Top 10 Survivors Who Simply Would Not Give Up - TopTenzNet

[@christopherlonghurst2113]

I really enjoyed the video, but felt that Shackleton should have been included in there somewhere. An amazing feat of never giving up and managed to save 100% of his crew.

[@Garryck-1]

Shackleton deserves an episode to himself..

[@paulgaskins7713]

Both the original post and JAFO’s post are very true and much agreed, but even though it’s not in the title I’m pretty sure it’s ten stories that are lesser known. Or maybe they’re lesser known to me and I don’t know Jack lol

[@forlorndream1400]

I was once trapped on the motorway for 6 hours due to heavy traffic caused by an accident. I survived by eating my packed lunch and sipping my flask of tea. It was touch and go for the last 2 hours as my iPod battery ran flat so I had to listen to the radio.

[@hwiley8141]

I bet you didn't even have a china cup. You poor #@$. :)

[@Bubba2Guns]

Did you survive?

[@joshglover2370]

😨 I'll bet you pack a car charger now! 😅

[@ACoustaDC]

Poor thing... glad you came out of it on the other side.... There should be medals for people like yourself.

[@PhantomHostLive]

i would watch a movie about this

[@hitlerthechristian3604]

you know you don't get paid enough when you allow people in your country for cigarettes

[@munkieblues2474]

you have all these survival tv programs but watching this 10 people that show the determination to go on and to stubborn to die makes me happy and helps to show that humans are capable to take on mother nature and wilderness give this video a Big Thumbs up and 10 points

[@brownsugar163]

It just goes to show you people can survive through the worst extremes and live to tell the tale. We complain if our steak is under cooked and dont appreciate what we have.

[@Bluesit32]

What about Aron Ralston? The guy got stuck for 127 hours and resorted to amputating his trapped arm with a dull two inch knife. They made a movie out of it!

[@SoulDevoured]

Well how's he stack up to these other guys? Who spent YEARS alone or repeatedly climbed themselves out of tight spots? Despite suffering crippling wounds. Aron's story is incredible and he's a survivor for sure, but I'd not put his story in the top 10.

[@bobbrooks80]

With a dull knife?? He had sand stone to all around him to sharpen his knife. Bullsit storey.

[@CarMaBear]

Exactly, there's already a movie about him.

[@pavyohnjohnson1239]

Who climbs a mountain after eye surgery

[@brandoelee6161]

Pavyohn Johnson Beck Weathers

[@jeffersonott4357]

U know what climbing everest has become... 1st couple to climb together, 1st person over 70 to climb, 1st person over 70 without oxygen, 1st person to climb than snowboard down mountain... Im assuming he wanted to be 1st doctor to climb after eye surgery and just before nose and hand surgery 😅

[@thegodd8155]

in my opinion this is the best work you have done yet keep it up ;)

[@DickPin]

Ten of the toughest people to survive in unbelievable situations. Me: stubs toe, three days off work.

[@LilyS1031]

Extremely interesting. In fact, I've seen hundreds of these and this is in the top 5. I really was disappointed when it was over. Maybe a part 2 or even an episode featuring just one survivor? This is great! Thanks

[@istvanpraha]

OMG! I would totally have gone crazy in any of these situations. I feel SO BAD for all of them!

[@ThatHungryKid1]

what about marcus luttrell, he got shot 11 times in the legs, broke his knees, got shot in the back, both of his legs' skin were burned, his back skin was also burned, he broke his pelvis, swallowed his tongue, fell of 2 cliffs, thats how his tongue was cut in half, his both elbows were messed up. he is fine today.

[@ThatHungryKid1]

and he crawled for 7 miles with all his injuries

[@osearthesp]

Swalllow tongue? don't think that's too common .........

[@user-xz9fw6lk3p]

Same

[@Bookish_Lattes]

This has been my favourite Top 10 yet! Really interesting.

[@These4walls05]

Love your voice, there is no one like you on here :)

[@laidbackThunderLord]

Incredible, and very informational. Some of the accounts are inspirational! You guys always do good work. Please, keep it up.

[@christopherlonghurst2113]

I should also be on there. I stepped on a lego brick once.

[@l.p3861]

Christopher Longhurst and they didn't make a movie out of that?! Outrageous

[@rufust.firefly2474]

Much more dangerous than Lego bricks to step on are those little metal pieces that come on the top of disposable lighters!!

[@richardnewcombe9449]

I think the worst thing is an electric 3 pin plug . Though Lego is very close behind.

[@resistradio4489]

#11 Christopher Longhurst, who once steeped on a Lego brick... and kept walking. Feel better now?

