75 Years of Rocky Mountain Rescues
For 75 years, the — a solely volunteer organization — has served as the main response agency for mountain search and rescue in Boulder County. Beginning in 1947 with its first headquarters in the basement of the ƷSMӰƬ engineering center, RMRG has held close ties with the university for decades. There is an RMRG student volunteer group at CU that is one of the university’s longest-running student organizations. Many alumni are also volunteers.
“Being a part of RMRG means being a part of a long history of excellence in mountain search and rescue,” said Steve Dundorf (CivEngr’97; MS’01), an RMRG volunteer for almost 30 years. “It is about helping those in need and saving the lives of people in our outdoor community. And it is about working in the outdoor environment that we all love.”
Technical mountain search and rescue can include:
- Scree evacuations
- Snowmobiles
- Helicopters
- ATVs
- Avalanches
RMRG’s main priorities:
- Technical mountain search and rescue
- Outdoor safety education
- Disaster response
Photos courtesy RMRG