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Survival and Expedition
Survival, expeditions, mountaineering, ocean crossings, wilderness pressure, adaptive adventure, and choosing life when the environment gets hard.
Survival and expedition stories show what remains when the environment stops being comfortable. The self-growth value is preparation, humility, decision-making, endurance, teamwork, and respect for reality.
This shelf can hold Aron Ralston, Bethany Hamilton, Diana Nyad, Erik Weihenmayer, Bear Grylls, ultra-endurance stories, rescue documentaries, and the practical lesson of not confusing fantasy with preparation.
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TeacherAron Ralston — 127 Hours Trapped, Self-Amputated to Survive
Aron Ralston is the climber who, on April 26, 2003, became pinned by an 800-pound boulder in Utah's Bluejohn Canyon while solo …
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TeacherBear Grylls — Former SAS Soldier, Youngest Briton to Summit Everest, Chief Scout UK
Bear Grylls is a British former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier, the youngest Briton ever to summit Mount Everest (at age 23, two …
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TeacherBethany Hamilton — Soul Surfer, Returned to the Water 26 Days After Losing Her Arm
Bethany Hamilton was 13 years old, sponsored, and on her way to a professional surfing career when a 14-foot tiger shark severed her …
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TeacherDiana Nyad — First Person to Swim Cuba to Florida Without a Shark Cage, at 64
Diana Nyad is the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective shark cage — a 110-mile open-water crossing through …
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TeacherErik Weihenmayer — First Blind Person to Summit Mount Everest, Seven Summits
Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to summit Mount Everest on May 25, 2001 — a feat Time magazine put on its cover with …
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