[@jamalthomas1724]

I guess none of you has ever kicked a trailer hitch huh? Haha

[@christineparis5607]

what I am most astonished by is that these people could survive the unbelievable pain they must have suffered for so long!! I have had simple flu and couldn't get out of bed, much less crawl through twenty degree weather, eat raw buffalo, or apply live maggots!!! are we just weaker now, or were these people truly superhuman in their stubbornness to survive?! I love this one especially because I had not heard of several of the men. great work!!!!

[@HigherHeartWarriorChannel]

christine paris yeah I wonder the same thing often. Is it our constant use of technology to make things easier for us on a daily basis contributing to our heavy reliance on technology and modern amenities? I also think that adrenaline had a HUGE roll to play on the survival of those people.

[@marigeobrien]

Wow. Really impressive list. I hadn't heard of any of those survivors. Each story was really inspiring. Thanks.

[@itsmatt2105]

What about Shackleton in Antarctica, Franklin's expedition to the Arctic, Scott's party to the South Pole, the plane full of soccer players that crashed in the Andes ('70's,'80's?) who resorted to cannibalism, the survivors of the Donner Party, Mary (not Laura) Engels in "Down The River?" The voracity of the Hugh Glass story is in question but worthy nonetheless but Ernest Shackleton's feat is far and away the most worthy of the no.1 spot. And it's documented and true.

[@dylanmorgan2752]

There can only be ten and they probably wanted less well known stories on there.

[@VoidHalo]

Haha I just got finished telling somebody else about Shackleton's voyage. The sad thing is, when Shackleton returned, he was labeled as a coward because while he was off "gallivanting around the Antarctic" men were fighting and dying on the front lines of The Great War. Though he did immediately ship off to serve in the war when he got back. Which is amazing, given what he'd already been through. Don't forget Douglas Mawson, too. Simon actually did another video on him on Today I Found Out. But just about any Antarctic expedition in that time was an amazing tale of survival. Though Scott didn't survive, I still have tons of respect for the man. More so if anything. It's a shame Amundsen stole the spotlight from him.

[@sebastianfandino7553]

No one from Scott's party survived the expedition. They never gave up.. but the video is about survivors.

[@Garryck-1]

Shackleton deserves an episode to himself..

[@Jason-wp7ed]

My god was that entertaining! especially #1, it's incredible what the human body & psyche is capable of!

[@patrickmccurry1563]

No, what SOME human bodies are capable of. Most would die no matter how magically strong your spirit was.

[@solidcrock0133]

+Patrick McCurry or maybe its because they 'gave up'.

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Solidcrock013 Victim blaming, really? There are many people that fight with every fiber of their being but still die. No one is immortal or infinite in form.

[@solidcrock0133]

Patrick McCurry don't act like I don't know that I am aware some people can still die despite putting all of their effort I'm not one of those dicks who thinks I can beat up anyone or anything like that, there are other methods of surviving a dangerous attacks other than pointlessly fighting and getting your body mutilated its just a matter of how its going to turn out.

[@VoidHalo]

If you liked this, you should watch Simon's video on Today I Found Out about Douglas Mawson. That was hands down the most amazing survival story I've ever heard. He goes far more into detail about it. And I'm not being hyperbolic here. Another similar story I'd recommend that I don't think Simon covered was Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Those guys went through stuff that we couldn't even imagine. Much less expect anyone to survive. In fact, you can take just about any antarctic expedition from that time period and it would make an amazing survival story.

[@justalexfilms]

Leonardo DiCaprio is playing Hugh Glass in The Revenant. Should be amazing.

[@evan5791]

It is

[@hillarymack3207]

Still is

[@joshglover2370]

He did a great job! 😀 Even the real Hugh Glass, AKA Chuck Norris was impressed! 😅

[@Zamtrios245]

Probably didn't get an oscar

[@jerrywatson2596]

Wow that last guy fighting a bear who ripped him open with even his ribs exposed. And he made it back, one tough dude.

[@archdynamics]

Absolutely stellar. Well done, good voice and makes you think about what a human being can actually endure.

[@BFSilenceDogood]

Incredible stories! Well done.

[@TheFiddle101]

Fascinating stories well told. Thank you!

[@rgerber]

11th: Jack Sparrow was marrooned on an island with one shot in his pistol for 3 days. He strapped a couple of seaturtles together with rope, from his own hair.

[@austinmurre]

i can barely survive stubbing my toe

[@galememeeof6688]

These guys were truly badass.

[@hpyles30241]

Wow! The human spirit is an amazing thing. Makes you think "Could i have done that? Or could i fight that hard to live?" Huh.

[@rebelliousnature4795]

10:25 "he was aggravated at the noise of mating sea lions" yeah, I get aggravated by the noise of my neighbors mating as well....

[@mastert4303]

Great survival stories thanks for the info

[@Sergeo333]

Great vid! I got here after reading 'into thin air' trying to learn more about Beck.

[@chrisalan1187]

Awesome work

[@isaaccontreras4675]

Great Video Brother!

