Chronological postings
Recent and historical entries covering incidents, navigation, winter travel, public lands, and mountain decision-making.
- PCT hikers lose trail in deep snow in the Oregon Cascades
- Family seeking South Sister assistance calls for help
- Lost solo skier near Swampy Shelter seeks assistance
- Badlands riders contact emergency services after losing the route
- Lost Badlands hiker found after an emergency call
- Rescuers assist an overdue Broken Top climber
- South Sister hiker assisted after a fall near the summit
- Lessons from climbers caught in a forecast storm
- Snowshoe leader assisted after a prolonged delay
- Winter travelers found after an overnight delay
- How communication changed the outcome for an injured hiker
- Searchers assist hikers who ran short of water
- Hikers located near Tam McArthur Rim
- South Sister climber assisted after an injury
- Two lost hikers assisted in the Three Sisters Wilderness
- When a locator activates unexpectedly
- Lost hiker assisted near Horse Lake
- Hiker turns back after losing the route near Elk Lake
- Mount Hood climber slips on an icy face
- Why a forecast storm changes a climbing plan
- Topographic maps, compass work, and GPS together
- Planning lessons from lost climbers on Mount Hood
- When route technology sends travelers toward a poor option
- Staying found requires basic skills
- Trail management and wilderness character
- Fire management in the Three Sisters Wilderness
- A crevasse rescue near the South Sister route
- Rockfall and changing mountain conditions
- A fall on ice and the value of communication
- Questions surrounding rescue costs and public service
- The Badlands and the development of wilderness protections
- Geology and careful travel in the Badlands
- Communication tools in remote travel
- Exploring the Badlands with a simple GPS
- Winter hiking and conservative route choices
- Snow camping as a preparation exercise
- Avalanche awareness and terrain decisions
- A practical approach to avalanche avoidance
- Preventing and recognizing hypothermia
- The Ten Essential Systems approach
- Why good maps remain vital in the wilderness
- Rockfall awareness in the North Cascades
- Avalanche lessons from North Sister
- Reviewing a serious Mount Hood incident
- Equipment failure and fall consequences at Smith Rock
- Wilderness management and public comments
- Visitor patterns and recreation planning
- Wilderness-quality lands policy document
- Snowshoers assisted after emergency calls
- Lost cross-country skier near Mount Bachelor
- Novice climbers assisted on Mount Adams
- Several lost-hiker incidents near Sisters
- Snowshoer assisted near Wanoga
- Preparing for winter travel on forest roads
- Snowshoe design and changing winter systems
- Map resources for backcountry travel
- GPS tools and the art of not getting lost
Focused collections
Use these groupings to study recurring themes rather than isolated incidents.