#mountain rescue

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

For all those people who say that people wouldn't work if they weren't paid, that money is the only incentive to "make" people contribute to a society, have you considered the search and rescue and lifeboat volunteers?

These are people who at times literally risk their lives to help others for no real personal reward, often alongside full time jobs.

Dartmoor search and rescue (for example) rely solely on public donations to do their work, none of the volunteers are paid, and yet, if someone gets lost on the moors or injures themselves, the teams will go out regardless of conditions and search (sometimes for hours or even days) to try and help.

The point is there are so many people out there who already do amazing things to help their communities for no/minimal reward, and if anything socialism/communism/anarchism would make their lives easier, not harder.

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Nissan X-Trail Mountain Rescue Concept, 2024. Combining e-4ORCE technology with snow tracks, Nissan have created an electric mountain rescue prototype for Europe's ski slopes. Additionally there is a roof rack with an evacuation stretcher and snow shovels, inside the rear seats have been removed to allow the installation of a stretcher.

[greatgreenwelshadventures]

There was a bit of an incident yesterday!

Tony went for a hike on Cwm Silyn and on the way down turned his ankle and couldn't make his way back. I called mountain rescue and hiked up to meet him. An off duty medic heard of the incident from a neighbour and he and his girlfriend hiked up to us to check him out before rescue arrived.

The response from the volunteer Aberglaslyn MRT and their subsequent level of care was outstanding. They couldn't get the helimed or coastguard helicopter as it was a very busy day for them. So it took a team of 8 and 4 hours to get him attended to and stretchered off where we were met by another paramedic.

Due to other complications and low oxygen levels they then got him home where he could have an ECG before being taken by ambulance to hospital.

He spent the night in a wheelchair and is still in A & E having lots of X-rays and tests so we will know more later on. But he is doing ok and in good spirits.

Our neighbours came to the rescue with the puppies and driving me as far up the mountain as possible and everyone we met was so kind.

The whole drama was filmed for a BBC Series SOS Extreme Rescues... 🫣

No doubt Tony will have details to add when he can.

[scotianostra]

Hamish MacInnes, the Scottish mountaineer, explorer, mountain search and rescuer, author, inventor, movie stunt co-ordinator and all round good guy, was born on July 7th 1930.

MacInnes was born in Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Galloway, his father's surname was McInnes, but Hamish, according to some he "later adopted the more distinctive Scottish spelling of the family name". Hamish was the youngest child amongst five siblings. He had three sisters and a brother who was eighteen years older than Hamish.

The legend of Hamish MacInnes began early. At 16 he climbed the Matterhorn. At 17 he built his first motor car from scratch. He attempted Everest in 1953 with his friend Johnny Cunningham. As an explorer, expedition leader, and engineer he achieved world fame. author of the International Mountain Rescue Handbook and founder of Glencoe Mountain Rescue he has been responsible for saving hundreds of lives, if not thousands.

Keen to improve mountain safety, he was also a technical innovator whose invention of an all-metal ice axe and a lightweight folding stretcher for rescues – which became known as the “MacInnes stretcher” – were landmark developments that were widely used and much lauded. Author of 26 books on mountaineering topics, including fiction, Hamish became heavily involved in film and documentary work, which included making his own programmes and acting as safety and location adviser, climbing double and stunt man.

MacInnes, also known as “Fox of Glencoe” for his esteemed climbing reputation, made headlines when he was asked to shoot footage for Clint Eastwood's 1975 thriller The Eiger Sanction, other movie projects included Highlander, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and The Mission.

In 2014 he was misdiagnosed with dementia leading to being sectioned for over a year in psychiatric hospitals before a correct diagnosis of urinary tract infection was made, allowing him to return home, but bereft of memory. In the BBC film, The Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes. Introduced by his friend, Michael Palin, it recounts the story of MacInnes's life and achievements, and how he used archive footage, his photographs and his many books to "recover his memories and rescue himself".

