon
Powell’s Colorado River Expedition — 1869, Through the Great Unknown
6 finished; 3 died after leaving · Mixed
SV-013 · 1846
Southwest · Santa Fe to San Diego
The Mormon Battalion’s Desert March — 1846, the Longest Infantry March
nearly all survived (~20 died, no combat deaths) · Survived
SV-014 · 1851
Arizona · the Gila Trail
Olive Oatman — 1851, Captivity and Return
2 girls taken / Olive returned · Mixed
SV-015 · 1847
California · the Sierra Nevada
Eliza Donner & the Last Rescue — 1847, the Children Carried Out
most children lived · Rescued