Firefighters came to the rescue when South Dakota residents reported there was a big kitty stuck in a tree—a mountain lion, in fact.

Two hikers survived being stranded for three days on a snowy mountain in California while rescue crews struggled to reach them.

A young deer was struggling for its life and likely within minutes from dying when two men pulled her out of an icy lake and into their boat.

Even with the proper gear and experience, Mother Nature has the final say. Two hikers became stranded on Mount Washington.

A hiker went after his dog, and then he got stuck in mud—really stuck. Here’s what happened and how he got out.

Bruno Lobo, an Olympic kitesurfer, became one woman’s guardian angel when he saved her from drowning off the coast of Brazil.

A freak accident left a hiker tumbling down into a steep, cactus-filled gorge after he stumbled while hiking in southern Arizona.

Hiker Hadi Nazari went missing for two weeks in the remote Aussie wilderness with very little food and water.

An elk became tangled in some ice-climbing gear and needed a unique rescue. It’s a rescue those involved will never forget.

An ice climber fell about 60 feet on a steep section of Shoestring Gully in New Hampshire but survived the fall and the hours afterward.