Hamish MacInnes died on 22nd November 2020, aged 90, at his home in Glen Coe.

Writing on his death, The Scotsman said, "No one man has done more to help put in place the network of emergency response efforts designed to keep climbers from harm’s way, and it seems that MacInnes took just as much pleasure in helping to rescue people as he did in making record-breaking ascents.”

[faradaysketches]

Mountain Rescue Team. Black Forest, January 2024

They were a great team. They asked for a copy of the sketch.

[clemsfilmdiary]

Love in Glacier National: A National Park Romance (2023, Christie Will Wolf)

2/1/23

[cathygeha]

REVIEW

Summit’s Edge by Sara Driscoll

FBI K-9  #9

Intensely challenging rescue and manhunt as the K-9s and their handlers search for a murderous hijacker in difficult mountainous terrain ~ Excellent addition to the series!

What I liked:

* Being back with this wonderful cast of characters and finding out what they are doing

* Meg Jennings: civilian FBI handler with the forensic canine unit, strong, fit, dedicated, professional, team player, engaged, loves her family, resilient, good friend, protective, bonded with Hawk

* Hawk: black labrador, Meg’s canine partner and “heart dog, strong, determined, excellent skills, capable, loving, supportive, part of the family when not working

* Todd Webb: Meg’s fiancé, fireman and EMT, strong, professional, skillful, loves Meg and understands her, provided information about high-altitude illness before Meg, Brian, and the dog tackled the search in Colorado

* Brian Foster: Meg’s work partner, handler and partner of K-9 Lucy, married, good friend, has Meg’s back,

* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing

* The epigraphs with information about climbing at the beginning of each chapter

* The teamwork and how fluidly the FBI in Colorado, the rescue personnel, and dog handlers worked together

* Feeling part of the story and learning more about climbing, elevation issues, emergency care and remembering climbing Mount Whitney and one of the youth in the group having altitude illness issues

* The last chapter and the happy wedding day with all the friends and family there

* Wondering what the next book will be about

What I didn’t like: * Who and what I was meant not to

* Thinking about why anyone would be able to rationalize what the hijacker did

Did I like this book? Yes

Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to the author and Kensington Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

BLURB

FBI handler Meg Jennings and her K-9 partner, Hawk, vie to rescue plane crash survivors from a Colorado mountain—and contend with a hijacker determined to stop them. As long as there’s hope of finding life, no mission is too dangerous for Meg Jennings and her colleagues in the FBI K-9 unit. But locating the wreckage of a hijacked private plane high in the Elk Mountains of Colorado is treacherous in a multitude of ways—some of them impossible for even a seasoned team to predict. The plane, carrying the board of directors of Barron Pharmaceuticals, crashed on a rocky peak and was cleaved in two. Perilous weather means the rescuers have to ascend on foot, with their dogs unleashed in case of falls. It takes hours to locate the wreckage, but miraculously, Meg and Hawk find half a dozen passengers and crew still alive. The hijacker also survived, and has fled into the wilderness with the CEO’s son in pursuit. As soon as day breaks, the K-9 teams set out to find both men, and the dogs quickly pick up a scent trail. Meg has used her connections with an investigative reporter to learn as much as she can about the hijacker, hoping to use it when they apprehend him. But first, they must contend with the mountain’s savage fury, and an adversary who will destroy as many lives as possible rather than face justice . .

[news-buzz]

Watch: '109 Below' Short Doc About a Harrowing Mountain Rescue News Buzz

Watch: ‘109 Below’ Short Doc About a Harrowing Mountain Rescue by Alex Billington October 24, 2024Source: Vimeo “The true cost of search and rescue.” The outdoor clothing brand Arc’teryx presents this incredible short documentary film called 109 Below, telling the story of a harrowing rescue in the early 80s. The 14-minute short is made by Nick Martini and Stept Studios with remarkable shots and…

[petnews2day]

grough — Thousand of walkers illuminate Cat Bells in annual Festival of Light

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India has a stunning variety of unique avian life. Wildlife SOS photographer Akash Dolas usually brings us breathtaking leopard rescue images, but he also sees the huge biodiversity of the Western Ghat mountains of Maharashtra near our Leopard Rescue Centre. Akash photographed the moment this paradise flycatcher took flight, with an intense stare and a whip of its exquisite tail feathers.

