U.S. Navy SEAL Guide to Basic Survival Secrets by Don Mann

Author:Don Mann
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2012-09-06T04:00:00+00:00

In summary, here is a list of common-sense survival tips:

1. Always carry a map, at least one compass, a GPS, and a SPOT or something similar.

2. Dress using layers to avoid overheating.

3. Carry water and water purification tablets or filter when possible. During the map studies, always identify alternate water sources.

4. Carry high-calorie energy food such as protein bars in your second and third line gear.

The Case of Aron Ralston

Can you imagine amputating your arm with a blunt knife? As excruciatingly painful and inconceivable as it sounds, that turned out to be the only option left to 28-year-old Aron Ralston after an 800-pound boulder fell on his arm, pinning it to a canyon wall.

From midday Saturday, April 26, 2003, until midday Thursday, May 1, Ralston was stuck in a remote area of Canyonlands National Park in Utah alone and unable to free himself. He had little food and water. No one would even wonder where he was until he didn’t show up for work on Tuesday. Unable to sit, lie down, use his right arm, or sleep, he knew that he was in for an excruciatingly difficult time. Those 120 hours of what he calls “uninterrupted experience” tested to the fullest his physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual being.

Finally, on May 1, 2003, he did the unthinkable, first using the boulder to leverage his arm until the bones snapped and then sawing away at muscle and tendon with his pocketknife. He then rappelled down a sixty-five-foot wall and was later found by hikers as he walked back to his car.

He survived, wrote a best-selling book about his experience (Between a Rock and a Hard Place), and continues to climb. He later admitted that his big mistake was not telling anyone where he was going.

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