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Survival Skills: Treating Bloody Wounds

Don't panic: Severe wounds are part of the risks of backcountry travel. Learn how to treat bleeding cuts, and you just might save your hiking partner's life–or your own.
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  • 3D Flyover: Grand Canyon

    Enjoy yawning panoramas and no campsite competition along the Big Ditch's middle balcony–the Tonto Plateau–on a 5-day trek locals call "the jewels" for its perfectly placed (and lifesaving) springs.
  • Size and Buy the Perfect Backpack

    Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter drops some knowledge on how to find, fit, and buy your perfect backpack.
  • Survival Skills: Survive a Bear Attack!

    Learn how to deal with a black bear or grizzly encounter with Shannon Davis and Ted the Bear.

TIP 66: Grip Sticks

Use rubber tips to give trekking poles more grip on steep slopes.

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