Who Will You Share the Mountain With?
For Open Mountain Month, a new short film highlights an exemplary SAR organization that goes beyond saving lives in the backcountry.
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Search and Rescue
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Calling All Search and Rescue Volunteers: Help Those Who Keep Us Safe
Although planning for any kind of outdoor activity in the wilderness is important to stay safe, the situation can quickly unravel. That’s when Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers, trained and ready for the worst, step in to bring explorers back to safety.
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Friday Flick: What it Means to be a Search & Rescue Responder
In the outdoors, safety is key to making the most of adventures in the mountains and on the trails. Search and rescue teams play an important role in ensuring the safety of everyday explorers, hikers, and outdoor-lovers—especially if things take a turn for the worse.
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The Changing Landscape of Search and Rescue
A shifting culture or purely a numbers game? As the old song goes: “When the shit goes dooooowwwn, ya better be ready.” And if you’re not, British Columbia’s Search and…
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Mythbusting the Misconceptions Surrounding the Lost and Found Whistler Snowboarder
A week ago today, a Norwegian woman living in Whistler was reported missing. Julie Abrahamsen hadn’t been seen since the Wednesday before, and her last known location was the Glacier…
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