Lieutenant Colonel Rick Steiner is a retired US Army Special Forces commander with 19 years of military experience. For the past 10 years, Steiner has relied on Global Rescue to be his “back up team” whenever he heads out on his hunting or fishing expeditions. “I’ve been to Afghanistan, Somalia, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, and British Columbia, so having a rescue organization standing behind me that has the capability to come get me anywhere I might be is not a ‘nice to have’ -- it’s an absolute necessity,” said Steiner.

Steiner’s hunts take him to very remote areas. “All of the photos here are taken in the Sangha River area of southeast Cameroon, south of Lobeke National Park,” said Steiner. “On the other side of the river is the Central African Republic. We hunted the entire region as my outfitter there, Faro Lobeke Safaris, has over 500,000 hectares in two hunting blocks.

“The entire area is triple canopy jungle with a few villages and logging camps. There are no paved roads --only logging trails maintained by the logging companies. Local fauna includes lowland gorillas, forest elephant and buffalo, bongo antelope, forest sitatunga, various duikers, leopards, a wide variety of monkeys, chimpanzees, and assorted snakes and insects. Daytime highs in May are around 100 degrees F, with 85% humidity, and it rains about every other night. The local people are baka tribesmen, also known as pygmies,” noted Steiner.

“It's a very tough place to hunt. I've taken just about every species available on two separate hunts there. You can only see 20 yards or less in the jungle, and you’re wet all the time -- sweat, rain, or a combination. But it's incredibly rewarding to hunt the place. Needless to say, there are a lot of hazards -- food, water, the gorillas, elephant, buffalo, snakes, car accidents -- so it's very important to be good at personal health management, risk management, and also to have a good medevac plan.”
This past spring, Steiner turned to Global Rescue for assistance when he was feeling feverish while traveling. “I called to get advice on dosages for medicine I was taking. What I got from Global Rescue was a level of follow up and service that approached family practice doctor level of engagement. Totally great.”

Steiner concludes: “Global Rescue is the only service provider of its type that has earned my confidence. I simply won’t go on a hunting or fishing expedition without the peace of mind that comes from having a Global Rescue membership.”

I don't leave home without them either! And these days...I get both medical and security coverage.

Never needed them but I sleep well at night knowing they are only a phone call away.

same here.

I hope I never need it, but I am glad I got it!

It's a must... Only a fool would leave without it. Imo

Does this cover working in foreign countries with evac to Australia?

LC Steiner is some man hunting in those jungles. The heat truly saps you!

Cheers, Chris

Leave in 32 days and a wake up. My Global Rescue card, already in place, is on my packing list.

Never needed them but they were nice state of mind when in middle of BFE

I would not drive a car without insurance.

I would not travel around the world without Global Rescue.

I hope I never need either.

Global Rescue.

We took the 365 day policy for medical last November for Nepal. Tomorrow my husband leaves for the Congo. When he went to Pakistan in 2012 he took out the security membership as well as medical. Did not use the insurance but he said he slept a lot better knowing if something went bad he had a way out.



Security Membership
Global Rescue's security experts, many of whom are military special operations veterans, are prepared to extract, protect and safely repatriate our security members if they face imminent grievous bodily harm from events such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, political unrest or if there is a government declaration to evacuate.

We are glad to hear that you are all taking your health and safety seriously while traveling and appreciate the continued support. Global Rescue is proud to have provided the finest medical and security evacuation membership to the hunting community for over a decade.

Rockdoc- Global Rescue does not place any restrictions on home country of residence, member activities, or destinations so we can certainly provide you with membership as you work in foreign countries. We will provide life-saving services for a member’s transport from the point of illness or injury back to their choice of home country hospital.

Our entire team at Safari Classics, including our camera crew, carries Global Rescue memberships. I would not go into, or send my team into the bush, or anywhere on the globe we travel and film without the peace of mind Global Rescue provides.

I carry GR for me, my wife and daughter 365 days a year!

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