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Planning for Rescue

Planning for Rescue - PMI Rope

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Artificial High Directionals in Mountain Rescue

Cognitive De-biasing Strategies for Critical, Time Sensitive Decision-making in Austere Environmental Emergencies

Cognitive De-biasing Strategies for Critical, Time Sensitive Decision-making in Austere Environmental Emergencies

Presenter: Andrew Munoz | MRA Webinar Series | Description: What I Learned Spending 14 hours Peeing In My Wetsuit | December 5th, 2015 saw two cavers trapped by rising flood waters on Vancouver Island, BC. Andrew ...

ICAR 2016

ICAR 2016

Presenter: ICAR | Video | ICAR 2016, Bulgaria (Part 1) and ICAR 2016, Bulgaria (Part 2) from Topograph Media on Vimeo. The International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR) met in Borovets, Bulgaria, between October 19th and ...

When Angels Fall: Recent Accidents in Helicopter Rescues

When Angels Fall: Recent Accidents in Helicopter Rescues

Presenter: Charley Shimanski | MRA Webinar Series | While rescue mountaineers must strive at every turn to focus on the safety of their victims, they understandably must put their own safety first. Rarely, rescuers will be ...

Spring and Summer Avalanches: Strategic Decisions for Mountain Rescuers

Spring and Summer Avalanches: Strategic Decisions for Mountain Rescuers

Presenter: Dale Atkins | MRA Webinar Series | While most people think of avalanches as a winter danger, late spring and summer avalanches kill about 1 in 10 of all avalanche victims, and these accidents do ...

Enhancing Backcountry Radio Communications: Inexpensive Equipment and Simple Technique Changes

Enhancing Backcountry Radio Communications: Inexpensive Equipment and Simple Technique Changes

Presenter: Paul Robertson | MRA Webinar Series | Enhancing Backcountry Radio Communications – Going from @#%$* to 5×5. Many teams operate in mountainous, backcountry terrain where the “peak to valley” altitude differential can be 4000 feet, ...

The Mountain Rescue Association Mapping Platform

The Mountain Rescue Association Mapping Platform

Multiple Presenters | Webinar | In this virtual training, participants will learn hands-on skills and discover geospatial resources that support their mission. This session is designed to help MRA Members and their partners: Review the 2015 ...

ICAR 2015

ICAR 2015

ICAR | Video | ICAR 2015 Killarney, Ireland (Part 1), ICAR 2015 Killarney, Ireland (Part 2) and ICAR 2015 Killarney, Ireland (Part 3) from Topograph Media on Vimeo. The International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR) met ...

Terrain Based Probability in SAR

Terrain Based Probability in SAR

Presenter: Matt Jacobs | MRA Webinar Series | Even though terrain can be important in determining subject behavior, its impact is often misunderstood or subject to personal intuition. Recent research has helped to quantify its effects ...

Anchors Aweigh: Load Sharing Anchor Options

Anchors Aweigh: Load Sharing Anchor Options

Presenter: Tom Wood | MRA Webinar Series | Anchors are a fundamental component of nearly every rope rescue system. But what options are available to the rescuer who is confronted with sub-optimal anchors or a fall ...