Use these adventure skills to survive the zombie apocalypse
Hone these talents and you just might live.
The end is nigh—that is, if you believe the Hollywood hype. Turn on your television to watch The Walking Dead, crack the cover of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, or rent the classic Night of the Living Dead, and you’ll begin to feel like the undead are waiting at our doorsteps.
While there are instances of parasites taking over the brains of other creatures in nature, there’s no evidence that undead humans will begin rising from their graves. Still, it can’t hurt to be prepared.
Training for catastrophe doesn’t need to be a somber experience though. Many of the skills needed for your favorite adventure sports will prove useful in the so-far-unlikely zombie apocalypse. So get outside, get adventuring, and get ready.
Turn Up the Heat
FIRE BUILDING
Rock climbing will get you out of the path of the undead and, if you can manage a portaledge—a hanging tent system used by climbers on sheer cliffs, a highline hammock, or a tree tent, you’ll maintain that safety through the night. If you’re not used to sleeping in the sky, you might feel a bit unsteady at first—but it’s better than being eaten.
Think Fast
SKIING
No one expects to be stuck on the roof of a building in the middle of a decimated city, but, if disaster movies have shown us anything, it’s that it’s bound to happen eventually. Most of us don’t have plans for how to escape tremendous heights—but paragliders do. With just a parachute, harness, and helmet, you can ride the wind to safety.
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Soaring above the undead is probably less dangerous than trekking past them, so if you’re able to hone this adventure skill ahead of time, your survival chances might rise with you.
