Key TakeawaysCreating a comprehensive family disaster plan with designated meeting points and communication strategies ...

Finland, Norway and Sweden issued fresh advice on how to “prepare for incidents and crises”, with Swedish citizens receiving a 32-page pamphlet on how to seek shelter, what food to stock up on ...

On deeper wilderness hikes ... Tent stakes keep your shelter secure, but a sturdy ground tarp or footprint offers your tent crucial protection from the surface below. Camping trips became much ...

A 28-year-old woman described how she survived for weeks outdoors in California’s eastern Sierra mountains by foraging for ...

Greg Schatz and his all-volunteer work crew from the Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead started digging a solar-powered ...

Tiffany Slaton detailed her ordeal during a news conference with the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, two days after she was found in a cabin that the owner had left unlocked in case wayward hikers ...

Winter travel can be hazardous. The information provided here is designed for educational use only and is not a substitute for specific training or experience. Princeton University and the author ...