Winter 2008-2009

WSAR Winter 2009 Training


13-Jan
Technical Shoveling
John H

20-Jan
Avalanche practice Dusty's
Scotty & Daren RECCO

27-Jan
CakeHole Victim Avalanche
Binty & Gavin

03-Feb
Avalanche Large Scenario Table Top
Wango & Daren

10-Feb
Night Search Kyber
Binty

17-Feb
Callaghan XC Trails
Brad

24-Feb
Slope Assist Stretcher
Braden

03-Mar
Clean Up night

10-Mar
GPS Night
Dave S & Jeff

17-Mar
Crevasse
Scott Flavelle ?

24-Mar
BCFS Helicopter OPS
Vlad

31-Mar
Survival training

Rope Practice

The remainder of June will be spent doing high angle rope rescue work.

June 10th – Rope Rescue stations. Stations will include knots, anchors, belay, load, following fixed rope, ascending and descending ropes. Bottomless lake park in creekside access via Whistler road then left on Aspen Dr. 7pm start.

June 17th – Rope Rescue scenario high angle. Falcon Cres bluff. 7pm Start

June 24th – Rope Rescue / high angle advanced scenario.. .. 7pm start.
Hi Everyone,

Rope rescue practice
Our practice tonight will be at Rainbow trail parking lot at 7pm. Refreshments will be served apres.

The practice will be our last official practice before breaking for summer.

see you there,
Braden

Annual HETS recert JUNE 7

Hi All
WSAR will hold its annual HETS recert on
Hover entry/exit Tuesday June 3 6pm Blackcomb Helicopters
HETS Recert Saturday June 7 8-4:30 Whistler Heliport
Squamish SAR will hold its annual HETS recert on
1. HETS Recert Saturday, June 14 1700-1900 hrs Squamish Airport
2. Dryland, classroom TBA
To remain current, both days have to be attended.
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
If you have any suggestions in regard to either of the recert events, please let me know.
Thanks
Daryl

H 604 932-3265
C 604 905-9492
E dkincaid@whistlerbc.net

Hover entry/exit Tuesday June 3

Hi All WSAR will hold its annual HETS recert on Hover entry/exit Tuesday June 3 6pm Blackcomb Helicopters MIT are welcome to join.

May 20, 2008

There will be a debrief of the Ito search including members from PEP from Vancouver. Also there is a great deal of organization that needs to go into the truck and loading bay as the weatherhaven, crevasse rescue tripod, and ladders have been deposited there. Rope rescue kit needs clean up if anyone has time this week.

Brandywine Falls practice

Scenario:
Another tourist has fallen off a cliff and into a local river, and is stranded on a isolated shelf 1m above fast flowing water. Search teams will have to find the subject safely, and extract a subject from above using conventional rope rescue techniques. This practice will start from the search base at 6:30pm.

Practice Location: Brandywine Falls (hopefully), or in the Cheakamus canyon
Team Leader: Braden



Practice was a success teams located subject at the base of Brandywine falls at about 7:45pm. A top down rope rescue was preformed using two 300ft ropes. A redirected 3:1haul system for maximum throw on the haul system. 260ft to the bottom, 250ft was free hanging over a large overhang which kept rescuer from being hit by loose rock. Subject was recovered by 9pm.
Getting lowered in
The haul back out
thanks Todd K and Dave S for photo's

Alexander Falls Training May 6, 2008

A slope assist raise setup was used to extract our patients route #6 was the access point
With the 2010 games approaching a realistic swift water access scenario will be conducted Tuesday night at Alexander Falls at 7pm.

The scenario will involve aspects of approaching a swift water environment from above utilizing ropes, and anchors, and preparing the rescuer's with appropriate swift water equipment.

The scenerio: A tourist has gone past the fences at the falls looking to get a better picture. He slips, and ends up stranded, and injured in a canyon with fast flowing water.

Please be at the room at 6:30pm or meet us at the falls at 7pm.
Come equipped with harness, gloves, helmet, P.P.E. and your turnout gear. Be prepared to wade through Isothermal snow to access the site.

Team Leader: Daren R.

Contact Daren or Braden for more info