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Canada announces 20-year plan to rebuild military
2008-05-13 15:00:00 Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday a 30-billion-dollar plan to re-equip Canada’s military, to boost its recruiting and to bolster Canada’s defense industry over the next 20 years. The initiative will include major combat fleet replacements of surface combat ships, maritime patrol craft, fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft, fighter aircraft, and land combat vehicles ...
By: 1913 Intel
Search for Climber on Washington?s Mt. Baker
2008-05-01 22:26:00 A Lynden, Washington climber failed to return from a solo climb yesterday on Washington’s Mt. Baker. Search and Rescue officials have currently restarted their efforts to find the lost climber after having to end their search yesterday. Bad weather and high altitude are both playing havoc with the search team. The ...
By: The Adventurist
Five Climbers Die In Avalanche?Update
2008-05-01 20:47:00 I put up a post a few moments ago about five French climbers who have been killed following an avalanche. I am getting a few more facts now. The guide, who was the only member to survive, is currently listed in critical condition, but stable. He has suffered abdominal and chest trauma and is ...
By: The Adventurist
Five Climbers Dead After Avalanche
2008-05-01 13:04:00 Rescue workers have found the bodies of five French mountaineers that were killed after a recent avalanche in Italy’s Northwestern Alps. The rescue workers spotted the missing mountaineers by helicopter early Thursday morning–local time. The avalanche took place on Wednesday at around 2,500 meters. The group had been climbing in Gran Paradiso National Park, ...
By: The Adventurist
Growth in Kayaking Spawns Call For New Laws and Regulations
2008-04-30 23:10:00 There is an interesting article in USA Today focusing on the surge in popularity of kayaking the coastal and lake waters of the United States. The article goes in to some detail about how rescue efforts involving kayakers are straining some search and rescue departments. The search and Rescue crews are now calling ...
By: The Adventurist
Search and Rescue Dogs Save Lives
2008-03-03 13:10:00 The training of a search and rescue dog must include obedience training as they must perform tasks that require strict controls on their behavior. These dogs are there to do a job and handlers must be able to direct the dog to complete the tasks of heel, jog at the heal, sit and down at ...
By: Dog Health1
How To Get Your Dog Into Search And Rescue Training
2007-12-21 00:00:00 Search and rescue dog training is very complex training, and can take up to two years to fully complete most search and rescue dog training programs. The following paragraphs will discuss the general aspects and techniques involved in search and rescue dog training. First of all, only dogs in excellent physical shape, and pleasant temperament ...
Logic Models in Search and Rescue
2007-10-19 22:57:00 Jake was found yesterday afternoon in Dolly Sods, and the entire state of West Virginia is celebrating along with his family. As I try to get back to my theme, I cannot help but filter the subject of planning in youth ministry through the broad lens of emergency operations planning and the specific ...
Logic Models in Search and Rescue
2007-10-19 22:57:00 Jake was found yesterday afternoon in Dolly Sods, and the entire state of West Virginia is celebrating along with his family. As I try to get back to my theme, I cannot help but filter the subject of planning in youth ministry through the broad lens of emergency operations planning and the specific ...
Search and Rescue
2007-10-17 06:41:00 I am leaving in just a couple of hours to join the rescue efforts for the autistic boy lost in the Dolly Sods Wilderness. The stories I related last month of getting lost planning a Rite of Passage trip and again doing wilderness pre-marital counseling both happened in the Sods. I can't ...
Search and Rescue
2007-10-17 06:41:00 I am leaving in just a couple of hours to join the rescue efforts for the autistic boy lost in the Dolly Sods Wilderness. The stories I related last month of getting lost planning a Rite of Passage trip and again doing wilderness pre-marital counseling both happened in the Sods. I can't ...
BREAKING NEWS: Russian Canoeists Missing in China Rescued Alive!
