These Skiers Accepted Death When An Avalanche Buried Them Alive
They survived and celebrate their "second birthday" every year.
They survived and celebrate their "second birthday" every year.
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Boogie your way out of trouble with the hypothermia dance. Corey Buhay, Backpacker's own Warmth Expert, teaches you how.
This could be the last water filter you'll ever buy.
This battery-operated, fan-powered airbag system takes the hassle and uncertainty out of a piece of critical safety gear.
Learn how to get down safely when you've climbed into a dangerous position.
One couple's harrowing escape from a predatory bear.
One couple's harrowing escape from a predatory bear.
The polar explorer successfully recreated Sir Ernest Shackleton's incredible Antarctic survival journey.
Learn to make basics tools with what you can find in the backcountry.
Executive Editor Dennis Lewon shows how to anchor your tent in the snow.
How to responsibly store, equip, release, and dispose of bear spray.
How to improvise a flotation device using your pants.
Have a puddle of putrid water--or nothing to drink besides your own pee? Drop Dead Ted shows you how to build a backcountry solar still that'll make pure water out of just about anything wet.