You left out: As far as my feet will carry me. That is a great story of survival.

Two points: Number 53, by Slavomir Rawicz, has been disproved as a fake tale that never happened. Second - You might want to take a look at Paula Constant's recent release, 'Sahara' - she walked over 7000km with camels and local nomads. Longest Saharan expedition by a woman on her own, and truly gripping.

Two points: Number 53, by Slavomir Rawicz, has been disproved as a fake tale that never happened. Second - You might want to take a look at Paula Constant's recent release, 'Sahara' - she walked over 7000km with camels and local nomads. Longest Saharan expedition by a woman on her own, and truly gripping.

No Benedict Allen? Just curious as to why.

How can you leave out Krakauer's Into the Wild? your list has lost some credibility...

The River of Doubt, by Candice Millard former writer and editor for National Geographic Magazine. Great read and insight to Theodore Roosevelt's journey on the Amazon.

What about Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea...that was one heckuva read...

This list is lacking of Into teh WIld by John Krakauer...great big mistake!!!

Quite the contrary, Henry Morton Stanley was Welsh. He traveled to America by working as a deckhand for a British sailor who was sailing to New Orleans.

Henry Morton Stanley was American, not British.

thanks to Nat geo

Thanks for the list! I've read quite a few of these, and am looking forward to adding to MY list :-)

I love NGM and all the adventure stories