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Winter backpacking offers benefits such as solitude, beauty and freedom, but poses challenges like cold, wet and heavy gear, having good gear, skills and strategy is essential for having a good time in the Arctic areas of northern Europe

Cold weather,Outdoor
Mysterious 30 cm long piece of mammoth tusk ‘Magic Wand’ with drilled holes into it, from 14,000-year-old grave in Poland finally explained as the oldest music instrument ever found, similar to a flute or whistle, symbolises the importance of music for the people of the ice age, researchers suggest

Bushcraft,Historic tools,History
Wildlife tracking is a great way to connect with nature and learn to understand animal behaviour, explaining the basics of identifying and interpreting tracks, scat and other sign left by different species to help the reader learn more about this ancient art

Bushcraft,Outdoor,Skills,Tracking
Temperature is not the only thing that makes a place feel warmer or colder, our perception is affected humidity, wind, altitude, clothing, our bodies, which regulate heat by adjusting blood flow, sweating and shivering, and our perception of temperature, which is influenced by factors such as expectations, memories, emotions and social cues, and can easily be tricked by illusion

Cold weather,Outdoor
Starting a warming fire in wintertime is more difficult and unreliable, hikers should first and foremost prepare with other heat sources and insulation, argues author, who shares his own experience trying to, and failing, to get a fire going in snowy conditions

Bushcraft,Fire making,Outdoor,Skills
Traditional shelter building differs quite a bit between the Northern- and Southern hemispheres due to different climates that produces different plant types, sizes and litters, resulting in the common types of shelters constructions found in the Northern hemisphere not working in the south

Shelters,Skills
Relying on skills one does not yet possess is not a valid, albeit common, way to prepare for emergencies, like farming, survival and bushcrafting, author argues, recommending stockpiling for the vast majority

Bushcraft,Survival
Worlds largest iceberg containing more than a trillion tons of water that’ve been stuck to the seafloor in west Antarctica since 1986 and is now probably heading for Iceberg Alley in the South Atlantic, says scientists keeping an eye on the floating behemoth

Outdoor
Romeo and Juliet might finally be relocated after animal rights activists who’ve been active on social media on the #FreeRomeo tag have been using drones to document the deteriorating living conditions of the manatees at the Miami Seaquarium, where they’ve been living 1956

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Winter truly tests your skills and failure could mean certain death while experience and wisdom can make you thrive in even the most hostile environments on our planet

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