Being immobilized and un-missed, far off-trail, in hot, dry country is pretty close to a worst-case scenario.

She certainly learned some hard lessons, at great personal cost.

It's not unreasonable to suggest that she survived despite the things she did and the things she didn't do. In some ways it's almost a "how-not-to" manual, and a caution to us all.

The "will to live" angle is always interesting. Is that a real factor? Many say it is; but the human body has hard limits when it comes to water.

I too cringed when I read the "drink your own urine" bit. That's very bad advice that will probably make the situation worse. It's irresponsible to promote this sort of thing. Somebody probably saw it on a TV survival show and assumed this was expert advice.