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The 10,000th inReach SOS: A Foot in the Wrong Direction
In October 2022, we announced that more than 10,000 individuals had received help after triggering SOS distress signals on their inReach® devices. So what was the actual 10,000th inReach SOS incident?...
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Helping to Save a Life: Rapid Onset of High-altitude Pulmonary Edema
Brian Bone has been an inReach® device user for 8 years. He shared with Garmin what prompted him to buy his device all those years ago — and the day he was especially glad he had it. I was originally...
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How They Got Out: Couple Stranded by an Avalanche While Driving
When Idaho State Highway 21 was closed by an avalanche, Mark and Kim Nero were stranded. With no source of communication, it’s unknown how long it would’ve been before someone came to help....
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Story of Survival: Mountaineer Trapped on a Ledge for 6 Hours
Despite being prepared and experienced, Andreas Stabno found himself in a situation he never thought he would — trapped on a precarious mountain ledge with nothing to do but hang on and wait. He...
View ArticleFather Recovers inReach From Sinking Boat to Help Save Daughter
Shane Horton and his family were 45 miles from the nearest town in rural Alaska when their airboat collided with a log, sending them crashing into the shore. He shared with Garmin how they saved their...
View Article5 Real-life inReach Experiences: Extreme Weather
Whether you’re at home or deep in the backcountry, weather can be unpredictable and take even the most prepared individuals by surprise. Read on to see how these customers used their inReach®...
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16-year-old Coordinates Rescue After Dad Falls into Crevasse
One fateful day, Bonnie Larson received a call from the Garmin Response℠ team that her husband had taken a severe fall, and her 16-year-old son had triggered an SOS on their inReach® satellite...
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A Friend’s Rescue: Surviving a Fall Down Mount Baldy
California’s Mount Baldy, with its close proximity to Los Angeles, is a very popular hiking destination. But standing more than 10,000’ tall with steep, variable terrain, high winds, and lingering...
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One Year, One inReach User, Two Lives Saved
Roughly one in every five inReach® SOS triggers is a customer helping a third-party individual. Parker Clark experienced that firsthand after using his inReach device to coordinate rescues for two...
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Friend Convinced to Take inReach on Day of Avalanche Disaster
Before his friend headed out on a backcountry ski tour one day, James Birch gave him his inReach® device1 — just in case. That day, three separate avalanches occurred in and around the slopes they...
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2023 Garmin inReach® SOS Year in Review
From hikers on daytrips to drivers on road trips, the inReach SOS data from 2023 shows that inReach devices are an important tool for adventurers and commuters alike. In 2023 the largest percentage of...
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Couple Saved: The Power of Kindness and inReach®
Adrian Abrahams of ROAM Overlanding, a Garmin ambassador, was very thankful when a couple from the Netherlands graciously allowed his group to utilize their bigger campsite during an overlanding trip...
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