1. Juliane Koepcke
Survived a plane crash in the Peruvian rainforest and trekked 10 days to safety.
2. Aron Ralston
Trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon, he amputated his own arm to escape.
3. Ricky Megee
Lost in the Australian Outback, he survived by eating frogs and snakes.
4. Jose Salvador Alvarenga
Survived 438 days lost at sea in a small fishing boat.
5. Yossi Ghinsberg
Survived three weeks in the Amazon jungle after getting separated from his group.
6. Mauro Prosperi
Lost in the Sahara Desert during a marathon, he survived by drinking his own urine and eating bats.
7. Poon Lim
Survived 133 days adrift in the Atlantic Ocean on a small wooden raft.
8. Steve Callahan
Survived 76 days adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in a life raft.
9. Ada Blackjack
Survived two years alone on an uninhabited island in the Arctic.
10. Alexander Selkirk
The real-life inspiration for Robinson Crusoe, he survived more than four years on an uninhabited island.