2007-09-22 05:32:00 Breaking News—Breaking News—Breaking News—-Breaking News Reuters has reported within the last 30 minutes that two of the six missing Russian Canoeists have been rescued in China. The two members of the Russian team were rescued after nearly three weeks of search and rescue efforts revealed little. Alexander Zverev was the first member to be rescued today, and ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS: ADVENTURIST STEPHEN FOSSETT?S PLANE MISSING
2007-09-04 23:12:00 BREAKING NEWS–BREAKING NEWS–BREAKING NEWS–BREAKING NEWS Stephen Fossett Missing! September 4, 2007 Stephen Fossett, the man who single-handedly flew a hot air balloon around the world in 2002 to set a world record, is missing. The FAA has announced that Mr. Fossett took off in his single-engine Balanca yesterday morning at 8:45 am but failed to make it ...
By: The Adventurist
Lost Hikers, Climber Rescue at Denali and Long?s Peak..and more
2007-08-23 20:26:00 There are alot of items making news today around the states involving Search & Rescue efforts… South Carolina Hiker Missing…. A hiker has went missing in the deep woods of South Carolina. Rescue officials recieved a call lastnight from a cellphone alerting them to the incident. The hiker exclaimed that he was lost and had brought no ...
By: The Adventurist
The Adventurist Interview: Hubert A. Allen, Author of Mt. Hood: The Deep
2007-08-08 22:15:00 The Adventurist Interview with Hubert A. Allen Author of Mount Hood The Deep Blue Zone: Story of the 2006 Climbing Tragedy First off Mr. Allen, It is a pleasure to have you here at The Adventurist. The events surrounding the tragedy in December of 2006 still lingers deep in quite a few minds. Why do you think ...
By: The Adventurist
Tragedy on Mont Blanc: Four Climbers Die, Five Others Rescued
2007-07-26 01:45:00 Tragedy has struck Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Four climbers have died after getting lost on the 15, 771 foot mountain. The climbers had died due to cold weather and exhaustion. The climbers included one Brit, and women from New Zealand, France, and Chili. Their bodies were found around the 13, 120 foot mark of ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS: FAMED AMERICAN SOLO CLIMBER< MICHAEL REARDON DEAD AT 36
2007-07-16 07:10:00 BREAKING NEWS–BREAKING NEWS–BREAKING NEWS Famed American Climber Michael Reardon, 36, has died in Ireland. He was taking part in a special shoot for an American Climbing magazine, had just finished his climb and was standing on a rock shelf–when a wave knocked him off and into the sea. Michael was unable to get out of the ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Body of Christine Boskoff Found
2007-07-09 21:25:00 In December of 2006, two high profile climbers Christine Boskoff and Charlie Fowler went missing in the Sechuan Province of China. The subsequent news of this event shook the climbing community to it’s foundation. At the time in December 2006, much of the world was focused on three lost climbers on Mt. Hood in Oregon and ...
By: The Adventurist
Alan Arnette?s Denali 2007 Report
2007-07-04 20:46:00 My good friend Alan Arnette has finally put up his much anticipated Denali 2007 trip report. Alan recently began his quest to once again head back to Mt. Everest–for his third time. This quest for Everest includes a year of very physical training on some of the world’s highest peaks..and his first true stop on this ...
By: The Adventurist
$5000 Charge for Wilderness Rescue Ignites Debate?Again.
2007-06-21 18:40:00 A Kansas man has been billed $5000 for a wilderness rescue after he injured his ankle while hiking along a steep hillside. This debate has been raging for well over a year now–whether or not people in the wilderness, when accidents happen, should be liable to pay for their rescue. Kansas is only one of a number ...
By: The Adventurist
The Adventurist Sparks a Nerve?.Twice?And You Speak Out!
2007-05-30 19:22:00 This past week has seen two pretty controversial pieces here at The Adventurist take center stage. The first one titled “David Sharp HAD to Die” was recently mentioned on ExplorersWeb and has seen well over 2,000 people stopping by to check it out in the past few days alone. The David Sharp issue continues to be a ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: More Details on Two Rescues As Well As Another Missin
2007-05-23 17:25:00 Yesterday, I reported on two High Altitude Rescues taking place. One was of a Nepalese Woman who had been stranded on the South Balcony, supposedly left behind by her team. I now have more details on this incident. I recieved an anonymous tip yesterday identifying the climber as Usha Bista. I have held on to this ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: Summits, Summits, and More Summits
2007-05-21 21:39:00 Yesterday I posted an Interview with David Tait as well as Alan Arnette’s BIG Announcement–both of these items were pretty big news. I didn’t post my usual update yesterday with all the previously mentioned stuff going on…so guess what. That means this is going to be one HUGE update covering the events that has been ...
