Was This Yosemite’s Most Miserable Shiver Bivy?

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In the winter of 1986, three highly experienced Yosemite wall climbers were trapped for days in a blizzard on Half Dome’s South Face.

‘I Don’t Want to Die This Way’: Stranded for 15 Hours at Sea

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Two longtime friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They ended up fighting for their lives.

Climbers Ignored Warnings to Bail From Europe’s Busiest Peak. Then the Mayor Made an Example Out Of Them.

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But the unprecedented decision is more nuanced than it seems.

What Really Happened on Broad Peak, the Deadliest High-Alpine Tragedy in More than a Decade

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Ten climbers set out to summit the notorious Broad Peak during a narrow weather window. None of them made it back alive. This is what really happened during the expedition and the harrowing body recovery mission that followed.

49 Days on Trango Tower and an Epic Survival Story – Gripped Magazine

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An historic new route and one of the wildest rescue efforts ever in the alpine

Search and Rescue Missions Increased in Yosemite National Park This Year. We Dug Into the Numbers.

YOSAR members, NPS sources, and other experts help us unpack and understand the uptick in rescue missions inside the iconic California park.

“Don’t Die Over a Cam” and More Advice From a Mountain Rescue Team Lead

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Accident patterns, safety tips, and rescue mythbusting with an alpine rescue expert of 12 years

My Annual Backcountry Trip Turned into a Rescue Mission When We Found a Missing Hiker

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Idaho’s rugged Sawtooth Valley is as remote as it gets, and it’s not a place where you’d want to have a problem

She Vanished on a Colorado Mountain. 19 Years Later, a Mysterious Dream Helped Rescuers Find Her.

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Erika German often gets a weird feeling before she finds a body in the wilderness: a prickling sensation under her skin followed by a surge of adrenaline. It was September 13, 2024, and the Vail Mountain Rescue Group volunteer had…

The Hiker Who Couldn’t Be Found

Millions of people visit New York’s Adirondack Park each year. Many come to hike. When someone gets lost or hurt in the vast mountain wilderness, state forest rangers, who conduct hundreds of searches annually, roll into action.

A “Miracle” Lost Backpack Saved Two Hikers in Southern Utah

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Why Was a Perfectly Good Boat Abandoned at Sea? (Videos)

On December 12, the trio abandoned a 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 523 that was 150 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras—sails furled, a $225,000 purchase left to drift toward Scotland. The wind and seas were as reported by the Coast Guard at the time of rescue.

Two New Year’s Eve Mountain Tragedies: Be Careful How You Celebrate

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New Year’s Eve on a snowy peak under a starry sky: It sounds like the perfect way to ring in the New Year. But tragedy doesn’t take a vacation over the holidays. As some toasted the evening with friends in a warm venue, two separate outings in Spain and Italy ended in disaster.

Two Climbers Were Stuck at 21,000 Feet in the Himalayas. Here’s How They Survived.

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A month lost in the North Cascades without food or shelter: Hiker details improbable rescue

Robert Schock, a 39-year-old wanderer without a permanent address, set off for a day run in the North Cascades at the end of July with minimal supplies and his dog — and never returned to the trailhead. Family members and first responders were alerted to his disappearance in early August.

How A Malaysian Climber Survived for Three Days Near the Denali Summit

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Heading out the door? Read this article on the Outside app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. At 10 A.M. on Tuesday, May 28, climbing guides Keith Sidle and Chad Ray stood at 18,400 feet, near a striated rocky outcrop called Zebra Rocks on Denali.

The Burgeoning Science of Search and Rescue

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O a 19-year-old hiker named Matthew Read headed out on a roughly 12-mile trek in an underpopulated part of Glacier National Park in Montana.

Major Accident and Dramatic Rescue in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison

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Opinion: A lifesaving moment at Mount Everest

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Gelje Sherpa says he was guiding a client toward the summit of Everest last month when he noticed another climber hanging onto a rope, alone, in what's called Everest's "death zone.

A Daring Rescue on Annapurna

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Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. A team of climbers, mountain guides, and helicopter pilots in Nepal is celebrating after pulling off one of the most improbable Himalayan rescues in recent memory.