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Mountain biking in the backcountry can be challenging, and it can turn dangerous in an instant. Here are 11 critical skills that you should have before you head out on an adventure ride. They could very well prevent a ride from going from bad to deadly.

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You can use these survival priorities in case of a backcountry, mountain bike emergency. Learn how to stay alive and return from your trip safely, even if you're lost or injured.

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Chances are, most of the time that you ride you will never need anything but water and nutrition. Being prepared with an emergency kit, however, could help you give the ol’ middle finger to Murphy and his “Law” if disaster strikes. Different than a first aid kit, an emergency kit has more than just a few …

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Mountain bikers often take for granted the fact that we’ll return safe and sane from our jaunts into the backcountryeven those that take us twenty miles or more from the nearest town or main road. I think we get this false sense of security from the fact that long distances can easily be covered on …

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Many of us take a small first aid kit on the trail whenever we go mountain biking but for epic, backcountry rides I like to be prepared for anything. Even on fairly short, local rides I’ve been in situations where I wish I had more gear – like the time a friend got severely dehydrated …

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