BCA ambassador and American Avalanche Institute (AAI) co-owner Sarah Carpenter tells you how to organize a backcountry rescue in this video from BCA. Are you really ready to perform an avalanche rescue?
Watch BCA’s Organizing A Backcountry Rescue:
BCA’s Companion Rescue Series covers “all the steps involved in rescuing a companion buried in an avalanche: the basics of avalanche transceiver searching, probing, strategic shoveling, organizing the rescue, providing first aid, and backcountry evacuation.”
This video is not a replacement for proper avalanche education. Take an avalanche course and practice with your avalanche gear.
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Published on Aug 30, 2016
Now that you’ve learned the basics of avalanche transceiver searching, probing, and strategic shoveling, let’s look at the big picture. In part four of our Companion Rescue Series, BCA ambassador and American Avalanche Institute (AAI) co-owner Sarah Carpenter goes the through the typical steps you’ll need to perform if your companion gets buried in an avalanche. Make sure the avalanche scene is safe, appoint a rescue leader, delegate tasks, and search for the avalanche victim. Be prepared to provide first aid and evacuation.
This is not a substitute for an avalanche class. Get educated before heading into the winter backcountry.
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