The Survival Issue: Wildlife
Spotting animals is a highlight of backcountry travel—unless they attack. Learn how to escape 22 dangerous species.
Danger Zones/Escape Plans
Worst Nightmares
Killer Hikes
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The Survival Issue: Terrain
Don't let the desert–or swamps, cliffs, jungles, glaciers, or other potentially dangerous landscapes–be your end.
The Survival Issue: Gravity
Falls trigger more backcountry deaths than almost ever other cause combined. Here's how to go up without tumbling down.
The Survival Issue: Weather
From hypothermia to heatstroke, the elements kill in myriad ways. Protect yourself with 34 tips on wind, rain, snow, and more.
The Survival Issue: You
To err is human, bt to err in the wilderness can get you in a load of trouble. Here's how to manage missteps and improvise fixes.
Backcountry Survival: How to Survive in the Backcountry
There's a backcountry killer on the loose, and it's not hypothermia, grizzly bears, or rockfall. The thing mostly likely to maim you on your next hiking trip is living inside your head.
Test Your Survival IQ: Widlife
Bear Grylls has had his share of close scrapes with wildlife, yet he's always managed to come out alive. Would you? Take this quiz to see how you measure up.
Wildlife Body Language
When faced with a large, testy animal, it pays to know whether it's saying, "Hi there" or "I'm about to shred your lungs."