Nature Survival

When strangers Jared Rund and Diane McKenney met on Mount Rainier in Washington state, neither of them knew where the next few days on one of the most dangerous peaks in North America would lead them. Caught in a blizzard and detached from the rest of their party, the two are forced to spend a bewildering and frightening night high on the 14,411-foot peak with nothing to save them except their own will and preparation. But sometimes, it is the toughest of times that lead to the best. And for Jared and Diane, if a mountain blizzard couldn't stop them, then nothing would.

Vildmarksprøven er en historie om en ung kvinde, som gennem to år prøver kræfter med den barske natur i Yukon Territoriet ved Alaskas østlige grænse. Hun kan ikke engang tænde et bål, da hun flytter ud i en uisoleret, øde beliggende hytte, som tilhører den ranch, hun arbejder på. Men hun lærer efterhånden at klare sig i denne nye verden, hvor al transport foregår med hundeslæde, hvor der skal hugges brænde, hvis hun ikke vil fryse ihjel, og smeltes sne for at skaffe tilstrækkelig drikkevand.

Six days after giving birth, a polar bear named Aurora got up and walked away from her den at the Columbus Zoo, leaving her tiny squealing cub to fend for herself. Hours later, Aurora still hadn’t returned. The cub was furless and blind, and with her temperature dropping dangerously, the zookeepers entrusted with her care felt they had no choice: They would have to raise one of the most dangerous predators in the world by hand. Over the next few weeks, a group of veterinarians and zookeepers worked around the clock to save the cub, whom they called Nora.

In Wild Winter, John D. Burns, best-selling author of The Last Hillwalker and Bothy Tales, sets out to rediscover Scotland’s mountains, remote places and wildlife in the darkest and stormiest months. He traverses the country from the mouth of the River Ness to the Isle of Mull, from remote Sutherland to the Cairngorms, in search of rutting red deer, pupping seals, minke whales, beavers, pine martens, mountain hares, and otters.

This book provides all the information you need to deal with emergencies and survival situations effectively. Packed with useful information, how-to, and step-by-step recipes, this is your reference guide for whenever disaster strikes. It explains different measures you can take to handle situations that require rapid response. More importantly, it highlights the important steps you can take to acquire survival skills that are ready to apply in a variety of high-risk or life-threatening situations.

On October 23, 2012, with Superstorm Sandy fast approaching, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida, believing the wooden ship, a replica of the original, famous Bounty, would fare better at sea than at port. He told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship and there would be no hard feelings. No one took the captain up on his offer, and this decision would have fatal consequences.