I invite you to try to name a single greater true, factual /adventure

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>>2759379

Done.

>>2759379
Heinrich Schleimann and his excavation of Troy.

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Cortes and Pizzarro

>>2759397
fpbp

>>2759397
The apollo astronauts did virtually nothing

The achievement was all in the engineering

>>2759415

>Leaving earth to explore an alien body is "nothing."
>Meanwhile commies are heroes because they sent a dog to space

Anabasis count?

>>2759424
Sitting in a can for a few days and getting out once is virtually nothing yes

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>>2759379
considering everyone survived (cept the puppers) the Endurance is pretty hard to beat.

>>2759379
How about the mission to bring diptheria medicine to Nome, Alaska by dog sled?

>diptheria outbreak in Nome
>not enough medicine, lots of kids gonna die
>blizzard hits, trains can't make it
>harbors choked with ice
>dog sleds are used as last resort
>travel ~1000 miles, day and night, through some of the shittiest weather on Earth
>medicine arrives in time, kids saved
Its such a good story, one of the dogs, Balto, has a statue in Central Park.

>>2759469

>t. butt-hurt tankie

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>>2759379

Lewis and Clark expedition had a little bit of everything. Adventure, companionship, hardships, token black man and native woman, life lessons, and a hint of conspiracy.

>>2759379

Shackleton is a pretty damn good one. Truly a feat of endurance and test of faith. >>2759669
also makes for a good story, but I think Shackleton has them beat in terms of overall impressiveness.

I don't have much to add, but what about the Andes flight disaster? Popularized by the book "Alive" (which I recommend) 27 people, including a rugby team, survives a crash in the Andes sometime in early 70's.

They survive for two and a half months in one of the most barren environments on earth. Of course, they had nothing but air plane food for some days, having rationed the food well for untrained people in a survival situation. As a group they decided to eat each other as they died.

>cutting off strips of meat from your buddies thighs
>laying the strips out on the plane fuselage to dry
>tfw you learn to make jerky as cannibals

The group became split in its perspective. some thought there was little to no hope as they suspected rescue missions were over. However, some refused to give up. The group made the decision to try and trek out. It made no sense to send more than a couple people out.

So, they collectively decided to fatten up the two strongest survivors. Sacrificing human jerky to fatten the two up for the trek. The two walked for a few days and finally ran into some guy on a farm iirc.

I think it's a great survival story. It encompasses the human condition.

Pessimism, fear, pragmatism, faith and lack thereof, and finally: unity through tragedy.