Training today, warming wall Mammoth. Practiced and discussed patient assessment and need to complete full assessments. Talked thru scenarios and past missions to demonstrate how a good standard of care can be applied in unusual circumstances. Was very helpful to me and makes me look forward to future discussions and opinions.
Today or technical training was jugging a line and converting to a rappel. We used a variety of jugging techniques Petzl ascenders with aiders and with Purcell's, Purcell only, prussic's and slings, tiblocs, one foot, two foot, frogging and more. Looked at caving as well as big wall techniques and applications of what we normally carry and are faced with. We also practiced switch to rappel in mid climb and gear needed to do so safely, switch from rappel to ascending. All in all a great day, wish more people could have came out but there was a late night mission on Whitney that was not done until 5AM this morning. So if you were not able to make it check in at future meetings as we will be doing a variation on this in again
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2011-07-21
Great day today, we trained at Klondike Lake, with our Zodiak rescue boat. FYI we were unsuccessful in flipping it, not for lack of trying! It was just an introduction for most members and a reason for us to get out the Bar-B-Q's the Sheriff's dept supplied and cooked tri-tip and chicken... Thanks guys! Thanks to the Sheriff and Army National Gaurd we also had a Blackhawk land to give us a tour, introduce the crew and demonstrate the rescue gear. They even did a water rescue hoising a diver in and out of the lake. We talked and enjoyed the food for a few hours during which we were told that partially due to past SAR missions the Gaurd has helped us on in the Mountains, they had learned a great deal of which made them far superior than many other units when sent to the high mountains of Afgananistan, they learned the situations we are in are very close to what they experience over there minus being shot at of course. High elevation weather extremes, high winds, high angle rescues, life threating injuries and more. This was so valuable to the armed forces they have a renewed interest in helping mountain rescue SAR teams, to further train and improve both ours and thier methods and equipment We look forward to seeing them more often as it is greatly appreciated by our team mates and people whom we rescue. Thanks again to the Army National Gaurd.
