From Bear Grylls’ vast experience in survival expeditions, he’s pretty well honed his list of what gear you need to bring along. In his book How To Stay Alive, he provides some guidelines for what to pack in a potentially life-saving backpack. His first rule is to keep it light. With less weight, you can [...]
Spotting a moose in your vicinity on your hiking or camping trip can trigger panic. While beautiful creatures, their sheer size and fearsome antlers might make you feel in danger. The good news, you probably aren’t. “Although still rare, moose attacks are more common than bear attacks,” says David Mizejewski, a naturalist with the National [...]
Several tons of rock cut loose from a mountainside and crashed near Northside Drive in Yosemite National Park this Monday. No one was hurt, but the rockslide forced the National Park Service to close a number of roads and trailheads. The timing couldn’t be worse: The rockfall originated near the Horsetail Falls area of El [...]
The bad news: According to this footage, sea monsters are definitely real. The good news: They’re not nearly as speedy as you may have been led to believe. In July 2022, a woman spotted something while enjoying an afternoon at Coyote Beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico. She took a few steps closer and turned [...]
Usually, the most dangerous thing you’ll encounter in New York’s Prospect Park is an overly aggressive pigeon. So, imagine the surprise of park staff when they spotted a large alligator emerging from one of the ponds. The beast, which measured a full four feet long, sent onlookers running. He was quickly nicknamed Godzilla. After the [...]
Whether climbing a mountain, moving across ice, navigating a jungle or crossing the desert, conserving your physical energy is important for adventures and expeditions. “Your body is like a machine. If you fuel it, it’ll keep on working. If you don’t, it’ll break down,” writes Bear in How To Stay Alive. Careful conservation of energy [...]
Albuquerque police stumbled into an unlikely surprise while chasing down the source of gunfire in Albuquerque, New Mexico last month. They followed the sound of shooting to a mobile home, where they found the culprit—as well as a four-month-old baby tiger. The tiger, which had likely been obtained illegally as part of the black-market pet [...]
When a huge fire broke out at The Dog Resort, a doggy daycare facility in Seattle, this month, staff members didn’t think they’d be able to get all the dogs out in time. A dryer had caught flame, and thick gray smoke poured through the building. It was hard to see inside, let alone breathe. [...]
Attitude is everything. It can literally be the difference between life and death. In his books and TV shows, Bear tells stories of people who’ve survived in some of our planet’s most hostile environments. For example, in the series Escape from Hell, Bear reenacts how people survived avalanches, being lost in sand storms in the [...]
For even the most jaded adventurer, seeing the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, for the first time is a breathtaking experience. This celestial show results from the collision between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth’s atmosphere, creating an ethereal dance of green, pink, yellow and blue lights. While [...]
