It was only 10:00 am when I heard the first coordinator page go out. “Rescue 10, search and rescue incident, no injuries involved,” the automated voice toned. “Hoosier Pass trailhead.” It was a Sunday and I was prepared for a mission today, but “no injuries involved” meant it was somewhat unlikely. Of the 217 calls we’d had in the past year, most of those that had gone to an all-call involved injuries. I settled back into answering emails and working on projects. But at noon, the all-call came. “All available Summit County Rescue Group members, respond to Hoosier Pass for a search for two missing snowshoers,” it said. It sounded like one of the boring calls that our more skilled members often didn’t respond to. It was tailor-made for me, however. A search for missing snowshoers meant I could get some exercise at my own, slow pace. I loaded up…
