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

About this book

Matt Graham star of the Discovery Channels Dual Survival and Dude Youre Screwed details the physical mental and emotional joys and harrowing struggles of his life as a modern-day hunter-gatherer. Early on in his life Matt craved a return to nature. When he became an adult he set aside his comfortable urban life and lived entirely off the land to learn from the smallest and grandest of all things. In this riveting narrative that brings together epic adventure and spiritual quest he shows us what extraordinary things the human body is capable of when pushed to its limits. 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 terrifyingand gratifyingliving 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 temperature swings of 100 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 tells us about the time he entered a three-day Arabian horse race on footand finished third. Above all Epic Survival is a book about growing closer to the land that nurtures us. No matter how far our modern society takes us from the wilderness the call remains. Whether youre an armchair survivalist or have taken the plunge yourself Matts story is both inspiration and invigoration teaching even the most urbane among us important and breathtaking lessons.