12 Adventurous Weirdos Who Pulled Off Incredible Feats of Endurance
![12 Adventurous Weirdos Who Pulled Off Incredible Feats of Endurance](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/2/902712_320x180.jpg)
It is said that life is full of challenges, and yet, the human spirit is capable of overcoming any obstacle. From the depths of despair to the heights of joy, we have seen time and time again that human beings have the capacity to endure and prevail in the face of adversity.
This list is a tribute to those brave individuals who have endured long, punishing ordeals in order to achieve something greater. From the depths of a cave to the icy Arctic, these people have demonstrated remarkable resilience and courage in the face of extreme adversity. From digging tunnels to living in caves, these brave individuals have gone above and beyond to achieve the impossible.
These 12 stories of courage and determination will surely inspire you to face your own challenges with strength and optimism. So, without further ado, let us take a look at 12 times people endured long, punishing ordeals.
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Brave effort.
![Photographer Sooyong Park spent MONTHS IN THE FORESTS OF EASTERN RUSSIA Не braved freezing temperatures and living in very basic conditions, all in an attempt to take pictures of the rare Siberian tiger. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/8/5/902185.jpg)
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Guinness nixed snake record attempt.
![In 2010, a British man tried to break the Guinness World Record for longest time living with snakes by spending 121 DAYS WITH VENOMOUS SNAKES. Unfortunately, it turned out Guinness wasn't maintaining that record anymore. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/8/4/902184.jpg)
69 days underground.
![33 people were STUCK UNDERGROUND FOR 69 DAYS after the San José copper-gold mine near Copiapó, Chile collapsed in 2010. They were 2,257 feet below the surface. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/8/3/902183.jpg)
Digging his way out.
![CRACKED In 1951, Joseph Holmes managed to break out of the Maryland Penitentiary after 19 months of DIGGING A iD. PENITENTIARY 32565 70-FOOT-LONG TUNNEL. The escape route went under the prison's walls and up through more than a foot of concrete and slate.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/8/6/902186.jpg)
Ketchup and spices: the meal of champions.
![CMA In 2020, Elvis Francois was STRANDED AT SEA FOR ALMOST A MONTH with only ketchup and spices to eat. Не was eventually saved by the Colombian Navy. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/8/902178.jpg)
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Cold, hungry, and stuck.
![In 1942, seven people on a U.S. Army plane got STUCK IN GREENLAND after their plane crashed during a search mission. Despite many attempts to save them, they had to survive frostbite in the freezing cold, with no food for five months. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/8/1/902181.jpg)
Alone in a cave.
![Wiber CRACKED I I Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini spent 500 DAYS COMPLETELY ALONE IN A CAVE. She lost her sense of time so totally, she thought she had been in there for about a third of that time.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/5/902175.jpg)
Lost at sea.
![In 2012, two guys went on a fishing trip from Tapachula, Mexico, but got caught in a strong wind and ended up LOST AT SEA FOR 14 MONTHS. Only one survived the ordeal, having gone through a lot of hunger, thirst, and bad weather. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/6/902176.jpg)
Living in a cave: the ultimate experiment.
![CRACKED In 1972, Michel Siffre decided to spend SIX MONTHS LIVING IN A CAVE in Texas, completely cut off from the outside world. Не didn't have a clock, calendar, or even the sun to tell him what time it was, so he could study the natural rhythms of life.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/9/902179.jpg)
One million and done.
![Jeremy Harper spent THREE MONTHS HOLED UP IN HIS APARTMENT counting from one to one million, in order to raise money for charity. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/8/2/902182.jpg)
Brave.
![Iñupiat woman Ada Blackjack spent TWO YEARS ON WRANGEL ISLAND after a failed expedition. She had to figure out how to survive in the Arctic, hunting and trapping, and she was the only one from the expedition who made it out alive. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/8/0/902180.jpg)
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Wildlife photographer stuck in Alaskan wilderness.
![Wildlife photographer Carl McCunn spent a grueling EIGHT AND A HALF MONTHS IN THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS with no food or way to escape. In the end, he was so desperate that he took his own life with a gun. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/7/902177.jpg)