
Unnecessary Search and Rescues Are Straining Government Agencies, Leaving Organizations Searching for Alternative Solutions
In 1970, the first ascensionist of the Nose Route of El Capitan in 1958 Warren Harding, together with his partner Dean Caldwell, famously refused a rescue on another El Capitan route after the National Park Service (NPS) lowered rescue ropes to them 22 days into their climb on the Wall