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Kharis didn’t really know what backcountry search and rescue was, other than what she saw on TV. Then in 2019, she attended a leadership development class through the Denver Community Leadership Forum, which included a week of Outward Bound, and she met a member of Douglas County Search and Rescue.
“He told a story of some of the challenges of being on a backcountry...
Reese Irwin’s parents, K.T. and Greg, were search and rescue volunteers in Wyoming for two decades, so it was no surprise that Reese wanted to join up too. He was training in his early teens, earned his SARTECH II by the age of 12, and became an official member of his parents’ team at 16.
Now a member of Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team here in ...
Jennifer had never been so cold in her life.
After a couple hours of riding, getting stuck, digging out and riding again, she and her teammates were at the top of the gulch. The wind howled and snow blew sideways. Jennifer got off the back of Lester’s snowmobile, sunk two feet into the snow, and staggered toward firmer ground. She must have looked cold...
A successful hunt is not just a hunt that fills a tag – it’s also a hunt in which you don’t end up with a tag on your toe.
Backcountry search and rescue teams in Colorado will tell you that hunters can be harder to find than other demographics like hikers, especially in archery and muzzleloader season. Evacuations of injured hunters can also be lengthier and more c...
Many stories get written about backcountry rescues and the teams that pull them off — but this story is about the witnesses.
It was a beautiful, clear August morning, and Maria felt hopeful about her third attempt to hike the Ten Mile Traverse between Frisco and Breckenridge. She and her friend Barbara had started at 3:00 am from the Frisco side of the rout...
