Episode 1: Self-Surgeons - When Survival Demands the Unthinkable Summary: This episode explores the most extreme cases of self-surgery in wilderness settings, where individuals performed medical procedures on themselves that would challenge even trained surgeons in hospital settings. From Leonid Rogozov's self-appendectomy at an Antarctic research station to Aron Ralston's amputation of his own arm when trapped in a Utah canyon, these accounts examine both the technical aspects of such procedures and the psychological state that allows humans to override natural aversions to self-harm when survival depends on it. The episode also investigates less dramatic but equally life-saving interventions, such as Deborah Scaling Kiley's self-treatment of a severely infected leg while adrift in a life raft, and Amparo Coso's remarkable self-performed cesarean section in a remote region of Mexico. Through expert analysis, the narrative reveals how these individuals accessed extraordinary capabilities that lie dormant under normal circumstances.