FRIDAY, JANUARY 4

HOW TO SURVIVE IF YOU ARE STRANDED ON AN ICEBERG

1 Construct a shelter.

2 Melt snow and ice to make drinkable water.

3 Cross icebergs to get closer to land.

Test the strength of the ice by pressing lightly with a foot, then adding your weight.

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Do not try to reach across icebergs.

4 Catch fish and seabirds.

Construct a fishing rod with anything available (ski pole, walking stick, spear). Seabirds can be killed with ice balls.

5 Look for seals.

You may be able to steal fish from seals. Only consider killing a seal (with a club or homemade spear to the skull) for food if your life is at risk. To make fuel from seal blubber, pound the blubber until it liquefies. Roll a small piece of material into a wick, place it in the blubber, and light. Burn moist seal skin to create smoke-signal fires.