[birdylion]

Very interesting! It sounds like in the US (where I'm assuming you are, based on your answer), wilderness first aid is something you can take as an individual class, just like an "usual" first aid class? Like, you take the class and get certified and then ... you have the certificate, but aren't necessarily part of a rescue organization - so your role is more as an individual medic on your own or within a group you're traveling with?

If I'm not mistaken in that, I wonder what kind of equipment you usually have with you, and what do the WFR and Wilderness EMT courses encompass?

Where I live, there's no wilderness to speak of, so First Aid classes / certifications always assume you're within reach of ambulances or helicopters, and wilderness medicine is even more of a niche subject relevant only for very few people. But there are some areas where ambulances and helicopters can't get, so mountain rescue is, depending on country, a specialized part of other blue light organizations, or an independent (mostly volunteer-run) rescue organization.

It means that if you're part of that, you're training for situations where you have a group of helpers, and certain resources, such as specialized medical equipment. That's why I'm asking about how it's organized when the classes are on an individual level.

Hi 👋 I saw your tags on the first aid poll post and they piqued my interest. Do you want to talk about wilderness first aid?

I'd love to! I obtained my Wilderness First Aid certification over the summer, and I previously held a Wilderness First Responder cert. I am a proponent of everybody having some basic medical training, and because of the activities I do I wanted something substantial. I routinely work and recreate out of trailheads that take 2+ hours driving a primitive road to get to, and from there walk multiple days into the backcountry. In situations where an evacuation is necessary, it can take hours or days.

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Wilderness first aid (WFA) is the specific discipline of first aid which relates to care in remote areas, where emergency medical services will be difficult to obtain or will take a long time to arrive.

My course instructors defined "a long time" as an hour or more. There are a LOT of places where this is the case.

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A WFA certification can be obtained in a 16 hour course, and covers scene/patient assessment and common illnesses/injuries. In addition to a WFA cert, you get a CPR/AED and EpiPen cert.

A WIlderness First Responder (WFR) certification can be obtained in an 80 hour course and goes into much more detail, and covers long term patient care & evacuation techniques.

WIlderness EMT courses go above and beyond, and include search-and-rescue training, practice in a clinical environment, vehicle extraction, and more. Can be obtained in ~200 hours.

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These basic principles should guide wilderness medicine practitioners:

1. Do no harm.

Practitioners can hurt people while caring for them, by not caring for them, or by providing inappropriate care. What this means for the practitioner is that they should perform to the best of their ability within the scope of their training, and to document everything accurately. WFAs operate under Good Samaritan Laws (they vary by state), which grants immunity to those who volunteer to help the injured person. They typically do not provide immunity to negligence. There are standards of care that are covered in detail in an official training course.

2. Nobody dies a preventable death.

In a wilderness setting, this primarily refers to rescuer deaths. Providers should not put themselves at risk as two patients are more difficult to manage than one. This also means controlling the scene before managing patients and addressing major threats first.

3. Keep simple things simple.

WFAs have a unique opportunity to perform preventative care as usually, the injured person is someone in our group. Are we being risk aware? Attentive to everyone's health and well-being? Are we taking care of our feet? Treating our water appropriately? Did everyone pack appropriately for the terrain and weather?

[geraskierfanficprompts]

Early on in their friendship, there came a year where Geralt and Jaskier’s paths did not intersect at all.

Jaskier had full confidence in Geralt’s abilities, but he couldn’t keep himself from worrying when he hadn’t seen hide nor hair of his witcher for 14 months! He had a dangerous profession. One full of blades and blood and enemies and monsters. What if his dearest friend and muse was dead?!?

