Fun Fact: Harrison Ford is a Teton County, WY, Volunteer Search and Rescue Helicopter Pilot and Has Saved Lives (In Real Life) Harrison Ford is both a hero on the screen and off the screen. The 80-year-old movie star and 800-acre Teton County ranch owner is a volunteer search and rescue helicopter pilot who’s saved stranded hikers on more than one occasion. With a helicopter, though — not the Millenium Falcon. Related: Why the Rich are Flying to Jackson Hole, WY, to […] Martin Kuprianowicz | May 4, 2023 0 Comments
Person Rescued After Falling 50-feet Down Cliff at Lake Tahoe, CA Someone fell down a 50-foot cliff on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore Wednesday, prompting local officials to launch an emergency rescue. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at about 1:30 p.m. for someone who suffered a long fall at Eagle Falls in the Emerald Bay State Park, the Tahoe Daily Tribune reports. According to the Sheriff’s Office, […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2021 0 Comments
Woman Attempting to Ski “Main Chute” Seriously Injured, Life-Flighted Out of Alta Ski Area, UT Salt Lake County Sherrif’s Search and Rescue, Alta Ski Patrol, and Unified Fire responded to a call for an injured skier in Main Chute at Alta Ski Area last Saturday, June 12. Main Chute is one of the Baldy Chutes: some of Alta’s steepest, most advanced hike-to terrain accessed via the summit of Mount Baldy on the boundary of Alta […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2021 0 Comments
No Evidence of Fraud Found in Investigation of Woman’s 12-Day Disappearance in Zion National Park, UT Authorities found no evidence supporting fraud surrounding the investigation of Holly Suzanne Courtier, a 38-year-old woman who went missing for 12-days in Zion National Park, UT last year. Courtier’s disappearance went viral after Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Sgt. Darrell Cashin found aspects of the story that did not add up. Courtier’s family set up a GoFundMe several days […] Brains Dominic Gawel | March 17, 2021 0 Comments
New App Allows RCMP to Track Missing and Injured People in the British Columbia Backcountry [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJyytCbx17w"] Dominic Gawel | March 12, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Snowshoer Injured and Survives 30 Hours near Eldora Ski Area, CO On Sunday, February 21, a 47-year-old woman from Boulder, CO, left for a solo snowshoe along the Jenny Creek Trail from the Eldora Nordic Center. After not returning that evening, her family reported her missing the next day. Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Flight for Life assisted in the search. According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, search parties located the […] Backcountry Dominic Gawel | February 26, 2021 0 Comments
Injured Surfer Rescued After Writing HELP on the Sand in Auckland, NZ On Wednesday, February 18, Ben Searancke left his home to go surf alone at Karekare Beach. Karekare Beach is a remote beach on the western shores of Aukland. Searancke was swept into rocks and lost his board. He eventually was swept to shore in Mercer Bay to the north with a deep laceration on his leg. After two hours of […] Surf Dominic Gawel | February 19, 2021 0 Comments
Three Mountaineers Missing in K2 Winter Attempt At 28,251′, K2 is the second-highest peak in the world. The peak is notorious for its stature, death rate, short season, and difficulty to climb. The “savage mountain” claims the lives of 1 in 4 climbers who attempt it making it the 3rd deadliest mountain in the world. Until January 16, 2021, the peak had never been climbed in the […] Climbing Dominic Gawel | February 11, 2021 0 Comments
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