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X-BERG CHALLENGE

Rescue Profile: X-BERG CHALLENGE


On Friday 20 March 2021, Pierre Carter received a phone call from GEOS following an activation of the SOS button by one of the race participants. Within 2 minutes the local team knew all the personal details and location of the athlete in distress. A local rescue team was in the air within 10 minutes of the call with helicopter pilot Colin Barrow, Pierre Carter and rescue support team, Ben Arnold, to locate the athlete and assist. A ground rescue unit was on standby awaiting instructions. Within 30 minutes the athlete was found and returned to base a little bit cold & shook up but unharmed.

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S.O.S. Used to Help Injured Teen on Montana Mountain

RESCUE PROFILE: Brandon Van Arsdale
#51537

The day started as a skiing expedition through the mountains of Montana and ended with a helicopter rescue. On March 20, 2019, a group of teens and adults were on the Glacier/Pondera County line when a teenager in the group was hurt. After an unsuccessful attempt to alert rescue crews, Brandon Van Arsdale, an adult travelling with the teens, activated the SPOT X’s S.O.S. button.

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First SPOT X Initiated Rescue

RESCUE PROFILE: Darrel Comeau
#24249

Darrel Comeau was on a four day trip to climb a remote mountain in Wilmore Forest. On the second night of their trip, the group was unable to make it to their cabin but was prepared to make an emergency shelter and set up camp for the night.

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Experienced Hikers + Severe Weather = SPOT Rescue

RESCUE PROFILE: Ian Scott
#20588

In late September, three experienced mountain hikers were on a two-night backpacking trip in Kananaskis Country, Alberta in the Canadian Rockies. On the second day of their trip, a heavy snowstorm hit and made it difficult to find the trail out. The trio was forced to retreat to the previous campground they had stayed at the night before. 

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SOLO BACKPACKER RELIES ON SPOT AFTER FALLING

RESCUE PROFILE: Shannon Cunningham
#20130

Shannon Cunningham has been an avid backpacker for 9 years. For two of those years, she has carried SPOT Gen3 to use in case of emergency and this past summer was the first time she had to use the S.O.S. on her SPOT. Shannon was on a 5 day solo hike on the northern most tip of Vancouver Island in Canada on the North Coast Trail. On the first day of her hike, she slipped at camp and fell dislocating and breaking her shoulder in four different places.
 

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ACCIDENTAL STAB WOUND ENDS WITH THE NORTHERN LIGHTS

RESCUE PROFILE: Tom Roberts
#20141

Tom Roberts is an avid hunter in the backcountry of Canada and has been hunting big game for many years. In August 2017, Tom and his hunting partner set off to their favourite spot in the mountains to do some sheep hunting. After his partner shot a ram, Tom took on the job of skinning his hunting partner’s prize. His knife was caught up in the hide so he torqued with his knife. As he did this, the knife came though the hide and he stabbed himself near his knee right to the bone.

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SPOT User Activates Device Three Times over 10 Years

RESCUE PROFILE: John Walker

John Walker aka Swagman is no stranger to overcoming challenging situations. As a U.S. Navy Veteran and avid hiker, Swagman loves being outside and takes on nature one hiking trail at a time with plans to conquer the Appalachian Trail in 2018. With safety in mind, Swagman purchased his first SPOT device in 2008 after his sister persuaded him to do so—she didn’t want him to be mauled by a bear or rabid racoon. Little did he know that his SPOT device would be put to use not only once, but a total of three times over the past ten years.

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Paleontologist Trapped by Boulder Saved by SPOT

RESCUE PROFILE: Allison Stegner
#19721

Allison Stegner is a paleontologist, and currently is an intern for the Bureau of Land Management surveying the Bears Ears National Monument for fossils. As a paleontologist and ecologist, Allison works in remote parts of Utah and has relied on SPOT since 2013. Recently, Allison was surveying an area littered with dangerous slopes and sandstone blocks.

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Accidental Gunshot Wound While Hunting Ends in SPOT Rescue

RESCUE PROFILE: Jim Adkins
#17364

Jim Adkins, a pilot and avid hunter, purchased his SPOT Gen3 for hunting season so that his family could track him. Two weeks later, Jim had to use his SPOT for the one thing he hoped he would never have to. Jim was elk hunting with his son in Eastern Oregon when his son suffered an accidental gunshot wound. 

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FATHER AND SON ACTIVATE SPOT AFTER BOAT FLIPS IN ALASKA

RESCUE PROFILE: Ed and Elias Stratton
#17111

On August 12, 2016, father and son, Ed and Elias Stratton, were making a normal trip to the local lodge to get some groceries that were being delivered to the area with a friend. Traveling down the Skwentna River was a trip they had made countless times in their airboat. This particular day, they decided to visit with friends at the lodge after picking up their supplies before heading home.

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SPOT Rescues Hiker on Four Pass Loop near Aspen, CO

RESCUE PROFILE: Garrett
#15466

Garrett Atkinson and a friend were hiking the Four Pass Loop near Aspen, CO separated by the trail head by over 13 miles in all directions. On the second night, Garrett spent the entire night coughing up blood and fighting his every breath. The next day he tried with all his might to walk out but continued to fall after several attempts. "I was extremely dizzy and nauseated," Garrett remembers. In that moment he knew there was no chance of making it off the trail alone and pressed the SOS button on his SPOT device.

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