Recovering From Covid? Do This Before Hiking at Altitude
Long-lasting Covid symptoms can affect your hiking performance at high elevations. Here's how to prepare.
First Aid
A Rare Ailment Is Sending Thru-Hikers to the Hospital
With less than 30,000 cases a year in the U.S., rhabdomyolysis is not a common ailment—but for some boundary-pushing hikers, it can be life-threatening.
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This Study Predicts Who Is Most Likely to Get Hurt in the Wilderness
A survey of more than 700 John Muir Trail thru-hikers gave researchers insight into what makes a hiker more likely to get injured or ill while backpacking.
Don’t Become a Victim: How Situational Awareness Can Save Hikers’ Lives
Running into danger to save others is a noble urge. But curb it: A hurt rescuer is worse than no rescuer at all.
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Den Mother: What Should I Do About a Snakebite?
Alone and snakebitten? There are better strategies than panic.
Six Ways to Survive with a Plastic Bag
Nothing but a plastic bag? Use it to waterproof clothes, signal for rescue, and more.
Escape Plan: Recognize HAPE
Identify this high-altitude killer.
Saving Lives: Medical MacGyvers
Use what you have at any given moment to alleviate a medical emergency in the backcountry.