Hiker Falls Down Waterfall, Breaks Leg and Wrist, Then Crawls for 2-DAYS Before Rescue A hiker crawled for two days in search of rescue after plummeting 20-feet down a waterfall and breaking his leg and wrist, reports ABC. 54-year-old Neil Parker was walking alone on Mount Nebo in Brisbane, Australia, when he fell. The experienced hiker’s first thought was to use his cell phone to call for help, but in an ‘everything that could go wrong did go wrong’ […] Oz Brains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
Man Critically Injured After Skiing Off Cliff Outside Ski Area on Mt. Ruapehu, NZ A 40-year-old man was transported to the hospital in a critical condition over the weekend following an incident at the Mangaehuehu Glacier on Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand. He and his group were skiing in an area outside the ski field boundary, where avalanche risk was significant and officials had gone to huge lengths to prevent skiers from entering. “Due to […] Avalanche Kiwi Brains | September 3, 2019 0 Comments
Two Young Sisters Who Survived 44-Hours in Californian Wilderness is “An Absolute Miracle” Two young sisters who survived for 44 hours in the wilderness of Northern California before they were found alive on Sunday did so by using basic survival skills they learned at their local 4-H club. Carolina Carrico, 5 and Leia Carrico, 8, were found uninjured and “in good spirits” by 2 firefighters 1.4 miles south of their home in Benbow, located […] SnowBrains | March 8, 2019 0 Comments
Couple Rescued After Spending 14-Nights Snowed in their Car on Alamo Mountain, CA Two campers and their two dogs were rescued from the mountains northwest of Castaic, CA after being snowed in their vehicle for 14 days, officials said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau flew in a rescue crew and medics to assist the man and woman, as well as their two dogs. They were hoisted out and flown […] SnowBrains | January 25, 2019 0 Comments
Search and Rescue Teams Successfully Find Man who Spent a Night in the Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry A man was reunited with his family after spending a night in the Lake Tahoe backcountry, the second successful search and rescue mission this weekend, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The first concerned a missing hiker on the Tahoe Rim Trail. According to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Hasty Team, the overdue hiker was located Saturday afternoon with help from […] Steven Agar | September 10, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Brave Man Frees Moose Tangled in Low Hanging Branches [arve url="https://youtu.be/lVZGym173Mc"] Steven Agar | August 21, 2018 22 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Australian Climber Stuck on Mt. Aspiring, New Zealand since Tuesday Lucky to be Found Alive The Australian climber who has been stuck on Mt. Aspiring in New Zealand since Tuesday was found standing and waving as rescue helicopters arrived, reports Otago Daily Times. Rescue Coordination Centre NZ Search and Rescue mission coordinator Mike Roberts said “it’s extraordinary”. The 29-year-old man was found waving down the rescue team when the Southern Lakes and Mt. Aspiring helicopters arrived at 5pm […] Climbing CragBrains | August 4, 2018 0 Comments
Solo Climber Rescued in Mono County, CA after his Screams for Help were Heard Climber Rescued by Conness Glacier Search and Rescue On July 29, 2018, at approximately 1:30 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) received a call from a pair of climbers in the area of the north ridge of Mount Conness. The pair explained that they could hear someone screaming for help approximately 1/2 to 3/4 miles northeast […] Climbing CragBrains | July 31, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Amazing Footage from the Drone Used to Rescue Climber Rick Allen who Was Presumed Dead [arve url="https://youtu.be/DRucnyP4tR0"] CragBrains | July 23, 2018 74 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
Climber with Serious Lower Leg Injury Had to be Airlifted from Snowmass Mountain, Aspen A climber had to be rescued from Snowmass Peak on Tuesday after suffering a severe lower leg injury, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. Pitkin County dispatch received a call at around 2:30 pm from a climber who was injured roughly 1,500 feet above Snowmass Lake, according to a press release. The climber, later identified as 31-year-old Alexander Pancoe of […] Climbing CragBrains | July 21, 2018 0 Comments
