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Reality-TV stars never sustain long careers. Just don't tell that to Grylls.
Temperatures were brutally low at this year鈥檚 running of the 300-mile competition, and one frostbitten competitor may lose his hands and feet. Is this just the price of playing a risky game, or does something need to change?
As rescuers worked to save seven climbers, television crews live-streamed everything. The question is: should they?
How long will it last during the apocalypse? Can you use it as a weapon? We ask all the important questions.
A new case study digs into the medical records of a lost diver's incredible survival story
If you found yourself stuck at the bottom of a canyon with a broken leg, what do you do? Not long ago, our host faced this exact scenario.
A bee sting won't hurt you unless you're allergic鈥攐r so you thought until you disturbed a hive of African bees
When you picked some mushrooms off the forest floor, you planned to make a nice risotto. But now you're in the hospital, fighting for your life.
You're alone in the open sea on a surfboard, blown far offshore by a strong wind. What does it feel like? What do you do?
A remote car accident, a broken ski, a tumble in the snow, and a slow descent into hypothermia
A practical approach to making mass shootings less deadly
Learn to build a fire, track animals, and forage for wild food鈥攁nd still sleep in a bed
A fire starter that's very nearly windproof and works almost anywhere, anytime
What you鈥檒l take from the stories in this issue is that same bit of wisdom gleaned from all great adventure tales. We humans can endure far more than we ever imagined.
Tips on self-defense, BASE jumping, and how to make it out of a plane crash alive
Making it through a catastrophic event is just the first step. Presenting five true case studies in survival.
Element Awareness Camp offers underserved Los Angeles youth the opportunity to go into the wilderness for a week.
Pitching a tent, healing a wound, and finding your way are about the most important things you can learn how to do. They're also the easiest.
Less than one year ago, ultrarunner Adam Campbell fell 100 feet over a cliff. Doctors weren't sure he'd ever walk again. Last weekend, he finished one of the most difficult ultramarathons in the world.
Advice from a longtime NOLS instructor on when and how to cross a river, without drowning
Are you still mapping like it's 1999?
The Survival Trial is not your average outdoor adventure race. Competitors spend 24 hours in the backcountry of northern New Mexico completing survival challenges that range from fire-starting to defensive firearm engagements.
Imagine all the fun of an outdoor blade in a package you can use more often. Put one to use in your kitchen, and it might make cooking dinner feel a little more exciting.
This segment from the documentary follows survival expert Les Stroud, a.k.a. Survivorman, as he attempts to follow the supposed path two-year-old Keith Parkinson took from his barn into the woods where he was eventually found.
From 'Jaws' to the creatively bad shark films of 2013, we revisited them all for you
Read these and start thriving outdoors
Plus, 国产吃瓜黑料 staffers' favorite survival books of all time
The gear that will fix your problems when you鈥檙e a longways from nowhere
Humans are on the brink of technologies that can control the weather and possibly save us from climate change. But playing God is risky business.
When forecasts called for a massive tornado in central Oklahoma in 2013, storm chasers flocked to the area. Then all hell broke loose.
If you鈥檙e lost, this tool may be the key to your survival.
Everything you need to survive for 72 hours, stuffed into a single waterproof bag
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The story of two explorers chased down鈥攚ell, technically up鈥攂y a jaguar
And how you can prepare for the apocalypse better than a billionaire
Meet Jody and his dog Levi. They've both survived major accidents, suffered from extensive surgeries, and stuck by each other's side through everything.
What's the best knife for you? The answer is simpler than you might think.
How to find the best tool for your pocket and wallet
Seven affordable items you should always have packed and ready to go. Just in case.
Fall鈥檚 stealth timepieces are burly, technical, and 100 percent badass
Have you ever found yourself on a boat besieged by pirates? Aboard a derailing train? Former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson explains how to survive these crises and many more in his new book, 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition.
Listen to your primal fear or die trying
From dog-eared classics to under-the-radar picks, this is our list of 15 books that will awaken the adolescent 国产吃瓜黑料r.
As the Category Four storm threatened landfall last week, dozens of Urban Search and Rescue teams were deploying from around the country, mobilizing at lightning speed to save residents from the wreckage. Our man embedded with one of these elite squads鈥攁nd soon learned the logistical nightmare involved with disaster aid on a massive scale.
Last week's viral video illustrated how dangerous bears can be鈥攁nd taught us a few lessons on how to survive such an attack
The one-week boot camp puts paying customers in the middle of the Indonesian jungle, then helps them survive the journey home
Everything a beginner needs to know to become a competent marksman
An utterly inept man gets lost in the West for 37 days. What happens next is, believe it or not, why America created its first national park.
Welcome to the ninth annual Firefly Gathering, a four-day survival camp packed with pine-needle baskets, tomahawk throws, sinew glue, mycology crawls, and ecstatic drumming.
Alone, deep underwater inside a sunken ship, with only minutes to survive, Michael Proudfoot's survival story might be the most epic to date
Discovery's new show 'American Tarzan' pits climbers, runners, and lifters against each other in a 'Survivor' meets 'American Ninja Warrior' showdown
When your submarine is on the verge of imploding, you better make all the right choices
Hotshots take on exceptional risk. Could unionizing give them the voice they need to avoid deadly situations like Yarnell Hill?
Saws, water filters, and fishing kits as price tags? Genius.
When a group of immigrants set out across the desert, the results helped researcher create the Death Index, a new model for dehydration.
Jon Krakauer鈥檚 obsession with what killed the star of 鈥業nto the Wild鈥 has persisted for nearly 24 years. Whether it was ignorance or arrogance, do the details still make a difference?
Pablo Valencia spent six days wandering the 110-degree desert before stumbling into McGee's camp. He shouldn't have been alive, but he was.
An amusing albeit brief look at the basics of adventuring outdoors.
The bizarre science behind Phil Broscovak's lightning strike, and his incredible journey of recovery
Experts are training the vicious wild animals to sniff out avalanche victims鈥攚ithout mauling them to death
Great for hunting food or fending off zombies
This 1,000-mile race across the frozen wilderness of Alaska necessitates some very specialized kit
A remote car accident, a broken ski, a tumble in the snow, and a slow descent into hypothermia before (spoiler alert!) a dramatic rescue
When a person goes missing outdoors, there鈥檚 a specific protocol for finding them within the first 24 hours. After that first day, it becomes much tougher.
Stock your physical and digital library with these must-read and must-see works that capture the fun, danger, and beauty of the cold.
An off-the-grid emergency warning system called Smart Park could give visitors critical information about weather and missing persons
The 5 products from the Denver trade show that we can鈥檛 wait to test this season
Knowing how to survive in the wild isn't the same thing as knowing how to survive in the big city when an earthquake or tsunami strikes. Wherever you live, Japan's new survival manual may save your life.
A man wakes up on a muddy logging road in the middle of the mountains. His truck is dead. His phone is out of range. He鈥檚 got no food. How did he make it out?
People coming back to life after being frozen stiff. Frogs that cryopreserve for winter and then reanimate. The emerging frontier of extreme cold is offering revolutionary new insights and therapies for everything from deadly exposure to peak athletic performance.