We tend not to go to movies looking for realism. Even the movies we watch that are “based on” or “inspired by” true stories tend to bend the facts of the tale around a more logical (or marketable) narrative that audiences would be more likely to get behind, but some common tropes have become so […]
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Hypothermia, Photography and Iron Dog Snowmobile Race
When the author went to photograph the Iron Dog snowmobile race in Big Lake, Alaska, he got a frighteningly intimate look at the effects of hypothermia.
Winter Survival: Surviving a plunge through the ice
The crash through the ice was surprising. The chest constricting cold hit you immediately as the water flowed over your Gore-Tex soaking your insulating layers. With extreme perseverance and strength, you manage to pull yourself onto the bank of the stream, you lay on the bank for a moment as the water begins to freeze […]