Survival 101

First-aid tips, survival gear, what to do if..., plus dangerous hikes (and a few scary stories).

Updated Dec 4, 2024

Katie Herrel

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Frostbitten Feet

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Separated From Group

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Trapped by a Rock

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Lost in a Whiteout

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(Rabid?) Animal

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A Mangled Ankle

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A Menacing Stranger

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Raging Whitewater

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A Mama Bear & Her Cub

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Volcanic Eruption

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Stuck on a Scree Slope

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Lost in the Desert

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Trapped by a Rock

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Archive

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Half Hitch as Bowline Backtie

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Clove Hitch-Single Line

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Clove Hitch-Mid-Rope

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Overhand Knot-Mid Rope

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Quick Release Trucker’s Hitch

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Figure 8 Knot, Mid-Rope

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Treat a Sprained Ankle

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Set a Fractured Leg

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Treat a Blister

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Treat a Gaping Wound

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Make a Survival Bracelet

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The Ultimate Survival Kit

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America’s Ten Most Dangerous Hikes

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Kalalau Trail, Kauai, HI

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Mist Trail, Half Dome, CA

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Buckskin Gulch, UT

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Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, AZ

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Barr Trail, Pikes Peak, CO

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Abrams Falls, Great Smoky Mtns., TN

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Mt. Washington, NH

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Huckleberry Mtn., Apgar Range, MT

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Muir Snowfield, Mt. Rainier, WA

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Caught in a Colorado Snowstorm

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Lost in the Olympics

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Fighting Death on Mt. Foraker

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Headfirst Down the McKinley

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Man Versus Rock