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Woman airlifted out of the Grand Canyon as dozens of hikers get sick from unnamed illness
Hikers said they experienced vomiting, diarrhea, and fever symptoms while visiting the Grand Canyon…
Lauren Edmonds
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A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.
A mysterious man died trekking across Switzerland's Theodul glacier. Archaeologists think he's a sn…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A little-known iPhone feature helped rescue a lost hiker in California
Apple's iPhone emergency SOS feature helped in the rescue of a hiker lost in a California forest, K…
Aaron Mok
Mount Merapi erupts, killing 23 hikers in Indonesia
Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on December 3, killing at least 23 climbers. Over 200 search and r…
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iPhone's SOS satellite feature helped rescue a family of hikers lost in a freezing Oregon forest, says report
Family of six, including two children, activated iPhone's SOS via satellite feature after they beca…
Rebecca Rommen
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After rescuing a hiker near Iceland's erupting volcano, police are urging tourists to stay away
A volcano in Iceland has been erupting since Monday night. Police are cautioning tourists that the …
Joey Hadden
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A barking dog alerted passersby to a missing hiker who fell over 150 feet down the slope of a Hawaii mountain
Some hikers noticed a dog on a steep mountain slope, barking incessantly. Rescuers later found the …
Michelle Mark
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A hiker slid hundreds of feet off an Adirondack mountain peak and got stuck for 8 hours over a vertical cliff face
The hiker said the only thing that prevented her from falling off the cliff in the Adirondack Mount…
Michelle Mark
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Fans of a fat bear wildlife camera saved a distressed hiker stranded in Alaska
The hiker, who was lost on Dumpling Mountain due to low visibility and bad weather, was rescued jus…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
A single trail takes hikers to 10 waterfalls near Portland, Oregon — and you can walk it in less than a day
A local Portlander hikes the "trail of ten falls" in Silver Falls State Park. She takes us to all t…
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Stranded hikers were rescued from a cliff edge after apparently following a trail on Google Maps that didn't actually exist
A mountain rescue crew in Vancouver said they rescued several hikers from a dangerous area where Go…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Best camping tent in India
We list our top picks of dome camping tents that would be perfect for camping. While listing we …
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An injured hiker rescued from the Grand Canyon says his 4 friends were 'unjustly vilified' after officials falsely claimed the group left him behind
William Formanek told Insider the reports his friends abandoned him after he got injured while hiki…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A mountain biker who stopped to help rescue 4 dehydrated hikers in the scorching San Diego desert died on his way back to his group
The 24-year-old mountain biker was with his friends when he came across four hikers who had no food…
Matthew Loh
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2 teenage hikers managed to survive a massive snowstorm in California by huddling together for warmth for 3 nights
Riley Ramirez and Cole White, both 17, were seasoned hikers prepared to take on the Pacific Crest T…
Aditi Bharade
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Hikers high on magic mushrooms had to be rescued from the British wilderness by a team of almost a dozen mountain experts
A medic gave the high hikers advice "regarding the timing of their onward travel," the rescue team …
Chris Panella
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A Colorado hiker lost for 24 hours ignored rescuers' attempts to reach them because they didn't recognize the phone number
The "missing" hiker reached their car 24 hours after setting out for a day hike and had no idea a s…
Azmi Haroun
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Police gave up trying to find a hiker who went missing in Japan more than a week ago. Her family's now taking the search into their own hands.
The family of Patricia Wu-Murad has hired a private search-and-rescue crew and traveled to the regi…
Natalie Musumeci
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3 hikers died in separate climbing accidents at a Montana national park this week, officials said
The accidents each occurred in the vast Glacier National Park of Montana's Rocky Mountains, accordi…
Natalie Musumeci
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A Texas high school teacher died while hiking after being swept down a mountain by rushing water after heavy rain
Christina Garcia-Mata, a teacher at Akins Early College High School, was hiking with her husband wh…