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Take the Extra Minute to Rest: The World, Upside-Down
Last year, I wrote about the moment when a rescuer’s faith is tested, the Paladin’s Dilemma. It’s the crossroads where conviction meets exhaustion, where the light of purpose flickers against the weight of disillusionment. For many in the first responder … Continue reading
No Charge for Rescue: We’re Here to Save Lives
Survey a group of city dwellers about a backcountry rescue and you’ll probably hear some familiar answers. “They were stupid.” “They were negligent.” “Send them a bill.” It comes up again and again. Someone gets lost. Someone twists an ankle. … Continue reading
Take the Extra Minute to Check the Weather
Peak leaf-peeping season is here. The aspens are turning gold, the air smells like fall and the mountains look like somebody spent the summer painting them. Naturally, thousands of people are going to do what any reasonable person would do. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Search and Rescue
Tagged hiking, outdoor safety, preventative SAR, search and rescue, TakeTheExtraMinute, weather
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Take the Extra Minute Before You Go Batty
It’s that time of the year. International Bat Night is August 29 to 30, 2026. Caves have everything Halloween has taught us to love. Darkness. Mystery. Bats. And the possibility that something unearthly is lurking just around the corner. Okay, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Holidays, Search and Rescue
Tagged bats, cave savety, caves, caving, conservation, International Bat Night, National Speleological Society, NSS, outdoor safety, preventative SAR, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, search and rescue, spelunking, TakeTheExtraMinute, White Nose Syndrome
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Take the Extra Minute: Listen to Your Adrenaline
Years ago, one of my medical instructors said something that completely changed how I view high stress situations. He was talking about responding to emergencies and stepping straight into the kind of chaos most people spend their lives avoiding. “We … Continue reading
Take the Extra Minute to Respect the Dark
We have reached that magical point of the year in the northern hemisphere when daylight feels almost infinite. Summer solstice brings us the longest days of the year and with them, an irresistible urge to squeeze every drop of adventure … Continue reading
Take the Extra Minute: Search and Rescue as a Tourist Recovery Service
Every Memorial Day the mountains fill with hikers, campers and road-trippers eager to escape the city and start summer outside. And every Memorial Day search and rescue teams quietly brace for impact, because the patterns of who gets into trouble … Continue reading
Take the Extra Minute: An Imperial Safety Briefing for the TK-Trooper
As search and rescue volunteers, we live by the creed of preparedness, planning and visibility. We preach the gospel of readiness, the wisdom of planning and the essential need for high-visibility gear. The Empire, on the other hand, apparently skipped … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Search and Rescue
Tagged armor, Dark Side, Galactic Empire, May the 4th, New Order, Rebel Alliance, safety, search and rescue, Star Wars, stormtroopers, TakeTheExtraMinute
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When Winter Doesn’t Come: A Look at Wildfire Risk
When it comes to search and rescue messaging, I usually talk about twisted ankles and lost hikers, but in a year where winter simply didn’t show up, search and rescue has a different battlefield: the wildfire. Members of search and … Continue reading
Posted in Search and Rescue
Tagged draught, fire safety, rural living, search and rescue, snow drought, TakeTheExtraMinute, wildfire, winter
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Spring is a Lie (at Elevation)
The Deception of March in the Mountains The trailhead is a tease. It’s 15°C (60°F) at the parking lot. The birds are chirping. The pavement is dry. The sun is warm. The air is soft. The snow is melting. It … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Search and Rescue
Tagged backcountry safety, ice, outdoor safety, recreation, search and rescue, seasons, snow, TakeTheExtraMinute, winter, winter safety
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