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#302684 - 08/23/25 06:02 PM No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued
jds Offline
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Registered: 01/03/05
Posts: 22
Here is a link to the survival story of a hiker who made some bad decisions that caused him to fall, lose most of his gear, and break several bones. He managed to survive a week near a Norwegian Glacier before being spotted by rescuers..

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/alec-luhn-missing-hiker-norway-found-interview.html

... it is worthwhile to click on the "comments" button that appears at the end of the article. Perhaps you may want to contribute your thoughts to the comments.

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#302685 - 08/24/25 10:10 AM Re: No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued [Re: jds]
Phaedrus Offline
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Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3193
Loc: Big Sky Country
Drats, behind a paywall! Sounds like he was very lucky!
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#302686 - 08/24/25 02:23 PM Re: No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued [Re: jds]
Ren Offline
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Registered: 11/05/07
Posts: 557
Loc: Wales, UK
Archive link

https://archive.is/mFxY6

His iPhone likely had sat emergency comms, just didn't secure & protect it enough.




Edited by Ren (08/24/25 02:31 PM)
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#302693 - 08/28/25 06:07 PM Re: No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued [Re: jds]
Herman30 Offline
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Registered: 08/08/06
Posts: 513
Loc: Finland
6 days without water. Seems impossible. Must have had access to some water.

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#302694 - 08/28/25 07:48 PM Re: No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued [Re: jds]
Ren Offline
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Registered: 11/05/07
Posts: 557
Loc: Wales, UK

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