I was hiking with my sister in Yellowstone a couple of years ago in this very lonely track down the Yellowstone canyon. I remember till this very day the words that my sister whispered then: “I think I see a bear!”

We totally freaked out and started running as fast as we can. When we later told the story to a park ranger, he told us we were lucky to be alive because the worst thing you can do when you see a bear is run. How to survive a bear attack?

• Bears can run over 30 miles per hour which means in quick calculation: 44 feet per second. Olympic athletes can’t run that fast!
• If the bear does not notice you, make a big detour around the bear.
• If he did see you, turn back and walk slowly – away from the bear.
• That climbing up the tree thing – go ahead. But know that almost all bears can climb as well as you can, if not better.

If nothing works – play dead. Really. Lie face down with hands over your head and don’t move. Bear experts say the fighting and resistance only makes the bear angry and you don’t want to make the bear angrier than he is already.



Bears don’t really want to eat you and many hikers encounter bears and enjoy the amazing experience from a safe distance.

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