Lost hiker relies on ingenuity, 40-year-old gift to survive 17 days in Oregon wilds

Oregon Live ^ | Jul 20, 2021

[EVO X]

If his story checks out, I would assume he will be a subject of the Weather Channel program “Could you Survive”.

[21twelve]

I’ll have to check the Weather Channel out for these types stories - I find them interesting and educational. As I mentioned, Les Stroud recreates the situations and provides tips, and what adding one or two things might have changed the situation.

There is also the show “I Shouldn’t be Alive”.

[meatloaf]

Yep! It was tragic.

[Fury]

...he didn’t feel the need to carry more than he needed: no compass, no map, no beanie cap, not even a water bottle...

Good grief. What an idiot.

[Kevmo]

The bus is going to become a museum piece.

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/the-into-the-wild-bus-is-gone-long-live-the-into-the-wild-bus/

[EVO X]

I’ll have to check the Weather Channel out for these types stories

Hard to believe this guy lost 30 lbs in 17 days. Doesn't seem likely to me

[21twelve]

A google search finds lots of ways to lose weight while hiking! Most of them planned though!! (”Walk your way to weight loss”)

Did find one guy from a few years ago. Age 70, appeared to be slim in build. He lost 25 pounds in 5 days!

[EVO X]

The article was a hard read so evidently I didn’t read the entire article the first time. I missed the part at the end that said he spent 12 days in the ICU after they found him. :~)