“The journey back to civilisation was often a whole lot faster and just as dramatic. On an MI-17 helicopter no less! Sitting atop and around military cargo. The best way to describe the Tawang sojourn was to compare it to a VR game, where one went from 'Jack and the Beanstalk' to the land of Black Hawk Down, all within nine weeks” InspirationalAdventureSurvivalNonfictionGritHelicoptersNidhiesharmaTawangTrueaccount Book:Invictus Source: Invictus
“I suppose the precise moment when death swoops in to snatch your soul isn't actually terrifying. The nanoseconds preceding it are like Final Destination 6 playing out at 120 frames per second. The Jeep hurtling down, me inside it, being tossed around violently, screaming, watching the freefall knowing that the gas tank has 60 gallons of petrol in it and seeing a protruding rock fifty metres ahead. Now that is cruel!” InspirationalDeathHumourSurvivalMountainsNidhiesharmaTawangJunglesTrueaccountManvswild Strongwomen Survivor Book:Invictus Source: Invictus
“I had always hoped to die in my sleep with a peaceful look and a rose-tinted lip balm on, so the idea of having my mangled charred parts picked from a hundred mile radius was mortifying. That was no way to go if the Gods loved you, I reasoned. At thirteen, most of us beleived that we were loved. I did go home and write up that will, just in case they didn't” InspirationalDeathHumourAdventureMountainsNidhiesharmaJunglesTrueaccountManvswild Strongwomen Survivor Book:Invictus Source: Invictus
“The Jungle was alive. A throbbing entity with its own rules of engagement. And the rules were fairly simple. That you did not try to engage with it. That you had to let it own you. The Jungle had ears and eyes. It found your fears faster than you found your strength. And word travelled fast, really fast. Especially if raging waters criss-crossed through its hear. If you did not square off with your fears, the Jungle would square off with you.” InspirationalHopeNonfictionGritTawangJunglesResilenceTrueaccountManvswild Strongwomen Survivor Book:Invictus Source: Invictus