I've been following the story of James Kim. http://news.ask.com/news?q="James+Kim"&qsrc=8 for more background if you haven't heard about it in the news.
Not so much for the human interest, but for the "what would I have done" in the same situation.
Someone put together the most likely path he took after he left the car to find help. http://www.layoutscene.com/james-kim-path/index.html
How could he have been better prepared?
What would you have done differently? Other than not take a Saab on logging roads in the winter.
My own "survival training" hasn't really been formal, other than Boy Scouts, Outward Bound, and years of hunting in western forests. I'd like to think I'd do better.
Not so much for the human interest, but for the "what would I have done" in the same situation.
Someone put together the most likely path he took after he left the car to find help. http://www.layoutscene.com/james-kim-path/index.html
How could he have been better prepared?
What would you have done differently? Other than not take a Saab on logging roads in the winter.
My own "survival training" hasn't really been formal, other than Boy Scouts, Outward Bound, and years of hunting in western forests. I'd like to think I'd do better.