Utah Search and Rescue Volunteers Working Tirelessly During Pandemic It’s mid-April and despite an invisible enemy that’s put the world economy on gridlock and forced millions worldwide to shelter indoors, not a whole lot has changed for Utah’s search and rescue teams. Despite National Park closures, they are still busier than ever, if not even more so now, as temperatures rise and spring weather nicens. “Work for us […] Martin Kuprianowicz | April 21, 2020 0 Comments
Stranded Brazilian Man Rescued Near ‘Into the Wild’ Bus in Alaska The abandoned bus where Christopher McCandless died in 1992 that would later inspire the novel, Into the Wild, has become the scene of yet another rescue on Wednesday, April 15. A 26-year-old Brazillian man ran out of food and commenced a rescue operation by Alaska State Troopers earlier this week, The Anchorage Daily News reports. RELATED: VIDEO: Ryland Bell’s Alaskan […] SnowBrains | April 18, 2020 0 Comments
Summit County Rescue Group Saves Injured Snowboarder off Loveland Pass, CO On Tuesday night, six members of the Summit County Rescue Group responded to a call on Loveland Pass, CO when a snowboarder became injured near the top of the pass in whiteout conditions, according to the Summit County Rescue Group’s Facebook page. The group’s public information officer, Charles Pitman, said two men were snowboarding together when one severely hurt himself […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2020 0 Comments
Missing Kayaker’s Body Found in Colorado: Drone Footage Led to His Discovery Sad news out of Trinidad, Colorado: a kayaker, who went missing on Monday, April 6, was found dead last week submerged beneath the waters of a local lake. Apparently, witnesses saw the kayaker capsize and then disappear, OutThere Colorado reports. The kayaker’s disappearance commenced what would turn into a multi-day search on North Lake, west of Trinidad, Colorado. Search efforts conducted […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2020 0 Comments
20 Search and Rescue Volunteers Rescue Injured Man on Colorado Glacier At 10:15 a.m. on April 3, the Alpine Rescue Team received a call from Clear Creek County Sheriff’s dispatch about an unidentified man who was injured on the St. Mary’s Glacier snowfield about 10 miles northwest of Idaho Springs, Colorado. Because of his injuries, they responded with a Code 3. That, public information officer Dawn Wilson explained to The Denver […] SnowBrains | April 13, 2020 0 Comments
Nordic Rescue Team Gets Caught in Avalanche on Rescue Mission in Nevada County, CA A Nordic rescue team was dispatched from the Donner Pass rest area in California to rescue a backcountry skier who was lost in the high country of Nevada County, northeast of Castle Peak, last Saturday, April 4. According to the Nevada County Sherrif’s Search and Rescue office, the skier had cell signal and placed an emergency call in the afternoon […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 6, 2020 0 Comments
New Avalanche Rescue Drone in the Works PowderBee Bluebird Mountain has created a working prototype called the PowderBee, which is an avalanche rescue drone. The drone has been made to fit inside your pack and is used alongside typical avalanche rescue procedures and equipment. When the PowderBee is needed, simply extend the antenna, point towards the avalanche zone and push one button and the drone is off searching. […] Gear Dan Scheibelein | February 25, 2020 0 Comments
A Christmas Miracle: California Woman Found Alive After a Cold Night Missing on Mt. Bachelor A 30-year-old California woman has been found alive and well after spending a cold Christmas night on the Volcano! This news was certainly un-expected after Ashley Gingerich, 30, of Grass Valley, CA was found this morning by Deschutes County SAR. Volunteers, alongside Deschutes County Sherrif’s Office, located her and walked her out of the trees of Mt. Bachelor this […] Industry News Chad Walker | December 26, 2019 6 Comments
Teton County Search and Rescue Team Release Winter 2019 Report | Least Fatalities in 6-Years The Teton County Search and Rescue Team just issued their 6-monthly rescue report, the mid-year review. The report is full of interesting data and statistics, including the details of every rescue they attended. Related: Teton County SAR are Concerned that Terrain Expansion at Grand Targhee, WY Will Increase Backcountry Rescues Interesting points to note: Winter 2019 had the least number of fatalities […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
Skier Airlifted Off Teton Pass, WY with Spinal and Head Injuries | 2nd Rescue in 3-Days Teton County Search and Rescue responded to a call from an injured skier Saturday afternoon in the second incident on Teton Pass in a matter of days, reports the JH News and Guide. Undersheriff Matt Carr said the call came in about 2 pm Saturday. “We responded to a 36-year-old male local who had stuck his ski tip in the snow, […] Industry News Steven Agar | November 12, 2018 0 Comments
