12 great long reading about survival outdoors ... and capitulation
12 great long reading about survival outdoors ... and capitulation
A handpicked selection of some of the most dramatic and captivating long reading for survival outdoors from the past five years.
You may already have guessed that at Atlas & Boots we are only a bit obsessed with stories about perseverance. From the best books to survival to epic journey of discovery, we wrote about some of the most dramatic efforts in the history of research.
In recent years we have been fascinated by a series of brilliant long reading about survival outdoors (and surrender).
from the fisherman, who was lost at sea for a year, right down to the cave divers who have returned for their friends, our selection climbs dizzying peaks, tries daring tricks and takes the very narrow line between life and death.
The cave divers who have returned for their friends
Website: BBCLINK: BBC.CO.UKAUTOR: William Kremer
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In February 2014, two divers died in a huge cave system in Norway in a huge cave system in more than 100 m. The authorities said that it was too dangerous to recover their corpses, but four friends of the men decided to take the risk - and seven weeks later they rose into the dark and icy water. This is her incredible story.
missing at sea: The man who disappeared for 14 months
Page: The Guardianlink: Theguardian.com author: Jonathan Franklin
In November 2012, Salvador Alvarenga went fishing off the coast of Mexico. A storm came two days later and he made a desperate SOS. It was the last time someone heard from him - for 438 days. In this fascinating reading, reporter Jonathan Franklin learns first -hand what Alvarenga has happened on his shattering journey.
like 1,600 people without a trace of our public country
Website: Outsidelink: Outideonline.KAVAUR: JON BILLMAN
When 18-year-old Joe Keller disappeared from a dude Ranch in the Rio Grande National Forest in Colorado, he joined the ranks of the missing in public country. There is no official count, but their number grows. And if a first search does not result, who will continue to look for? Determined outside.
The tragic story of the most famous body of Mt. Everest
Website: BBCLINK: BBC.C.Autor: Rachel Nuwer
alt = “Everest has called for the life of over 290 people; a great long reading for survival outdoors”> Dream time Everest houses more than 200 corpses
The Mount Everest houses more than 200 corpses. Rachel Nuwer examines the sad and little -known story behind her most prominent resident, "Green Boots" - and discovers the disturbing effects that this fatal mountain can have on mind and body
the wetsuit
Page: Dagbladetlink: Dagbladet.noautor: Anders Fjellberg
In January 2015, two corpses were found in Norway and the Netherlands. They wore identical wetsuits. The police in three countries were involved, but could never identify them. This is the extraordinary story about who they were.
alone on the ice
Website: Outsidelink: Outsideonline.KAVAUR: Eric Larsen
2015 the German explorer Martin Szwed claimed to have broken the speed record for a solo ski to the South Pole. He has not released GPS data, no photos-no evidence that he tried the trip at all. After returning from the icy continent, he lost the house, job and sponsors and became the subject of two investigations by the federal government. If someone believes him, Eric Larsen asks in this captivating long reading.
bullish determination
Page: Climbing Link: Climbing Author: Dougald MacDonald
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1997 the British climber Paul Pritchard had just won the Boardman Tasker Prize for his book "Deep Play", and he and his girlfriend Celia Bull then spent the prize money for a climbing trip around the world. In Australia, Pritchhard's big goal was a free ascent of the Totem Pole, a slim tip on the southeast coast of the island of Tasmania. The spindle, just 12 feet thick and over 200 feet high from the Tasman Lake, would almost kill him.
The descent of seven hikers in ruin in the Zion National Park
Website: La Timeslink: Latimes.ikworor: William Yardley, Matt Pearce, Nigel Duara
A group of seven hikers had planned their descent to the Keyhole Canyon for months. Some had extensive hiking experience. All of them took part in a five-hour canyoning course that was offered by the local Zion Adventure Company-so why did none of them make it out alive?
The death of the top diving throws a long shadow on the deep beauty of the Blue Hole
Page: The Guardianlink: Theguardian.com author: Edmund Bower
The "underwater cathedral" on the edge of the Red Sea is probably the most dangerous diving site in the world - even for experts. After the death of an experienced diver, the journalist Edmund Bower examines the fearsome reputation of the diving site.
rescue on the killer mountain
Website: Outsidelink: Outideonline.KAVAUR: Marcin Jamkowski
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In January 2018, two mountaineers stranded near the Nanga Parbat. They sent a desperate call on their satellite device. One hundred miles away followed a Polish team of exceptional climbers and initiated one of the most daring rescue actions in the history of mountaineering.
What did the bear ladies kill?
Website: Outsidelink: Outideonline.KAVAUR: Brandon Sneed
For 28 years, Kay Grayson lived side by side with wild black bears in the swampy coastal forests of North Carolina, fed her hand, defended her against Wilderer and let her in her house. When she disappeared in 2015, the investigators could only find their clean bones. And that was just the beginning of the riddle.murder on the Appalachian Trail
Website: Outsidelink: Outsideonline.KAVAUR: EARL Swift
25 years ago, a cruel double murder on America's most famous hiking route shocked the nation and changed their perception of crime, violence and security outdoors. The journalist Earl Swift feels the Nachhall.
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