![]() ![]() In 1912, after his two-terms as President of the United States and loosing his bid to run for an unheard of third term, Theodore Roosevelt set out on a physically-grueling adventure deep in the Amazon jungle. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard The story is inspiring as we learn the personal history of the miners, their family’s determination and ability to call politicians to help, and how “los 33” worked together so they could all see the light of day again. Deep Down Dark presents the exhausting emotional and physical reality of mining and being caught in the dark underground. International news closely followed the story of the rescue mission, but Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Héctor Tobar went below ground to capture the dangerous experiences of the thirty-three miners, known as “los 33”. In 2010, the world was captivated by the story of thirty-three Chilean miners trapped underground after the San Jose mine collapsed- for a record-breaking sixty-nine days. ![]() Into Thin Air is a fact-filled, stunning adventure story of luck, strength, and perseverance.ĭeep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracles That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar The chilling tale reveals how the climbers made decisions based on the frightening circumstances they faced atop the freezing mountain, decisions that led to survival and death. While this is a story of incredible survival, Krakauer does not forsake the tragedies of those lost on this journey as well as past mountaineers who never made it back home. What started as a commercial expedition for Krakauer, an experienced climber, and a group of amateur climbers, ends with the group fighting for their lives. Into Thin Air follows Krakauer’s own experiences climbing Mount Everest, an adventure that turned deadly. Jon Krakauer is perhaps most famous for recounting the wilderness travels of Chris McCandless in Into the Wild. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer Zuckoff interviewed the survivors as well as the New Guineans they interacted with in order to present the facts of this true-live adventure. Lost in Shangri-La is an impressively well-researched story. This is an intriguing story of three interesting characters and a remarkable rescue mission that the world forgot about until Zuckoff re-visited the story. Each survivor, injured and unfamiliar with the jungle, navigate the dangerous creatures lurking in the dense New Guinean jungle, as well as camouflaged Japanese soldiers and cannibalistic locals. Three people survived the crash and unusual to many published survivor stories, one was a woman. Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoffĭuring WWI, a plane carrying twenty-four Americans intrigued by the beauty of the dense and mysterious jungles of Dutch New Guinea was shot down in the Valley of Shangri-La. This list includes some of the most unbelievable, but true, tales of survival that will keep you on the edge of your comfy seat! Yet somehow, a number of men and women have faced our biggest fears (think abandonment in mysterious jungles or below-freezing mountain tops) and pulled through to tell their epic tales of survival. Why go on an epic, life-threatening adventure when you can easily lazy up with a real-life survival story? Tales of people’s life-threatening escapades and how they miraculously survived, are truly unimaginable. ![]()
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