He wasn’t ready to write that song! He didn’t think he ever wanted to write that song.

Thankfully, his witcher was not dead. They had a tearful reunion—well, Jaskier was the only one who cried, but it counted!—and continued their travels together.

However, the bard now insisted that they agree on meeting places before parting. He would not be deprived of his witcher again, thank you very much.

Jaskier also commissioned some magical items to give himself peace of mind.

Jaskier had a mage enchant a pair of talismans with dandelions painted on them. The enchantment was activated when a person smeared their blood over the talisman, which would then reflect the person’s health. If they were injured, the dandelions would wilt in proportion to the injury. If the person died, the dandelions died too.

So, Jaskier explained to his fierce friend that they would exchange talismans in order to stay informed on the other’s welfare.

There was a part of Jaskier that worried Geralt would refuse, but the witcher immediately unsheathed a knife to prick their fingers.

The talisman always brought comfort to Jaskier during their separations. It soothed him to have proof of Geralt’s wellbeing.

Even after getting his heart broken on the mountain, Jaskier kept his talisman. Him being sad and angry didn’t mean he was done caring. (Though sometimes he considered chucking the thing out a window)

Then, Nilfgaard captured Jaskier. Their mage made sure to disenchant Jaskier’s person to ensure that he didn’t have any means of calling for help or escaping.

Not even Geralt would know of his plight.

***

Across the continent, the moment the mage disenchanted Jaskier, Geralt watched the dandelions on his talisman burst into flames.

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[dailyadventureprompts]

Villain: Duke Sabrian, the Trueborn Bastard

The barred windows of the carriage let in only cold mountain air and the endless procession of crucifixes marking the road up to the Duke's castle. You idly wonder if he's picked out which ones he'll nail you and your friends to once you've told him that you've failed.

Though he styles himself the gallant exemplar of everything the noble warrior class could be, Duke Sabrian is in truth the embodiment of all the failings of his social order: brutish, bloody-minded, and blind to any plights beyond his own. More than a decade past Sabrian fought a war against his own sibling to seize control of their duchy and since then has ruled from an isolated mountain fortress fearing reprisals from the people he subjugates.

As long as the Duke rules things will continue to get worse, and it's only a matter of time before the party and those they care about get caught up in it.

Adventure Hooks:

Exhausted after delving their first dungeon the party are shaken down by a group of the duke's men, who are better armed and carry the threat of reprisal should the party draw steel on them. Perhaps it's better to give the toughs what they want and live to fight another day... say after finding out where the guards get drunk so they can trick/charm/beat the location of the stolen treasure out of them.

Countess Ledrick has a problem. Despite being one of the mercenaries who helped win Sabrian his throne she was never formally sworn in as one of the duke's vassals when she took over her lands and is widely regarded as little better than an upjumped brigand. Now a large shipment of tribute heading for the Duke's council has gone missing on the borders of her land, and it's only a matter of time before the blame comes to rest on her. She'll need all the help she can in recovering the lost treasure which just might be the party's ticket to a position in her court.

While out in the market a couple of the party members are approached by a woman in a hood doing her very best to try to seem inconspicuous. Through smiles and whispered pleas she begs them to help her hide from the guards, palming them a small handful of jewels in the attempt. If the party gives her aid she'll eventually introduce herself as Mina, keeping most of her story to herself but letting slip that she stole something precious from Sabrian and that she needs their help getting out of the duchy and into some neighbouring lands. It'd be an arduous journey, made even more arduous when in the next town the party discover posters and criers proclaiming that the duke's wife Minerva has been kidnapped, promising a great reward for her return and a terrible punishment for those who made off with her.

Background: While many born into the nobility feel confined by their station, Sabrian always knew he was made to rule. He was one of those people who excelled at the standards he was expected to meet, for whom the path of life is not only a straight line but part of a larger destiny that gave order to the world.

