Ted Katauskas has logged nearly 4,000 hours of volunteer service as a search and recovery K9 handler since joining Vail Mountain Rescue Group in 2012.聽 He earns a paycheck as a magazine editor and writer working from a home office in Edwards, Colorado.
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She was the only hiker ever to die while seeking the summit of central Colorado鈥檚 most famous 14er. A member of the successful search team investigates who she was, how her death鈥攁nd her recovery 19 years later鈥攊mpacted her family, and what we all need to consider before heading into the alpine.
The planet is smaller than ever, but that just means there's a host of new dangers out there—and a new set of solutions. These days, a text message or the right travel-insurance policy might just save your bacon. So study up—your life may depend on it.
Using cutting-edge techniques, three young mavericks set out to tackle one of the hardest routes in the Himalayas