[@ivanhernandez2541]

Gotta love the guy who moved his home sight because he was aggravated by the noise of sea lions mating 😂

[@TDBanimefan]

Holy shit, that last story was fucking amazing. Hugh Glass was indeed a survivor, his story is just amazing.

[@binoyaugustine6179]

Really inspiring in this time of peril.

[@samthompson390]

Really like this on Simon, maybe a part 2 is in order...? :)

[@DJ_Shenanigan00]

Amazing!

[@midgefidget5796]

I was watching the whole thing and saying to myself, I bet he ignores Hugh Glass. Thanks for including him, he's been my hero since I learned about him in gradeschool.

[@Treecareproj]

I love all your work but agreed this is the best one

[@3trilogy]

Some amazing stories!

[@patrickmccurry1563]

How about a list of survival stories where they didn't put themselves into danger through their own idiocy?

[@mikeklein5184]

Let’s go to one of the most extreme environments on earth so that we have to eat our dogs. The hubris!

[@DavidAWA]

Fascinating stuff!

[@The_Real_Mier]

Of all the badass actions these though guys had to do AND did, the BEST part is in the last clip, when Hugh Glass decided to find his former ‘pals’ to boldly retrieve his rifle!

[@elvisprucelee]

how have i never seen a movie about any of these? Does Hollywood not consider them stories worth telling? Or do you know of any film adaptations i missed? btw, big compliment for the video, very impressed here.

[@darealcrakaz2399]

Number 10 was the inspiration for life of pie

[@Jon6429]

elvisprucelee Number 6 may of inspired the 1957 movie "Run Of The Arrow"

[@dvdjonny]

elvisprucelee no 1 is being made into a movie starring leonardo di caprio,,, the movie's name is The Revanant

[@CramoJJEEDC]

number 7 is a film as well, while Archer did an episode on the Japanese soldier that wouldn't surrender

[@dobypilgrim6160]

CramoJJEEDC So did Gilligan's Island. Lol. True. Ten years before the Japanese soldier surrendered.

[@danmarsh6698]

Great list

[@Player-fr3vc]

Do not go gently my friends.

[@ChristophersMum]

Player 1 RAGE RAGE, at the dying of the light......

[@stevenmartinek4419]

I'll tell you who would never give up, Mr. Simon Whistler. His boat was wrecked and he was marooned on a tropical island. Mr. Whistler used the environment and everything he had available in his survival kit to survive for 3 years until he gained the strength to swim home.

[@falcosk8]

excellent!

[@IDrawOthers]

That's what I call actual badassery.

[@chrisrussell18]

great vid very interesting

[@cristolibrium8599]

i would think that simon wiesenthal was no 1 survivor who would give up. That man was amazing.... :) but great vid anyway

[@releecoo]

Thanks for all your topTenz! I HAVE A SUGGESTION: Can u do a top10 designs/ideas but ended up being terrible? E.g. (maybe) the Pinto's gas tank between the bumper & rear axle or Invading Russia for more living space. The point is: viewers can learn from history. Thanks!

[@danielbenson6407]

Sir Douglass Mawson, after that insane story of survival, missed the boat by 4 hours and had to wait in Antarctica for a year for another ship? I don't deserve to complain about anything... 😩

[@robbieberg9452]

i survived the bunny pit when i was 5 they were so cuddly and i had to hug them all

[@venaticcone6027]

#1-WHAT A BADASS

[@sakurakitsunestar]

the story of the north korean man made me cry a bit family is the most important thing to me

[@GeneralKaleRan]

So inspiring

[@Kellethorn]

I'm pretty shocked Ernest Shackleton wasn't on here!

[@VoidHalo]

Ninnis was behind Mawson when he plunged into the crevasse. Not beside him. Mawson didn't realize what had happened until he looked back and saw the hole in the ground with a set of foot prints leading up to it, and none leading away. When he looked down he saw one of the dogs with its back broken lying on a shelf 150 feet down, while the hole continued beyond. Mertz and Mawson called out to Ninnis for 3 hours before giving him up for dead.

[@benjamintaylor4447]

Humanity's history is long and fraught with horrible experiences. Countless stories of survival and perseverance have been lost in the dust of history. These were just a few notable accounts.

[@fnaag6871]

I think that guy who tried to climb Everest and ran out of oxygen, fainted, got frost bite, and then somehow climbed back down the mountain to his comrades from waking up should be on here.

[@Heyiya-if]

Missing: Fernando Parrado and Roberto Canessa of the Uruguayan rugby team whose flight crashed in the Andes in 1972. Crossing the Andes while emaciated, in summer clothing and with no mountaineering experience to survive and get help for those remaining at the crash site.

[@brandoelee6161]

I lived with the same woman for over 10 years.

[@skurkyOh5]

I can't even survive a day without my iPhone.