The problem was that Sabrian was the younger son, and his older sister chafed against noble life as much as he suited it. Sabrina was high minded, well read, and was possessed of several strange notions. The first being that those who own and govern the land owed something to those that lived upon it, the second being that her name was Solace, not Sabrina. The third was that she was not a woman, simply a person. The fourth and perhaps most outrageous was that she they would not be taking a husband, nor even a lover for the purposes of producing heirs and rather than just handing over their claim on the duchy to their well deserved brother like so often happened when the noble family tree refused to branch they would instead be creating some kind of made up of council made up of their vassals the elected mayors from the duchy's largest towns.

Sabrian wasn't having any of it, his sibling had clearly gone mad and was denying both of them (but mostly him) their birthright. After years of arguing, petitioning their mother on her death bed, and an outright threat of banishment from the now ascendant Duke Solace, Sabrian went out, raised himself an army, and went to war with his softhearted kin. The fighting was worse than anyone could have imagined, the people rose in Solace's defence and Sabrian had to resort to brutal tactics to put them down burning villages and farmland in the drought of summer and marching his followers over the ashes towards their next target.

Solace's head was delivered to him in a basket the same day he took the throne, and for the decade since Sabrian can't hold court without remembering the reproachful look in his sibling's dead eyes.

Further Adventures:

Knowing the common people hold no love for him, the duke governs from an ancestral bastion high in the mountains, a cold and lofty perch quite suitable for an unassailable tyrant who thinks himself above all. His remoteness and unwillingness to bother has paradoxically allowed his vassals the ability to govern their lands the way they see fit, which leads to a patchwork of graft, neglect, and personal ambition. In recent years Sabrian has sought to curve this independent streak by putting more and more resources behind his personal guard, who are now commanded by a former bountyhunter famed for her ruthlessness.

Increasing isolation gives the party a chance to rally together a resistance against the duke, but such a coalition might be built on shoddy foundations. A sizeable minority of his underlings feel hard done by him and might turn if given the right encouragement, though they may prove untrustworthy. Solace's old supporters have been ruthlessly hunted and will be mistrustful of newcomers, especially those that fought under the usurper. Minerva's clan are powerful nobles in their own right in a neighboring territory, and once they have their daughter back would be happy to throw their support behind the party's plan to oust the useless tyrant, provided the party are willing to play ball with them.

Sabrian has been unravelling, retreating from public life, executing his servants an courtiers for suspected treason, even keeping his formerly loving wife locked in a tower for the better part of a year. In the ten years since he married Minerva to secure her parent's support for his usurpation he has been unable to father a child, no matter what healers he turns to or what concubines he lays with. The inability to produce an heir was one of his primary reasons for going to war with Solace, and now he is failing in that exact same noble duty. This rather ironic fate was delivered unto him by Litirenn, god of farmland and cultivation, as punishment for burning one of the god's shrines during his rampage through the countryside ( along with the shrinekeeper who was an outspoken proponent of Solace's reforms. The god is going to be watching the party's actions closely if they set themselves in opposition to the duke, giving them a nudge now and again, ensuring the land rises to support them, that kid of thing.

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[faradaysketches]

Mountain Rescue Team. Untersmatt, Black Forest, January 2024

[catwyk]

DONT let hank jr's adorable little countenance fool you. i spent most of @sassylich 's stream tearing out my eyes over this little fucker. i love him

[ravensvalley]

#UnexpectedVisitor

We were at high altitude and he was flying low.

Ok this is a quick side post only between us so no need to reblog but first, I would like to apologies for my colleague reaction who has pratically "peeing" in his pants but at this altitude of 772m (over 2500ft) we were expecting to see some migrating birds to photograph, like big Canadian Geese, but not that big.

Usually he never swears but hey, this chopper was about 50ft above our heads, trees swayed and even the mountain's ground shook. It was like an high speed persuit or something similar at a low altitude. So anyway… It has made a interesting subject to talk about at our lunch time.

Stay safe folks… enjoy your week.