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Inyo Search and Rescue Recover Dead Hiker from Middle Palisades Glacier, CA On Saturday, August 18, 2018, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Interagency Dispatch Center in Bishop of a deceased male subject on the northeast face of Middle Palisades Peak, California. The third hand reporting party described the area as the “Red Rock Route” at approximately 12,900”. On Sunday, August 19 two Inyo County Search and Rescue volunteers began […] Climbing CragBrains | August 23, 2018 0 Comments
Rescue Rates Are Way Up In Utah’s National Parks with Millennial Men Somewhat to Blame The National Park Service in Utah went on 324 rescues last year, which is a 68 percent increase from 2014, the last time statistics were released. The most common demographic needing assistance is men in their 20s, more specifically, hikers. Visitation at National Parks across the country is up and rising, and it’s no surprise that more and more people […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | June 28, 2018 3 Comments
Recovered Body of Missing Bellingham Snowboarder Brings Closure for Friends and Family A body recovered near Mt. Baker last Sunday is believed to be 24-year-old Bellingham resident Vitaliy Datskiy. Datskiy was reported missing back in January after failing to meet his friends at the bottom of the lift. He was last seen going under a rope that marked a danger zone in the Panorama Dome area. Although Datskiy was riding in-bounds, more than 50 inches of […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 24, 2018 0 Comments
Search and Rescue Called to Two Separate Incidents in the Same Day in Teton County, WY Search and rescue crews helped retrieve a snowboarder caught in an avalanche and two stuck snowmobilers in separate incidents in northwest Wyoming, reports the idahostatesman.com. Both incidents occurred Tuesday in Teton County. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that at 12:19 pm, Teton County Search and Rescue responded to an avalanche on Teton Pass. Teton County Sheriff’s Lt. Matt Carr says […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 8, 2018 0 Comments
UPDATE: Body of Missing Skier Found at Squaw Valley | 42-Year Old From Rocklin, CA UPDATE: CBS Sacramento is reporting that a body has been found during the search that delayed Squaw Valley opening this morning. The body has been identified as 42-year old Wenyu Zhang from Rocklin, CA. —————————————————————————- Squaw Valley ski resort just opened after skiing and riding operations were on hold all morning during a search and rescue mission. At 9 pm […] Steven Agar | March 2, 2018 4 Comments
Climbers Missing On ‘Killer Mountain’, Pakistan Presumed Dead But Active GPS Signals Show They Could Be Potentially Alive The two climbers, Alberto Zerain (Spain), and Mariano Galvan (Argentina), went missing while attempting to summit the 8,125 meter (26,656 ft) peak, Mount Nanga Parbat. Pakistan government says that an avalanche killed them, but Mariano’s family ensures that they could still be alive. What happened On June 15th, Mariano Galván (37) and Alberto Zerain (55), two experienced climbers from Argentina and Spain, respectively, arrived at base camp of […] Climbing Matias Ricci | July 9, 2017 1 Comment
Four American Skiers Injured in Avalanche near Rossland, BC During Cat Ski Operation Four American skiers have been airlifted back to the States following an avalanche on Mount Mackienear near Rossland during a cat ski operation with Big Red Cats last Thursday. The avalanche occurred Thursday afternoon at approximately 2:30 p.m. and resulted in broken bone injuries to four skiers from Spokane, Washington. “There was an avalanche with a group from Big Red […] Avalanche Matias Ricci | January 23, 2017 0 Comments
Search and Rescue Volunteer Injured by Avalanche During Mission in Colorado Routt County Search and Rescue member Jay Bowman was swept by an avalanche last Thursday during a night mission on Buffalo Pass. He broke his arm, fractured his leg and sustained a laceration to the head. Search and Rescue was called out at about 3:45 p.m. Thursday to help a skier and snowboarder who were lost and needed help getting out of the North […] Avalanche Matias Ricci | January 14, 2017 0 Comments
Colorado Teens Rescued After 48-Hour Whiteout on Summit of a 14,000′ Peak Colorado teens Tommy Hendricks and Matt Smith were successfully rescued from an area near Mount of the Holy Cross on the day before Thanksgiving. The two teens had spent a few days in the backcountry after becoming lost due to whiteout conditions which set in with a storm front that blanketed most of the west. The pair have had several successful summits of other 14ers […] Backcountry Dylan Cautela | November 30, 2016 0 Comments
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