Episode 2 of 2

Crawl to Fort Kiowa

When: 1823
Where: Overland route to Fort Kiowa
Part of: Hugh Glass mauled by a grizzly on the Grand River

Glass crawled over 200 miles to Fort Kiowa, setting his broken leg and using a bear hide as a shroud.

Glass lay mutilated and alone, more than 200 miles from Fort Kiowa. He set his broken leg, wrapped himself in a bear hide, and began crawling south. Using Thunder Butte as a landmark, he reached the Cheyenne River, fashioned a raft, and floated downstream to Fort Kiowa.

Sources

Hugh Glass Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

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