As COVID-19 pushes people into the backcountry, Pacific Northwest wilderness rescuers are bracing for a busy winter
Wilderness rescuers brace for a busy winter Story by Jane C. Hu / High Country News Every winter, volunteers from Seattle Mountain Rescue are dispatched to the sites of dozens of harrowing incidents: They rescue backcountry skiers buried in avalanches, help injured hikers descend slick trails—and once, they even removed the wreckage of a single-engine plane from a mountainside. Volunteers must tackle steep, avalanche-prone mountain terrain, carrying the requisite gear to ward off hypothermia. Once on the scene, they rig anchors and ropes to carry out rescues, a time-intensive project tha...
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