Survival

Events

We’re Looking for Your Survival Stories

The Editors

Skills

Podcast Bonus Content: Buried in a Rockslide

BACKPACKER Contributors and Editors

News

Careful Out There: Falling Trees, Helicopter Rescues, and a Continuing Search

Zoe Gates

News

Careful Out There: Fallen Trees, Wolves, and a Crevasse

Zoe Gates

News

Careful Out There: Deadly Falls, Family Reunions, and Metallica

Zoe Gates

News

Careful Out There: Yaks, Slot Canyons, and the Into the Wild Bus

Zoe Gates

Videos

How to Do the Hypothermia Dance

Jesse Albanese

Editors' Choice Videos

Editors' Choice Spring 2016: MSR Guardian Purifier

Editors' Choice Videos

Editors' Choice Snow: Black Diamond JetForce Technology Airbag

Survival Videos

Survival School: How to Downclimb

Survival Videos

Out Alive: Survive A Grizzly Attack

Survival Videos

Out Alive: Survive A Grizzly Attack

News

Lost Australian Hiker Survives For a Month By Eating Butterflies

Ted Alvarez

Expedition News

Recreating Shackleton’s Journey: A Q&A with Adventurer Tim Jarvis

Trent Knoss

Skills Videos

Survival Lab: Caveman Skills

Videos

Winter Skills: Make Deadman Tent Stake Anchors

Videos

How to Use Bear Spray

Videos

How-To: Use Your Pants as a Flotation Device

Survival Videos

Survival Lab: Build a Backcountry Solar Still

Survival Videos

Survival Lab: Harvest Dew

Survival Videos

Survival Lab: Carve a Feather Stick

Survival Videos

Survival Lab: Carve a Feather Stick

Skills Videos

Survival Skills: How to Safely Cross a River

Videos

How to Use a Bear Canister

Skills Videos

Survival Skills: Treating Broken Bones

Videos

Water Purification Techniques

Videos

Learn How to Hang a Bear Bag