Longtime readers of Outside Magazine know that they have chronicled some of the most harrowing stories of near misses and close calls the great outdoors has ever known. Now, in Staying Alive, the editors of Outside have pulled together the best wilderness survival stories from the magazine's archives. Tales of miraculous rescues from extreme weather and terrain, accidents and injuries that threatened an explorer's life, and brushes with dangerous wildlife all remind us that the natural world can be just as dangerous as it is beautiful.

FalconGuides's ongoing partnership with Outside Magazine has produced several anthologies on the weird, wild, and wonderful in the outdoors, including The Darkest Places, Out There, and Edge of the World.