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Alexander Selkirk
A Scottish sailor castaway on an unhabitated island for over 4 years. Reading the Bible he was eventually discovered by Britsh ships. -
Hugh Glass
American frontiersman mauled by a bear and abandoned by his companions. Unable to walk, he crawls for six months & 100 miles before reaching safety. -
The Crew of Commerce
US sailors who marched across the Saharan Dessert after enslvement by the Beldouins. Before their rescue, one man tried to eat his arm & others drank camel urine. -
Douglas Mawson
An Antarctic explorer who lost his companions & huskies during expedition. Struggling alone for 30 days & covering 100 miles, he finds a wating rescue party. -
Poo Lin
A sailor was cast adrift after the torpedoing of his ship. Alone on a life raft in the South Antlantic, he spends 133 days lost in sea before rescue. -
Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic explorers abandon ship and live on floating ice for months. Mounting a 16-day 800 mile crossing of the ocean, they save themselves. -
Juliane Koepcke
Teenager survives crash of Lansa Flight 508 - all other 981 oassengers die. She finds help after a 10 day trek though the Peruvian Rainforerest. -
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Plane carrying 45 people crash land into to the Andes. Resorting to cannibalism and enduring 72-days in the mountains, 16 survive. -
Joe Simpson
A mountaineer who broke his leag attempting to climb the Siula Grande. Abandoned and left for dead by his partner, He crawled 5 miles in 3 days and survived. -
Aaron Ralston
A hiker who traps his arm while climbing down Blue John Canyon, Utah. After 5 days, he frees himself by amputating his own arm with a blunt knife.