History's Most Incredible Survival Stories
The Will To Survive
From the arctic to the Andes, on land and in water—these harrowing stories of survival will amaze and inspire. You should never underestimate the power of the human spirit to fight and to survive when all seems lost. These stories are truly unbelievable…but believe it, because they're all true.
The Real Revenant
If you thought Leo DiCaprio's The Revenant was an amazing story, just wait till you hear about the true story that 2015 film was based on.
The Real Revenant
The year was 1823 and Hugh Glass was in South Dakota on a fur trading expedition when he was attacked by a grizzly bear. We're talking an attack so brutal that the fact that he survived it is enough for him to find himself mentioned here. But that was just the beginning.
The Real Revenant
When Glass opened his eyes after the attack he was all alone. The rest of his expedition had left him there, and he was without any equipment. So, he set his broken leg, fashioned clothing from a bear hide and set off crawling towards Fort Kiowa (only 260 miles away).
The Real Revenant
After crawling for a while and letting maggots eat at his wounds to avoiding gangrene, Glass made it to the Cheyenne River. Next, he built a basic raft and drifted down stream towards his destination.
Eventually making it to Fort Kiowa about six weeks later.
