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High Adventure
Satellite Communicators, PLBs, and Emergency Plans: What the Device Cannot Do
Emergency communication devices are powerful, but none creates instant rescue. Satellite messengers, personal locator beacons, radios, and phones differ in coverage, monitoring, messaging, batteries, subscriptions, and response pathways. Th
By Theo Hartigan · · 2 min
High Adventure
Lightning in the Mountains: Planning Around a Hazard With No Safe Outdoor Shelter
Lightning demands early decisions because there is no completely safe place outdoors during a thunderstorm. The National Weather Service advises seeking a substantial enclosed building or hard-topped vehicle when thunder is heard. In remote
By Theo Hartigan · · 2 min
High Adventure
Alpine Starts and Turnaround Times: Why Timing Is a Safety Tool
An alpine start is not an initiation ritual involving a 2 a.m. alarm and resentful oatmeal. It is a timing strategy. Starting early can place a team past exposed terrain before thunderstorms, snow softening, rockfall, heat, crowds, or river
By Theo Hartigan · · 2 min
High Adventure
How to Assess a Backcountry River Crossing
Moving water deserves suspicion. Depth alone does not determine risk; speed, footing, temperature, width, obstacles, downstream hazards, group strength, and the consequences of a fall all matter. The correct crossing is often a bridge, a sa
By Theo Hartigan · · 2 min