By: The Adventurist
Climbing Accidents, Mt. Hood, News Reports, The Internet and Dale Earnhardt
2007-05-19 05:19:00 I am hoping that as you visit this site you are paying a little bit of attention to the far right-hand column. A week or so ago I had the priviledge of putting up some great RSS feeds–so that you may be more informed. I want to draw your attention to a post that was recently put ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: More Summits Being Reported as Day Three of Everest S
2007-05-17 14:06:00 Day three of the massive push to the summit is coming to an end. These three days have seen well over 150 summits occuring both on the North Ridge Route, as well as the South Col. Reported summits today include the whole Ice8000 Expedition as well as the London School of Business Team. From the Ice8000 Expedition: Everyone ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: Summits and Death on Everest
2007-05-16 19:18:00 Everyone knew that lastnight was going to be as busy or busier than the night before on the world’s highest mountain. Here is a rundown to get everyone up to date on the happenings on Mt. Everest lastnight. Sadly, Three People Have Died It is being widely reported that there were a few deaths on Everest lastnight. ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS: DHAULAGIRI AVALANCHE CLAIMS RICARDO VALENCIA AND SANTIAGO S
2007-05-14 05:08:00 ExplorersWeb has posted that Ricardo Valencia and Santiago Sagaste were killed today in an avalanche on Dhaulagiri. The avalanche occured at Camp 2 as the spanish expedition, the only expedition still at Dhaulagiri, were waiting out a storm at Camp 2 to proceed to the summit– The Avalanche swept down as Valencia and Sagaste were in their ...
By: The Adventurist
Climbers Rescued From Mt. Hood!
2007-05-13 16:54:00 The five climbers who got into trouble lastnight on Mt. Hood have been rescued! The rescue attempt by the local sheriff’s departments and Portland Mountain Rescue came earlier than expected and took place around 11:30 lastnight. The Sheriff’s department had originally told the climber’s to build a snowcave and await a rescue attempt scheduled for this morning, ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Five Missing Climbers on Mt. Hood?May 12, 2007
2007-05-13 06:05:00 After going to a couple of different sources, I can now give you a better update of the situation on Mt. Hood that has taken place tonight. The five climbers are stranded at the 9,800 foot level on Mt. Hood. They are currently in contact with Mt. Hood and Hood River Authorities. The climbers were wearing tracking devices ...
By: The Adventurist
Search and Rescue - Stupid Animal Tricks - Watch Funny Dogs
2007-05-12 18:28:00 When my wife watched Lassie rescue Timmy from a well, she wanted to find out if our dogs would rescue her, too. So she hid and pretended to be stuck, to see what our dogs would do. Can you guess where she hid? LOL!watchfunnydogs, lassie, Dog, Dogs, pet, pets, humor, Funny, animals, cute, weird, unusual, amazing, rescue
By: Watch Funny Dogs
Christine Boskoff Still Missing, Chinese Hampering Search?
2007-05-12 04:51:00 In December 2006, Christine Boskoff and Charlie Fowler went missing while on a climbing expedition in China. Charlie Fowler’s body was found in the snow on the desolate and hard to reach mountain in December. It was presumed that Christine was dead as well. There is a new UPDATE coming in today of this search and ...
By: The Adventurist
The Everest Chronicles: Rob Hall, Scott Fischer, and the Worst Tragedy in E
2007-05-10 15:58:00 May 10, 2007. It has been 11 years since tragedy struck Everest in a blinding storm that claimed the lives of world-reknown mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. Eleven Years. Their story is one of much debate even to this day. The tragedy is discussed on websites and forums around the world with one thing being ...
By: The Adventurist
David Sharp HAD to Die on Everest
2007-05-03 17:17:00 People die on Mt. Everest. That is a fact. In fact until the last few years the statistic was that for every four people to make the summit, one would die. In recent times (the 2007 Everest climbing season involves close to 1,000 individuals) that number has grown to one in twenty. Last season brought the ...
By: The Adventurist
Mountain Rescue: Climbers Not at Fault?
