survival
When an off-duty search and rescue volunteer happened upon Michael St. Laurent’s makeshift shelter in the backcountry of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, St. Laurent was prepared to die.
The 45-year-old had spent the last 10 days in the wilderness, suffering from frostbite, dehydration and injuries he… Read the rest
The American Avalanche Association, in partnership with the Flathead Nordic Ski Patrol and Backcountry Access, hosted its first annual Northern Rockies Avalanche Safety Workshop on Saturday, October 1. It was the first clinic of its kind in northern Montana. According to NBC Montana, over 250 backcountry enthusiasts attended the daylong… Read the rest
Even wilderness survivalists like the guy in this video know the value of a good, comfortable chair. Watch and learn valuable wilderness survival skills like how to collect tree resin for building fires and how to turn three sticks and a bag into the perfect I’m-Lost-But-Screw-It-’Cause-I’m-Comfortable deck chair.
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Three hikers in Kentucky’s Big South Fork National River Recreational Area had to spend an uncomfortable night lost in the woods last weekend despite being able to communicate with rangers via cell phone.
From the NPS Morning Report (the emphasis is my own):
A Scott County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher received … Read the rest
It’s great to do public service announcements, but this video makes me laugh more than I feel like it prepares me to take on a bear while out on trail. I am going to assume Backpacker Magazine, who produced this video, put an intern in that bear suit… fortunately he… Read the rest