[@ungowa1002]

Who was the guy that cut his own arm off whose story was made into movie?

[@afrikasmith1049]

I remembered number 8. It was made into a documentary. It was around the time when i was beginning to fully understand what communism is and why Lenin was considered the godfather of modern dictatorship.

[@SarahCatchpole]

What, no mention of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance?

[@Garryck-1]

Shackleton deserves an episode to himself..

[@chikotembo]

never give up!!

[@losaikosavetheearth4215]

Men (&) women percervere in the worst of conditions. These folks deserve a break for doing what was right in their times, even though times had changed. WLB

[@JamesASaurusBeast]

What about that guy that survived in the Andes for probably 50+ years with his crew?THEY HAD TO FEED ON FREAKING DEAD HUMANS.

[@parkourguy1393]

What happened to Aaron Ralston who survived 127 Hours with his arm stuck in a bouldef before amputating it. They even a movie about called " 127 Hours".

[@elbobo100]

Guadeloupe. Never heard anyone leave out the "e" sound at the end before. Great video though.

[@TheBloodyBasterd]

Damn brave people

[@oaksflyingyolo6962]

Haha funny because I'm going sky diving tomorrow

[@NLYSstudios]

Yeah

[@livgreenberg3038]

Did you survive yet?

[@trevorschmitt-ernst4813]

You should have done the crew of the Endurance lead by Shackleton.

[@Lukerogers0121]

Have a feeling aaron rolston will be in this

[@winonalieux6728]

Please do a video about people in these circumstances that aren’t men. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of material.

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

Aron Ralston... and Rasputin.

[@gumpthompson5139]

Stayed sane by sit ups and algebra problems? Oh we live very deferent lives friend

[@AdamTaitLifeStyle]

Never 1 is a beast.

[@alexiskiri9693]

Men are men, and boys are boys. Which one are you? Loved this video. Okay, another family story. I was watching TV with my sister-in-law, who was married to my older brother. 200 pounds, massive, but a gentle giant. It was, I think, but I'm not sure, a hallmark movie, and I said; I don't know, but there is something wrong with the men in these movies, I don't know what it is. And my sister-in-law turned to me and said " they're girly boys", And I had to say "yes" she'd called it. Most hollywood actors are girly boys. But I want you men out there to understand, some of us women are not really interested in "girly boys". I don't want a "girlfriend", I want a husband, who will take conmand.

[@neutronpixie6106]

I should be on this list. Anyone that has ever met my ex would agree.

[@kunseok]

pretty sure that the north korean dude should be number one, if this list goes from least hard to most...

[@AyubuKK]

Wow!

[@adamwhite2850]

what software did you use to make the video? how do you market your videos. i uploaded a video no one watched it in a week.

[@j.dunlop8295]

Selkirk, was right about the ship it sailed on a few hundred miles and sank! When going home he lived in a cave and danced with cats! Bit, unhinged?

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Have you guys done a "Doomed Expeditions" list yet?

[@itsmatt2105]

bah-Dumb bum666 I've heard it said that, back in the day, the British didn't consider an expedition to be successful unless someone died.

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Matt Obermiller Lol. Really?

[@itsmatt2105]

bah-Dumb bum666 The person (I don't recall who said it) was being factious but a survey of British expeditions reveals there may be some truth to the statement. There were a lot of Englishmen who stiff- upper-lipped-it right to the point they died.

[@stratdude56]

the last one sounds a lot like the Jim Bridger story told by my grandfather. Funny thing is you can Wikipedia these two men and find the same stories, well similar enough to be wary of the validity

[@VoidHalo]

The thumbnail looks like Godzilla destroying a city.

[@joshglover2370]

They say Hugh Glass moved out to California and is now a successful Hollywood actor who goes by the stage name, "Chuck Norris"! 🤣

[@ellepwnzstevedaily]

Isn't the Hugh Glass story HEAVILY disputed?

[@alisgray]

Long I in "Kiowa." "Arikara" has stress on the second syllable.

[@samuelmos]

Very disappointed the bear/survivor on the title pic wasn't about Jedediah Strong Smith (January 6, 1799 - May 27, 1831), He also was nearly killed by a bear, killed it with his knife then lived in its carcass for weeks until another wagon train came through.

[@rjanjasund5998]

Agrovated by the noise of mating sea lions, the only reason to abandon the beach

[@gryffindork9563]

My Grandmother lived through a man man famine in Ukraine when she was a very young child, she got inside her home just in time! Someone try to kidnap her for food 😢 she lived to be age 94

[@erlinghardeland4919]

You should take a look at Jan Bålsrud.

[@WileyGunslinger]

To the guy who slaughtered and ate his dogs.... I’m disappointed you survived. You are not note-worthy. To hell with you.

[@razedWrong]

I once ate a liver my mother made me. That was tough.