How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation

by Bear Grylls

Overview

The ultimate survival guide from Bear Grylls, former Special Forces soldier and #1 world-renowned "King of Survival" (Outside)

For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs. Wild. Now, with How to Stay Alive, Bear reveals to readers his full toolkit of survival tactics, from everyday basics like avoiding blisters to once-in-a-lifetime events like surviving a kidnapping.

Opening with the most essential survival skills—assembling your survival kit, making a fire, building a shelter—and then moving on to more specific situations, such as escaping fire, dealing with harsh terrain, and handling medical emergencies, Grylls is a sure guide for any type of disaster situation. Readers will learn how to survive in a life raft, land a helicopter in an emergency, treat hypothermia and frostbite, escape from quicksand, and numerous other lifesaving tips.

Richly illustrated with diagrams throughout, How to Stay Alive will be the definitive outdoor survival tome for years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062857118
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/25/2018
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	493,150
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Bear Grylls has become known around the world as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. His journey to this acclaim started in the UK, where his late father taught him to climb and sail. Trained from a young age in martial arts, Bear went on to spend three years as a soldier in the British Special Forces, serving with 21 SAS. It was here that he perfected many of the skills that his fans all over the world enjoy watching him pit against mother-nature.

His TV show Man Vs Wild and Born Survivor became one of the most watched programmes on the planet with an estimated audience of 1.2 billion. He also hosts the hit adventure show 'Running Wild' on NBC in America, as well as 'The Island with Bear Grylls' & 'Bear's Wild weekends' for Channel 4 in the UK.

He is currently the youngest ever Chief Scout to the UK Scout Association and is an honorary Lt-Colonel to the Royal Marines Commandos.

He has authored 14 books including the number one Bestseller: Mud, Sweat & Tears.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Survival Skills - The Basics

How To …

Assemble a life-saving backpack 13

Put together the perfect survival kit 19

Collect water and make it safe 25

Make fire 33

Extinguish a fire 41

Make a survival shelter 47

Conserve energy 53

Use a knife 59

Tie essential knots 65

Become a navigation ninja 71

Judge distance and time on land and sea 79

Communicate in a survival situation 85

Identify poisonous plants 93

Catch a fish 99

Track, and trap, animals for food 107

Preserve food 115

Handle yourself in a fight 121

Handle firearms safely 131

Great Escapes

How To…

Survive getting lost 137

Hitchhike safely and effectively 143

Carry out basic motor maintenance 149

Drive off road 157

Use an abandoned vehicle 163

Survive tyre blow-outs and brake failure 171

Build a raft 177

Survive in a life raft 183

Climb in a survival situation 193

Abseil in a survival situation 201

Land a helicopter in an emergency 207

Fly a plane in an emergency 213

Parachute in an emergency 219

Terrain Survival

How To…

Survive in the desert 229

Survive in the snow 239

Move across snow 249

Drive in snow and ice 255

Survive in the jungle 263

Cross a river 271

Survive underground: caves, tunnels and sewers 277

Life-Or-Death Situations

How To…

Survive an earthquake 285

Survive a volcanic eruption 291

Survive an avalanche 297

Survive flash floods and tsunamis 305

Survive hurricanes, tornadoes and lightning 313

Survive a sandstorm 321

Escape from quicksand 327

Escape a forest fire 333

Escape a burning building 339

Survive a CBRN attack 345

Survive a kidnapping 353

Survive a bear attack 361

Survive a croc attack 369

Survive a dog attack 377

Survive a shark attack 383

Survive a snake attack 389

Medical Emergencies

How To…

Avoid blisters 397

Triage in an emergency 403

Deal with a catastrophic bleed 411

Perform life-saving CPR 417

Stitch a wound 423

Treat a burn 427

Field-dress a broken bone 431

Treat hyperthermia, hypothermia and frostbite 439