First read this book, "The Long Walk" in the 80s while holed up during a grueling 21-day trek in a canvas tent during howling winter winds in Idaho. The story, which covers a survival march across Siberia, the Gobi Desert, and Tibet, delves into the account of Gulag escapee Slavomir Ravich.
Reading the book lessened the cold at my back and made me appreciate the woodstove in the corner. Now it turns out that the 1956 book was not entirely accurate and large parts, if not the entire story, were fictional.
The movie titled, "The Way Back" should make for a riveting movie but we'll see? Stars Ed Harris and Colin Farrell. The movie centers on Janusz, a Polish prisoner of war accused of sedition by his Soviet interrogators and sent to a gulag near the Arctic Circle. His escape is a story of human endurance as he and some other prisoners make their way across the landscape.
I'd be interested in hearing feedback on the movie. We only have one theater in town and it's unlikely it will make it here. The book is still worth checking out as the author had some knowledge of cold-weather survival skills despite his fanciful storytelling.
Tony
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Ancient Pathways has been offering experientially-based courses in Desert Survival and Bushcraft Living Skills since 1989. Our school is designed for those seeking to develop proficiency in both primitive and modern wilderness skills.
We also offer comprehensive corporate training programs that highlight outdoor survival training for professionals, corporate groups, and companies who find themselves working in remote wilderness regions.
All outdoor survival courses are steeped in the rich natural-history and archeology of the southwest and, in addition to learning valuable outdoor skills, you will be able to explore ancient ruins and hike in some of the finest canyon country in North America.
Each survival course is light on theory and heavy on pragmatic, time-tested skills. We receive high marks from our students who say that they are amazed at the scope of practical wilderness skills that we cover and the wealth of handmade primitive tools that they walk away with.
The classroom we use for all of our outdoor programs is the Colorado Plateau. This stunning region comprises most of Northern Arizona and is the ancestral homeland of the ancient Anasazi, Sinagua, and Cohonina people whose aboriginal dwellings still dot the landscape. Survival courses are held throughout northern and central Arizona and at our outfitted basecamp near the Painted Desert located an hour from the Grand Canyon.
We also offer comprehensive corporate training programs that highlight outdoor survival training for professionals, corporate groups, and companies who find themselves working in remote wilderness regions.
All outdoor survival courses are steeped in the rich natural-history and archeology of the southwest and, in addition to learning valuable outdoor skills, you will be able to explore ancient ruins and hike in some of the finest canyon country in North America.
Each survival course is light on theory and heavy on pragmatic, time-tested skills. We receive high marks from our students who say that they are amazed at the scope of practical wilderness skills that we cover and the wealth of handmade primitive tools that they walk away with.
The classroom we use for all of our outdoor programs is the Colorado Plateau. This stunning region comprises most of Northern Arizona and is the ancestral homeland of the ancient Anasazi, Sinagua, and Cohonina people whose aboriginal dwellings still dot the landscape. Survival courses are held throughout northern and central Arizona and at our outfitted basecamp near the Painted Desert located an hour from the Grand Canyon.
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