[AlexW]

Sorry, but I say this guy was pretty stupid, if I understand this story.
He was alone? rock climbing? Trapped for 5 days? How long was it before he was declared missing?
OK, I have not read the details, but this really makes no sense.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

I used to climb in Yosemite. Climbed Half Dome, and when I got to the top and took off my gear, I discovered that I had a broken collar bone. That dawn, we were attacked by bears at my camp site. My partner had to go to get a rescue team for me. I can't imagine doing such a thing alone. I know I wouldn't have made it down alive.