Survival : Discovery Channel

13-Year-Old Boy Climbs Up From a Waterfall Before Almost Falling Down A Bigger One

Posted by Erik Trinidad Mon May 21, 2012 03:56 PM ET | 0

This past weekend, a 13-year-old boy from the Seattle suburb of Burien, had gone hiking with his father and friend, when he waded in the river just above Wallace Falls in Washington state’s Cascade foothills. He slipped and then ... Read more

Edible Guidebook is a Last Resort for Stranded Adventurers

Posted by Alice Truong Thu May 10, 2012 02:14 PM ET | 0

As useful as they are, guidebooks can only do so much. But Land Rover’s booklet has handy tips on survival and also doubles as food. You know you’re in a dire situation when you’re eating a book. The “Edible ... Read more

Zombie Survival Course Teaches Real Skills, Too

Posted by Alexander Davies Fri Apr 27, 2012 07:00 AM ET | 0

In the hills around Oregon’s Mount Hood last month, a group of wannabe survivalists spent the day at Training Camp Z: the zombie survival course. The course came with the usual face paint and slow lurching, but it had ... Read more

“Floating Doctors” Sails to Remote Locations to Provide Medical Assistance to Those Most in Need

Posted by Stephanie Pearson Tue Apr 24, 2012 03:25 PM ET | 0

On April 21, 2010, Dr. Benjamin LaBrot, his sister Sky LaBrot, and their crew left the United States and sailed for Haiti on the 76-foot-long Southern Wind, a sailboat they retrofitted into a floating hospital that can carry eight ... Read more

How to Build Your Own Urban Survival Bug-Out Bag

Posted by Eric Rogell Mon Apr 9, 2012 05:13 PM ET | 0

Spies and certain military personnel have them. Even mobsters and other criminals have them. And you should have one too. I’m talking about a “Bug-Out Bag,” a ready-to-grab-at-anytime kit that gets you out the door and long gone,... Read more

Deadly Space Junk Sends ISS Astronauts Running for Escape Pods

Posted by Alexander Davies Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:13 AM ET | 0

The image of people racing through a spaceship, desperate to get to the escape pods before the entire thing blows up, is a common one thanks to movies like Star Wars and Armageddon. But it played out for real ... Read more

So, Mikael Strandberg, What’s It Like to Explore the Coldest Place on Earth, Siberia? (Interview)

Posted by Stephanie Pearson Fri Mar 16, 2012 07:07 AM ET | 0

One would think Swedish explorer Mikael Strandberg wouldn’t need to travel farther than a few hundred miles north of Stockholm to find the coldest place on Earth. But he spent February in the Russian Far North-East with the Even ... Read more

Kitesurfer Lost at Sea Fights Off Sharks with a Knife

Posted by Erik Trinidad Mon Mar 12, 2012 08:00 AM ET | 0

Just when you thought it was safe to go kitesurfing in the Red Sea, Polish kitesurfer Jan Lisewski got stranded in the middle of it — without any winds — and allegedly fought off eleven sharks with a knife. ... Read more

After a Tragic Avalanche, a Film Tells the Tale of Survival (Interview)

Posted by Stephanie Pearson Tue Feb 28, 2012 07:27 AM ET | 0

“A Life Ascending” chronicles the life of Ruedi Beglinger, an acclaimed ski guide who, in 2003, was guiding 14 skiers when the group was caught in an avalanche that killed seven of his clients. Years after the accident, filmmaker ... Read more

“Act of Valor” Stars Active Navy SEALS – But Is It the Real Deal?

Posted by Alexander Davies Fri Feb 24, 2012 04:32 PM ET | 0

The marketing pitch for Act of Valor, which opens in theaters today, is pretty simple: how can it get more real (and awesome) than watching active Navy SEALS act out their most intense, hardcore missions? But just how close ... Read more

Man Survives Avalanche with Help of Fellow Snowmobilers (Video)

Posted by Erik Trinidad Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:53 PM ET | 0

Avalanches are always a potential threat when backcountry skiing — but the same goes for backcountry snowmobiling as well. In this find from Jalopnik, one rider falls from his snowmobile — which isn’t too disastrous — only to get ... Read more

To Stay Warm, Stranded Snowshoer Burned Cash in His Wallet

Posted by Alice Truong Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:19 PM ET | 0

When it comes to survival, people in dire situations will come up with resourceful ways to stay alive. In the case of a 66-year-old stranded snowshoer, that meant keeping warm by burning the money in his wallet. Yong Chun ... Read more

Coffee Cup Messages Warn Mt Rainier Hikers of Marauding Shooter

Posted by Alexander Davies Mon Jan 9, 2012 12:16 PM ET | 0

A group of campers on Mount Rainier got a frightening surprise last week when they woke to find a helicopter hovering over them. It was clear the pilot was trying to tell them something, but the noise of the ... Read more

Antarctica As You’ve Never Seen It

Posted by Stephanie Pearson Thu Dec 8, 2011 09:28 AM ET | 0

Unbeknownst to most humans, Antarctica has one of the longest mountain ranges in the world. The Transantarctic range stretches for 2,200 miles and tops out at 14,700 feet. On 13 expeditions over 40 years, geologist Edmund Stump explored ... Read more

Marine Corps Recon Training: The 5 Toughest Skills to Master

Posted by Talal Al-Khatib Wed Dec 7, 2011 07:03 AM ET | 0

To be in the United States Marine Corps takes a person of extraordinary discipline, strength, resolve, and sense of purpose. Given how demanding the requirements are for even this baseline entry, getting through Marine Corps Reconnaissance Training... Read more