Before moving his family to Ouray 11 years ago, Tim Pasek served in the U.S. Coast Guard and participated first-hand in well-funded search and rescue operations.

The men and women called out to look for anyone lost along the coast or at sea are highly trained, paid professionals.

Today, Pasek finds himself working alongside similarly dedicated people whenever the call for help comes for a missing hiker, climber or off-roader. The difference is, members of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team aren’t pa...