[Wildebeat.net]

This skills program is the second half of a look at the ten essentials. Are there ten, and why are they essentials?
Since it's mysterious introduction by
the Mountaineers early in the twentieth century, the
10 Essentials have been the list that everyone should know, and few could recite with certainty. In this edition, Doug Ritter, the executive director of the
Equipped To Survive Foundation, and Amy Racina, author of the book
Angels in the Wilderness, compare notes on some of their ideas of the 10 essentials. Amy finishes her story about her rescue from a life-threatening emergency in
a remote location of
Kings Canyon National Park. Doug completes his list of the Ten Essentials.
There's additonal information about the ten essentials, and a bonus audio clip, under the
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