Yossi Ghinsberg is een avonturier en auteur wiens werk zich vaak verdiept in de diepten van menselijk veerkracht bij extreme uitdagingen. Zijn schrijven put uit persoonlijke overlevingservaringen, waarbij de psychologische en fysieke grenzen van het menselijk bestaan worden verkend. Ghinsbergs unieke perspectief biedt lezers boeiende verhalen over de kracht van de geest en de wil om te leven. Zijn verhalen resoneren met degenen die inspiratie zoeken onder de zwaarste omstandigheden.
Four backpackers meet in Bolivia and set off into the rainforest on a dream expedition, lured by the promise of uncharted villages and forgotten tribes hidden in places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the Amazonian jungle.
Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. The group splits up after disagreements, and Yossi and his friend try to find their own way back without a guide. But when a terrible rafting accident separates them, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone. Stranded without a knife, map or survival training, he must improvise in order to survive. He wonders if he will make it back alive. Ghinsberg's terrifying true account of his ordeal is simply impossible to put down