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In extreme situations, knowing how to light a fire can mean the difference between life and death. Fire meets many human needs: it is a source of warmth and comfort, you can cook and preserve food over it, and you can use it to purify water (by boiling it), sterilise bandages, send a distress signal… Read More »

Many people give up on longer trips into the outdoors because they think they are not fit enough to walk those few, or a dozen or so, kilometres. They don’t know how to walk in the mountains, and the mountains often scare them. When I first got into the mountains, I was full of doubts… Read More »