Chapter 1
The legend of the extra traveler
Chapter 2
Inside the survival brain
Chapter 3
Global encounters with the guardian
Ch 3 · Global encounters with the guardian
prysmicc The Third Man Factor
When the freezing wind starts to steal your breath, and you're holding tight to a frayed hemp rope, a silent shadow walks right by your side.
prysmicc Himalayan Sherpas view these mysterious companions as protective spirits or ancestral guardians of the peaks.
Fun Fact
Ghostly pilot: In 1895, solo sailor Joshua Slocum saw a ghost pilot sail his boat through a storm while Slocum was delirious with food poisoning.
prysmicc Solo sailor Joshua Slocum was saved during a storm by a phantom from Christopher Columbus's crew.
Glossary
presence (noun)
A person or thing that is felt or believed to be present in a place. During his 1916 Antarctic trek, Ernest Shackleton sensed an unseen companion guiding his exhausted crew to safety.
A person or thing that is felt or believed to be present in a place. During his 1916 Antarctic trek, Ernest Shackleton sensed an unseen companion guiding his exhausted crew to safety.
Quiz
On September 11, 2001, Ron DiFrancesco was guided out of which building by an unseen presence?
BETA
prysmicc Swipe to guide your desert traveler to discover how the mind creates invisible survival companions.
Quiz
What illness did sailor Joshua Slocum have when he hallucinated the ghostly Spanish pilot?
Quiz
Which famous solo sailor in 1895 claimed the pilot of Columbus's ship Pinta steered his boat?
Quiz
What unique physical sensation did 9/11 survivor Ron DiFrancesco report about his unseen guide?
Quiz
Climber Reinhold Messner felt an invisible companion during a tragic 1970 descent of which mountain?
Quiz
Where do modern researchers still frequently report experiencing the Third Man Factor today?