In a place as vast and extreme as Alaska, no one takes safety for
granted. Whether adventurer or homesteader, tourist or native,
people look out for themselves and for each other. But sometimes it
just goes bad, and no amount of resourcefulness or resiliency can
make it right. That's when search and rescue teams kick into gear,
launching operations by air and by land that have generated amazing
tales of heroism, tenacity, and human kindness. Some of those
stories have been gathered in Search and Rescue Alaska, including:
*Rescues on Denali, North America's highest peak, from the
mountain's first search and rescue in 1932 to a rescue in 2017 that
highlights the utility of modern equipment and decades of SAR
experience *A World War II search and rescue that ended with a
remarkable recovery more than half a century later *Rescues during
the Good Friday quake of 1964 *The rescue of mountaineering
students and their instructors in the Chugach Range *The rescue and
recovery of Klondike-bound gold-seekers caught in an avalanche on
the infamous Chilkoot Trail These stories and others in this
compilation of essays will kindle a new appreciation for the
skilled and selfless pilots, troopers, military personnel, and
rangers on call for search and rescue in Alaska.
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