Sure, we all know the stories of somebody who walked out after two weeks and saved his crew. It's just that the hundred other stories of those who died trying just aren't that interesting!
That's a good point. All survival literature the general public may have seen is movies like Alive with Ethan Hawke (the rugby team where there are cases of cannibalism) and maybe The Edge with Bart the bear and no character dies of hypothermia. Hollywood doesn't teach the statistics, only spectacular exceptions. I wonder if this factor influences decisions of people.
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