Rumors on social media claim a heat-weary hiker is facing a hefty bill after being airlifted off the Mist Trail. The National Park Service set the record straight. Yosemite’s search-and-rescue team responds to about 200 to 250 calls each year for incidents ranging from heat illness and missing hikers to climbing accidents. (Photo: Michaelswoboda/Getty Images)
Search-and-rescue (SAR) teams prepare for all types of emergencies, And they often risk their lives to help those in need. But a Colorado SAR team couldn’t hide their disappointment after responding to a lone adventurer’s SOS call this week. On Monday, a base jumper issued an SOS signal after a massive fall, claiming serious injury.
Climbing North Apostle Mountain, an off-duty first responder freed his own fractured leg from a huge dislocated rock before a complex iPhone-facilitated Black Hawk Rescue took off. listen to this articleHear Views of the Sawtooth Range in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, located in central Colorado (Photo: Nick1803/Getty Images) Published July 7, 2026 02:32 pm An
Rescuers tell Outside about the dramatic rescue of two climbers trapped after a fall on Mount Sieh in Glacier National Park. listen to this articleHear Two Bear Air rescuers deployed a hoist system to rescue two climbers (Photo: Two Bears Air Rescue) Published July 7, 2026 03:46 pm Rescuers in Glacier National Park successfully rescued
Sign up for the Quick Strike newsletter The latest fishing news, tips and tricks A team of Colorado Fisheries biologists were busy Friday morning save as many fish as possible From Antero Reservoir, a popular trophy trout lake that is draining and closing due to drought. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the rescue operation was
Like many people, I consider my phone my lifeline and whenever I need to travel I often worry about what will happen to it. Sure, I backup my data (whenever I remember), but it’s the device itself that’s more valuable to me than gold. As they say in mobster movies: “It would be a shame