Epic Survival: Extreme Adventure, Stone Age Wisdom, and Lessons in Living from a Modern Hunter-Gatherer

by Matt Graham, Josh Young, David Wescott (Foreword by)

Overview

Matt Graham, star of the Discovery Channel’s Dual Survival and Dude, You're Screwed, details the physical, mental, and emotional joys and harrowing struggles of his life as a modern-day hunter-gatherer.

In Epic Survival, written with Josh Young, coauthor of five New York Times bestsellers, Matt relays captivating stories from his life to show just how terrifying and gratifying living off the grid can be. He learns the secrets of the Tarahumara Indians that helped him run the 1,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail in just fifty-eight days, and endure consistent daily temperatures of one hundred degrees.

He takes us with him as he treks into the wilderness to live alone for half a year, armed with nothing but a loincloth, a pair of sandals, a stone knife, and chia seeds. He recounts near-death experiences of hiking alone through the snowdrifts at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and reminisces how he entered a three-day Arabian horse race on foot and finished third.

Above all, Epic Survival is a book about growing closer to the land that nurtures us. Whether you’re an armchair survivalist or have taken the plunge yourself, Graham’s story is both inspiration and invigoration, teaching even the most urbane among us important and breathtaking lessons. Presented in paperback for the first time, with a new introduction from Graham and a foreword by noted survivalist and author David Westcott, you’ll feel the call to return to nature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683580867
Publisher:	Sports Publishing LLC
Publication date:	05/09/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	987,417
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Matt Graham is one of the world's premier survival adventurers and primitive living skill teachers. He stars in Discovery Channel's Dual Survival, is featured on Discovery's Dude, You're Screwed and has served as a consultant for Survivorman and The Amazing Race.

Josh Young is a best-selling writer. He has written five New York Times bestsellers, two additional Los Angeles Times bestsellers, and three books that were made into TV documentaries/ As an author, he specializes in co-writing books of notable entertainment figures, most recently, Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me with Howie Mandel. As a journalist, Josh has worked for Esquire, George, and LIFE magazines.

David Westcott is author of Camping in the Old Style and editor of Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills. Formerly education director for the Boulder Outdoor School, he has been a leading figure in wilderness education for more than thirty years. He lives with his wife in Rexburg, Idaho.

Table of Contents

Foreword 1

Introduction 7

Epic Survival Rule #1 Set Your Own Path 9

1 A Golden Sunrise 11

2 Straddling Two Worlds 23

3 On My Terms 35

Epic Survival Rule #2 Be Physically in Control 43

4 "Muscle-Head Matt" 45

5 The Ancient Foot Messengers 59

6 Preparing for an Extreme Run 79

7 Running California 87

8 Healthy as a Horse 103

Epic Survival Rule #3 Know Yourself 116

9 Finding My Place 119

10 Relationships 131

11 The Long Walk Home 143

12 An All-Primitive Walk 159

Epic Survival Rule #4 Deal with Danger 174

13 Going It Alone 177

14 A Close Encounter with Death 189

15 Visions and Vision Quests 199

16 The Solstice Journey 213

Epic Survival Rule #5 Learn from Others 231

17 Survival Tools 233

18 Hunting for a Connection to Our Food 253

19 Teaching "Thrival" 265

Epic Survival Lesson: Put Your Feet in the Dirt 284

20 A Barefoot Wilderness Run 285

Acknowledgments 293