SARstories News is our blog for all things Search & Rescue: interesting mission reports and articles, featured SAR teams and new items on the website, upcoming conferences, gear reviews, and anything else that piques our interest and we hope will pique yours.
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Search & Rescue Articles
Becoming a Search & Rescue Volunteer : What SAR is all about and how to get involved, as well as interesting SAR news stories
TECHNICAL RESCUE
Rock Rescue Academy Part 1: Learning to Rappel
Rock Rescue Academy Part 2: Learning to Ascend & Rig Anchors
Rock Rescue Academy Part 3: Raising Systems
Rock Rescue Academy Part 4: Learning to Belay
Outfitting for Technical Rescue: The gear I'm using
Ropes That Rescue Rigging Class
Ropes That Rescue: Arizona Vortex Rigging Class
NAVIGATION
Alternative Navigation: Land navigation without a compass or GPS
Basic Map & Compass
How To Use A GPS: The Basics and Background
How To Use A GPS: Coordinate Systems & Datums
How To Use A GPS: Waypoints & Go-Tos
How To Use A GPS: Tracks & Routes
OTHER SAR SKILLS & GEAR
Man-Tracking 101: How to Find and Follow Tracks for Search & Rescue
SARpack: Search & Rescue Gear
The Ten Essentials for Backcountry Travel
The Use and Misuse of the SPOT Satellite Messenger
MISCELLANEOUS SAR
Wilderness Survival & Rescue Reading: Recommended SAR-related books
SAR City: A Search & Rescue Conference in Barstow, California
Hikers from the United States Missing in Foreign Countries
Listen to Live Radio Communications Online: Find out about SAR missions in the works even before getting called out.
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