Jeff Walker of Aspen has been missing in, presumably, Highlands Bowl, since Saturday and the family of the 55-year-old man has consulted psychics to help find him. Their advice could be a little more specific, however: They suggested to search skier’s right on the mountain, and anyone who knows Highlands Bowl knows it’s all “right”; [ more... ]

Searchers found 51-year-old Robin Bird lying in mud along the Bluff Springs Trail at 11:30pm unresponsive and suffering from hypothermia and severe dehydration. Authorities say she would not have survived the night. The hiker was on a quest for the Lost Dutchman’s Gold, a storied cash of gold rumored to be hidden somewhere in the [ more... ]

A fierce rainstorm and rapidly rising stream trapped 54 hikers overnight in Hanakapiai Valley on the North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii. The hikers said the stream seemed to rise to impassable, fast-moving depths in a matter of minutes. One 40-year-old woman hiking with her fiancé lost her footing while crossing, regained it for a moment, [ more... ]

  In the last couple weeks, search-and-rescue has hauled 45 lost Vermonters out of the backcountry. The spike probably happened because there was a lot of snow at a time when a lot of people didn’t have a lot of work to do, so there were more folks with time to get lost in the [ more... ]

Rep. Keith Ginger of Jackson, Wyoming is pursuing legislation that would allow the sheriff’s departments to bill people they rescue from the backcountry. He says that last year Teton County alone spent $14,000 for rescue of snowmobilers. The Wyoming Search and Rescue Council normally reimburses the sheriff dept for rescues, and that money comes from [ more... ]

People I know in college now don’t use their phones for talking. Take this 23-year-old hiker who was making his way through Theodore Roosevelt National Park. He left well prepared but managed to lose a water bottle in 96F-heat and succumb to extraordinary dehydration. Did he call 911? No, the man texted for help. Don’t [ more... ]

Rangers at North Cascades National Park rescued a climber who fell about 1,200 feet down steep snow and rocks. He suffered a head injury and multiple fractures. He’s in the hospital now and will remain for at least a week. Park officials said they only discovered the man after a nearby party of two climbers [ more... ]

Chicago’s finest saved 62 kayakers who decided to abandon ship and go for a swim in the North Branch of the Chicago River during some afternoon storms. Many of them were kids and all were novice kayakers taking part in a tour along the river. They pulled 30 capsized boats from the river, and everyone [ more... ]

Kristin Jacobsen was skiing Sierra at Tahoe with her husband just behind when she disappeared into the snow. Her husband was there in seconds screaming for help and trying to dig her out, but he only managed to get stuck up to the waist himself while the only visible part of Kristin was the bottoms [ more... ]

After their truck ran out of gas a group of five Canadian teenagers decided to walk to the nearest town. One made it that night and alerted authorites who set out right away. Very early the next morning the other four were rescued by helpers from a local snowmobile club. They were found lying down [ more... ]