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.
Danger Zones/Escape Plans
Worst Nightmares
Killer Hikes
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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: Wildlife
Spotting animals is a highlight of backcountry travel—unless they attack. Learn how to escape 22 dangerous species.
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: Weather
From hypothermia to heatstroke, the elements kill in myriad ways. Protect yourself with 34 tips on wind, rain, snow, and more.
Quiz: Would You Survive?
The wilderness can be deadly if you don't know what you're doing. Take our test to rate your survival IQ—and learn a few skills that might save your hide.
The Survival Issue: Saved by a Sock
"Improvise, adapt, and overcome." Bear Grylls and his crew lived by this mantra while filming episodes of Man vs. Wild. Here's how hikers can adopt it.
Boo! October Survival Issue Now Online
Because nothing's scarier than nature out to get you
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.
Survival: The Most Dangerous Game
Do you have what it takes to survive? Learn how to live through everything the wilderness can throw at you—then test your skills.
