Latest rescue news
How to make yourself searchable when disaster strikes on a hike – 4 expert tips from mountain rescue
Even with your GPS coordinates, searching for you on a boulder field is a lot like looking for a needle in a haystack
Lawbreaking hikers in Hawaii will not have to pay to be rescued, state government decides
Two bills designed to charge people for their rescue if they ran into trouble on closed trails met with opposition from local emergency teams
Utah hiker finds the absolute worst place to injure an ankle – on top of a rock spire
Hobbled hiker is stranded with “a sharp, catastrophic drop on all sides” and a five foot leap to safety
Another group of teens involved in overnight rescue from hiking trail, prompting fresh warnings
The group's descent was hindered by lack of appropriate gear for hiking at night
Phoneless Taiwanese hiker trapped in ravine for 10 days alerts rescuers using water pipe
He’d tumbled 10m into the ravine with no cellphone to call for help
“One mistake people make is thinking nothing can go wrong” – why do hikers get lost and how do some survive?
An analysis of over 100 news reports details how hikers get lost in the wild, and the lengths they go to in order to come back alive
The one simple act that could save your life on a hike
Forget high-tech communication devices and bushwacking skills; one of the best things you can do to stay safe on a hike is phone a friend
“Don't let go” – dramatic helicopter rescue footage shows barefoot California hiker clinging to cliff
Hiker fell almost 60 feet from a trail near the Golden Gate Bridge, with the tide coming in
