man surived 5 day lava field hike
by Evil Overlord in
news
in the dead of night on
July 25th, 2005:
5 years ago
Some days, you just shouldn’t get up and take a hike. Anytime you’re near a volcano, such is good advice. Luckily, a lava flow isn’t apparently insta-death toward all living things:
The experienced hiker from Austin, Texas, said he saw no water, but there were pockets of jungle-like vegetation sprinkled throughout the old lava flow. Gaedcke said he crawled beneath the vines and lick moisture off leaves. Then he found moss growing on trees, and was able to squeeze enough water from it to drink.
“It was muddy, green, mossy water, but it worked,” he said Saturday.
Source: CNN news
He was eventually rescued when a kid noticed him flashing at the helicopter tour. Apparently, several other helicopters had passed him by during his 5 day ordeal. Note to self: when hiking desolate lava fields, don’t wear something that blends in.
