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Do you have any recommended reading (maybe even something you wrote yourself) about what it's like to live like that?


I have written anything because it's hard to describe. I'm sort of working on it. As for books, I didn't think I had any but just realized I went through a phase where I read nothing but Arctic and Antarctic exploration books. I related to the extremes we find ourselves in and the fear we feel when we realize there is no hope of rescue should something go wrong and it seems highly likely something will go wrong.

This one is my favorite:

The Worst Journey in the World

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worst_Journey_in_the_World

But I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention Shackleton's amazing expeditions


NASA did a program/simulation of a Mars base on the Maura Loa volcano in Hawaii where they had a crew live for an extended period of time. There has been a lot of great writing about it as well as a good podcast (The Habitat)




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