2007-05-03 02:48:00 A lot of you that have found my site through my updates on this years Everest Expeditions may not realize that I do cover other stuff as well. From March till May I do predomminately cover Everest, just because there is so much going on and it does happen to be a particular interest of mine…but ...
By: The Adventurist
Maxut and Vissily?s Fight For Survival On Everest
2007-05-03 02:05:00 This week the two climbers from Kazakhastan, Maxut Zhumayev and Vassili Pivtsov claimed two of the first summits of Everest this season. Their plan was to summit Everest with no O2 and unassisted, but as we are getting ready to see sometimes a plan doesn’t always work out… Maxut and Vissily began to have problems once ...
By: The Adventurist
Update on Roger Kehr?s Condition?.
2007-05-01 21:19:00 As many of you will know, I made a post earlier about the SuperSherpas Assistant Basecamp Manager, Roger Kehr getting evacuated from Everest. Roger was around 14,500 ft. in elevation when his pulse dropped to 35. The average pulse is 70 at sea level. The scary part about this is that the higher you climb, the quicker your ...
By: The Adventurist
SuperSherpas Assistant Basecamp Manager, Roger Kehr, Evacuated from Everest
2007-05-01 17:16:00 Roger Kehr, the Assistant Basecamp Manager to the SuperSherpa Expedition has been evacuated off of Everest due to health reasons. This is some disheartening news to myself, personally, as I have been in contact with Roger a few times and have gotten to know him. He is a great guy and will be dearly missed with ...
By: The Adventurist
Dhaulagiri Claims Life of Italian Climber Sergio Dalla Longa
2007-05-01 13:35:00 ExplorersWeb is reporting the tragic news today that Italian Climber Sergio Dalla Longa has perished on Dhaulagiri. The accident occured Sunday, April 29, 2007, after Sergio had climbed within meters of the famed Dhaulagiri summit. He slipped on the icy surface and subsequently hit his head in the fall resulting in his death. Sergio Dalla Longa was climbing ...
By: The Adventurist
Tragedy x 3: Alpine Climbing Greats Andi Orgler and Kasper Ochsner Dead as
2007-05-01 00:10:00 Today has been a day of tragedy in the climbing World. As mentioned in a previous post (found just below this one) Lara Kellogg has reportedly died on Mt. Wake and now more tragedy coming in from the world of Alpine Climbing as being reported from The Alpinist. Andi Orgler, from Austria, has apparently been killed ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: Dawa Sherpa Airlifted Off Everest, Camp 2 Damage and
2007-04-30 01:36:00 The South Col Route Update Over the past couple of days many teams on the South side of Everest have been concentrating on tidying up their tents, preparing their packs for the venture higher, and in a word..resting. One thing that is being mentioned quite frequently though this weekend is the abundance of avalanches around the area. First ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007: First Death On Everest Update
2007-04-28 00:29:00 A press release sent to Everestnews.com today updates the the circumstances surrounding the recent death of a Sherpa climber on Everest yesterday. The Sherpa’s name was Dawa Sherpa. He was currently a member of the “International Everest Expedition” Team. Mr. Dawa Sherpa was 40 years old. Mr. Dawa Sherpa died when he fell into the Kharpas crevasse while ascending from ...
By: The Adventurist
Responsibility and Death on Everest: A Response Comes In?
2007-04-26 20:06:00 Yesterday I posted an editorial titled “Responsibility and Death on Everest”. I am not going to go back and rehash what was said, but I will let you click the title and read it for yourselves. It seems like this issue is drawing some interest here as well as possibly opening up further dicussions in the ...
By: The Adventurist
Who Should Pay for Search and Rescue? The Controversy Ends?
2007-03-08 02:14:03 In December of 2006 there was a great debate raging, one that has actually been going on for years now…but the recent tragedy on Mt. Hood put it once again in the forefront of media everywhere. Should high-risk Adventurists be required to pay for search and rescue (SAR) should things go wrong while they were in ...
By: The Adventurist
How To Get Your Dog Into Search And Rescue Training
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Search and rescue dog training is very complex training, and can take up to two years to fully complete most search and rescue dog training programs. The following paragraphs will discuss the general aspects and techniques involved in search and rescue dog training. First of all, only dogs in excellent physical shape, and pleasant temperament ...
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