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FEATURES MIKE IN MULTI-PART VIDEO PRESENTATION ON SURVIVAL IN THE DESERT - AUGUST 2007.

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COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE -  AUGUST 2005

Our founder, and the author of The Complete Hiking, Backpacking & Wilderness Survival Manual, and our Web site, HikingwithMike.com is featured in the August 2005 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine in an expert side-bar.  The side-bar is featured in an article by Stephanie Booth regarding three couples, who became lost in the Washington state wilderness.  Mike is cited as Cosmopolitan Magazine's expert resource on wilderness skills and wilderness survival. 

Our selection as a leading institution on wilderness skills by such a prominent monthly magazine is indeed an honor.  We hope you will have the opportunity to check out the article and our sidebar.  The article is on page 142, and the side-bar is on page 145.  You may also do so online by going to:  iVillage Cosmopolitan , but only if you are a premium member.

ABC's WORLD NEWS TONIGHT, WITH PETER JENNINGS

ZION Wilderness Survival School, LLC by HikingwithMike.com was contacted on 6/22/05 by ABC Field Correspondent Miguel Marquez for expert information and tips on surviving being lost in the wilderness.  Mr. Marquez was doing a story for World News Tonight, anchored by Peter Jennings, on the successful search and rescue operation that found 11-year-old boy scout, Brennan Hawkins.  The boy disappeared from his Boy Scout camp in northern Utah's Uinta National Forest, and was lost for four days before being discovered by an independent searcher.  Mr. Marquez's piece aired on the World News Tonight program on 6/22/05.

We strongly voiced our opinion that youth groups, such as the Boy Scouts, should ensure that every youth carries a pocket emergency kit, which would include, as a minimum, an emergency whistle, a space blanket, waterproof matches, water treatment tablets, an emergency poncho and a small flashlight with one spare battery.  Each youth should be taught how to use each item before going on outings in the wilderness.

UTAH LOCAL TELEVISION - KSL - CHANNEL 5 - SUMMER 2006

Radio Interview - Mike Myers was interviewed regarding the rash of deaths involving both hikers and two participants in Challenge and Outdoor Skills courses.  Three hiking deaths involved heat related situations, as did the death of a young woman in an Outward Bound course and the death of a young man in a Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS) "Challenge" course.  Each death showed how easily one can succumb to heat problems, dehydration, and related physiological conditions.  The need for constant and alert supervision in outdoor schools was stressed by Mike.  The extra danger of Solo hiking during extreme conditions was also stressed.  Sorry, but no written transcript of the interview is available. 

CBS NATIONAL RADIO - DECEMBER 7, 2006 INTERVIEW

REGARDING JAMES KIM WILDERNESS ORDEAL

Radio Interview - Mike Myers was interviewed on December 7, 2006 by Beth Ann McBride regarding the James Kim family winter ordeal in the Oregon Wilderness - James Kim was found dead, while his wife and two young children were located by rescuers after nine days in the snowy forest of Oregon.  The family had driven miles into the backcountry, looking for a shortcut, and were totally unprepared for the fate that befell them.  "Hypothermia," "Winter Survival" and "Being Prepared" were the topics of the discussion.