A couple of weeks ago, not far from where I live, a rock climber fell 80 feet to his death. Two men were rappelling. One experienced. One not. The fourth time, the experienced guy rappelled down alone to belay his friend from the bottom leaving the inexperienced one to rig himself alone. The man backed off the [...]
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Safety First, Second and Third.
Posted in Extreme Sports, MLRowland, Search and Rescue, tagged Accidents in North American Mountaineering, Adventure, Climbing, Climbing accidents, Climbing safety, Extreme Sports, MLRowland, Rappelling, Rock climbing, Search and Rescue on November 18, 2011 | 8 Comments »
If YOU can ski, IT can slide! Skiers and rescuers, let’s all get prepared for our annual “race for life.” Mark H. Rowland
Posted in Search and Rescue, Extreme Sports, MLRowland, tagged Search and Rescue, Extreme Sports, Wilderness Survival, MLRowland, Nature, Skiing, Avalanche, Books, Avalanche Awareness, Backcountry Skiing, Survival on November 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
On Saturday, Summit County Rescue Group received a report of a skier-triggered avalanche in Billy’s Bowl near Breckenridge. We know it’s early, but if there is enough snow to ski, there is enough snow to slide. Make sure you have your avalanche gear, that you know how to use it, and that you are familiar with [...]
“[The outdoors] is not Disney World. If you get in trouble, I can’t turn off the ride.”
Posted in Search and Rescue, Extreme Sports, Quotes, MLRowland, tagged Search and Rescue, Extreme Sports, Wilderness Survival, MLRowland, Nature, Skiing, Books, Outdoor Sports, Outdoors, Sports, Survival, Hiking on September 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Dan Smith, Vail Mountain Search and Rescue, said the above about the many people who go ill-equipped and unprepared on dangerous hikes in Colorado’s mountainous terrain and get into serious trouble.
