SAR

Rescue teams across the country are rapidly integrating flying drones and artificial intelligence programs into their processes and procedures. But one major hurdle is stymying the new tech.

Outside editors recall the search and rescue missions unlike any others. Here are the stories that will stay with us forever.

Inside the world of search and rescue—from what it’s really like on the ground to the harrowing rescues that stay with us forever.

She was the only hiker ever to die while seeking the summit of central Colorado’s most famous 14er. A member of the successful search team investigates who she was, how her death—and her recovery 19 years later—impacted her family, and what we all need to consider before heading into the alpine.