74-Year-Old Texan Man Rescued After Spending Night Alone on Buffalo Mountain, Colorado The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a man who went missing while hiking Buffalo Mountain, Colorado on Monday afternoon was found on Tuesday afternoon after an extensive search, reports Summit Daily. The 74-year-old man, from Texas, went for a hike at 7 am Monday morning at the Ryan Gulch Road trailhead and was expected back home by his […] Climbing CragBrains | July 12, 2018 0 Comments
Fishing Boat Saves Arctic Fox Stranded on Iceberg just Hours From Death Alan Russell of St. Lewis said his crab-fishing boat was just over four miles offshore when they spotted something on a nearby iceberg: an arctic fox reports CBC. “We seen something on the ice. Wasn’t sure what it was,” Russell told CBC’s Labrador Morning. “So we got up closer to it. It was a little fox, Arctic fox. And he wasn’t […] SnowBrains | June 29, 2018 0 Comments
Solo Climber Rescued after Triggering Avalanche on Tallest Mountain in Idaho A Pennsylvania man was rescued early Sunday morning after falling on Idaho’s tallest mountain and triggering a small avalanche, reports the East Idaho News. Hao Yan, 23, was hiking up the north face of Mount Borah when he fell Saturday evening, according to a news release from Custer County Search and Rescue. Mount Borah summits at 12,657 feet and climbers […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 26, 2018 0 Comments
Boy Scouts Rescued Safely After Being Forced to Spend a Freezing Night Near the Summit of Mount Baker Four members of a Boy Scouts climbing party were found safe at about 9:30 am Monday after a freezing night in a cave near the 10,781-foot summit of Mount Baker reports The Olympian. A man, a woman and two 13-year-old Scouts were in serious condition with severe hypothermia Monday afternoon at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, and were later transferred […] Steven Agar | June 5, 2018 0 Comments
Injured Backcountry Skier Rescued by Helicopter from Summit of Mount Rose, NV An injured backcountry skier was rescued near the Mt. Rose summit over the weekend, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office reported. Just before 5:30 pm, the sheriff’s office dispatched its RAVEN helicopter crew and search and rescue team to assist the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department in retrieving a woman with a leg injury. She had been skiing with two other […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 9, 2018 0 Comments
Unprepared Skier Rescued Safely After he went Out of Bounds at Diamond Peak, NV A skier who went out of bounds and got lost in deep powder Thursday evening at Diamond Peak Ski Resort was rescued and brought to safety hours later by ski patrol and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Hasty Team, reported the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The skier went out of bounds from Golden Eagle Bowl at approximately 3:45 pm March 22 and […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 26, 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
Skiers Survived Freezing Night by Digging Snow Hole before Being Rescued in the Cairngorms, Scotland Two skiers, who were on a mountaineering trip in the Cairngorms, Scotland were missing overnight in freezing temperatures but have now been found safe and well by rescue teams. The skiers had dug a snow hole to shelter overnight after the search was called off Tuesday night due to challenging conditions, including whiteouts and deep snow. They were found just […] Steven Agar | February 7, 2018 0 Comments
Hiker Lost Near Vail Failed to tell Searchers he was with a Friend when Rescued | Friend Later Found Dead in same Area A man who got lost in the woods east of the Vail ski area Monday was rescued by searchers, but the body of his friend who had gone hiking with him was later found in the same area, reports The Denver Post. The dead man was identified as Samuel Failla, 24, of New Jersey. The first man called 911 about 7 […] Steven Agar | February 7, 2018 3 Comments
Mount Hood, OR Patroller Survives After Being Buried in an Avalanche Whilst Working A Mount Hood ski patroller was buried and seriously injured in an avalanche Wednesday afternoon while working in a closed area of the resort, reports OregonLive.com. A trio of patrollers were working in the area when the avalanche occurred, according to a resort spokesman. The patrollers were boot packing in a closed area of the resort, known as God’s Wall, in […] Avalanche Steven Agar | January 26, 2018 0 Comments
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