Rescue

Adventurefrik Nelson on January 18th, 2010

This two-day Search and Rescue course offered an introduction to Search and Rescue procedures and situations. This was an introduction and insight into search and rescue programs (without certification) geared to orient and give us some tools so we, as guides, can assist full search and rescue teams should the need come up.

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Adventurefrik on September 21st, 2009

While we were at our Wilderness Tours Training Center, we discussed the types of gear and what to wear in the wilderness for water survival. That night’s talk mainly centered around the argument between natural (cotton, wool, down, etc.) and synthetic (polyester, neoprene, nylon, etc.) fibres.

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