An Extraordinarily Intense Survival Course
A grizzly bear and her cub mauled several teens taking part in a 30-day survival skills NOLS course in Alaska. Two among the group were badly injured, but they all survived. The group was on day 24 of...
View ArticleCrashed Pilot Survives for 17 Hours in Lake Huron
A New York pilot on his way to Wisconsin crashed into Lake Huron at 5pm yesterday and spent the next 17 hours swimming, floating and treading water – all without a life jacket. The 42-year-old...
View ArticleMan Stranded in Nome, AK Survives on Beer
A man in Nome, Alaska was stranded for 60 hours after “seeing how far north he could get on his way out of town.” He found out when his car hit a snowdrift and became stuck. Then he had plenty of time...
View ArticleLost Snowshoer on Rainier Burned Cash for Warmth
Nothing to make you ponder a lifetime spent trying to earn cash like literally burning your money for warmth while trying to survive. A 66-year-old snowshoer lost his way on Mount Rainer after sliding...
View ArticleNear Fatal Accident in Tahoe
Kristin Jacobsen was skiing Sierra at Tahoe with her husband just behind when she disappeared into the snow. Her husband was there in seconds screaming for help and trying to dig her out, but he only...
View ArticleSkier Unhurt After Plummet into Crevice
A Seattle skier was making his way across open terrain near Decker Mountain in British Columbia. He spotted a small crack, then he spotted it expanding, then he spotted the sun from the bottom of a...
View ArticleU.S. Students Survive 9 Days Stranded in New Zealand Backcountry
Two students from legendary party school University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point survived a nine-day ordeal in the New Zealand backcountry by rationing their meager trail mix and warming themselves in...
View ArticleStart a Fire with Urine (and Plastic Wrap)
There’s no way I could do this without getting urine all over my hands. That doesn’t mean I won’t try. A man who wraps his apples in Saran Wrap and goes by the name The King of Random put together this...
View ArticleBear Grylls Launching Survival School: $4800 Per Person
Want to learn how to eat insects and build a fire in the pouring rain? Now you can do so with help from Bear Grylls’ trusted team of advisors. The ultra-hunk reality show star is launching a survival...
View ArticleSurfer Washed Overboard Survives 27 Hours at Sea
Usually when these things happen, it’s because someone’s had too much beer and is tipsily returning it to the sea, but in Brett Archibald’s case it was seasickness that did him in. The 50-year-old...
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