Four Colorado Men Find Way Out of Revelstoke Backcountry After 11-Hour Ordeal This past Monday, four Colorado men found themselves lost in the Revelstoke backcountry after unintentionally finding their way out of bounds. After being lost, soaking wet, and nearly frozen for 11 hours, one skier and three snowboarders were able to find their way out of the woods and back to safety. One of the group members, Mike, is a childhood […] Brains Jon Roubik | January 26, 2019 6 Comments
Californian Woman Survives 10-Days Lost in Snowy Wilderness After Taking Wrong Turn whilst Driving Home After 10 days lost in the desolate mountains of Northern California, Sheryl Donovan has been found, reportsย CBS News. The incident occurred when 54-year-old Donovan accidentally took a wrong turn on a drive back home to Marysville, California. Instead, she soon found herself lost in the isolated wilderness near Camptonville, California, with no cell service to call for help. When she […] Steven Agar | March 28, 2018 0 Comments
Skier Survives 22-Hours Lost in Mount Baker, WA Wilderness after Solo Backcountry Lap Dave Drulard is recovering at home in Seattle after spending more than 20 hours in the Mount Baker Wilderness over the weekend, reports king5.com. Having skied with his family in the resort on Saturday morning, he took off alone in the afternoon hoping to get a really quick backcountry lap in and as daylight fell, ended up losing his way. […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 1, 2018 0 Comments
California Hiker Lost for Six Days in Freezing Yosemite National Park found in Good Health A well-prepared California hiker missing for six days in the icy backcountry of Yosemite National Park was found in good health after an extensive search according to officials, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. A helicopter crew spotted Alan Chow on Friday above Wapama Falls near the center of the park, where overnight temperatures dipped below freezing, the National Park Service […] Steven Agar | February 27, 2018 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Survives after getting Lost and Spending the Night Outdoors | If You Only Read One Thing Today, Read This As reported in the Aspen Times on Monday, a man got lost on Saturday whilst skiing in the backcountry alone and had to spend the night outdoors before finally ‘self-rescuing’ and emerging unharmed. That man has since come forward and written his own humble version of events, on what went wrong, what he would do differently and his appreciation for […] Backcountry Steven Agar | January 24, 2018 0 Comments
Missing Teenager Survives 11 Days Alone In Tennessee Wilderness August 11th, 2017— 18 year-old Austin Bohanan was searching for Ginseng, a medicinal root, with his stepfather in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he found himself separated and lost. ย According to the Knoxville News Sentinel,ย Austin scaled a ridge and attempted to call his mother soon after, with no luck, and wound up sleeping there for his first […] Spencer Miller | August 24, 2017 0 Comments
Two Groups of Skiers Rescued From Backcountry In Japan Japan, as we know it has recently become the mecca of the powder skier. ย Dream lines in perfectly natural glades with the deepest powder of your life is simply waiting there, stacking up as the season continues. ย Although it is alluring, it does not mean that there is inherent risk- particularly in the backcountry. On January 12th, a […] Backcountry Keenan Grady | January 20, 2016 0 Comments
Dog Emerges From Tahoe Forest After for 2 Years & Is Reunited With Family According to the Los Angeles Times, 20 months after Murphy, the golden retriever, went missing on a camping trip in Tahoe National Forest, the timid dog was reunited with her family after beingย spotted at a campgroundย surfacing from the woods. Nathan and Erin Braun were camping in October 2012 when they were separated from their 5-year-old dog. This dog survived 20 […] Chris Wallner | November 17, 2015 3 Comments
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