Man survives being lost in California mountains for 10 days by eating berries
Man survives being lost in California mountains for 10 days by eating berries
Lukas McClish hadn’t notified anyone of his planned three-hour hike that turned into a more than weeklong ordeal
As McClish told it, the 34-year-old outdoors enthusiast from Boulder Creek, California, lost his bearings after beginning his hike the morning of 11 June. He had not informed anyone else of his plans, so it would not be until the afternoon of Thursday, 20 June, that the unkempt-looking hiker was found at the bottom of a remote canyon and rescued.
McClish spent much of the interim going up and down canyons, sitting by waterfalls and using his boot to collect water to drink and keep himself hydrated. He also sustained himself by collecting and eating berries, he said.
At one point, McClish said to KSBW, a mountain lion began following him – but the creature kept its distance and showed no interest in harming him. He said he would sleep on a bed of wet leaves, intermittently yell for help and think of what he would do to provide himself his next meal.
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Come on for 10 days you don't need to eat anything and you will survive. You only need water that's it. The mountain lion though ...
10 days without food hits differently when you are hiking through mountains 16 hours a day vs sitting on your couch
Plus when you don’t know how long you’ll be going for
The better headline would have been:
Man survives being lost in California mountains for 10 days by drinking from his boot
Lol he doesn't know the number until it's over. In the meantime he's just going day by day
Rule of 3's. You can go 3min without oxygen, 3 hrs without shelter, 3 days without water, and 30 days without food. It is a bit of generalization, but its close enough to set priorities in survival situations.
Three hours without shelter? I don't believe that's correct.
Highly depends on the conditions outside. If it's a blizzard or wet bulb heat, you won't last 3 hours.
Very true. The rule of threes is meant to be a general rule. Some restrictions may apply.
3 hours in the cold, theee week without food, otherwise I have the same time table :-)
I have heard this before but not the shelter part.
What's the longest you've gone without food?
I think I did 5 once. I wanted to see how long I could make myself go and that was when I had enough and l ate something.