Any Mountain Rescue Team members here?
Discussion
LaneDiesel said:
I didn't pass the selection at the application stage due to my lack of climbing experience. I still have such a massive respect for MR teams, and it was good to at least have a look around
Ah, unlucky.Could you not join a local climbing club, gain experience that way and then reapply?
Wednesday's training became far more interesting than was planned.
We were at a place called RAC Corner (SN 9720 2091) on the A470 that runs through the Beacons, we were running through the setting up of the Control Vehicles and going through Comms Protocols. The rest of the Team were doing a technical exercise and had gone off up the slopes opposite the parking area. We're about ten minutes in and everyone's pagers go off!
At least one missing/lost persons on Pen y Fan or Corn Du.
This only a couple of miles up the road from our current position and even though were still only trainees, we're so close to completing that it was deemed that we could assist in searching.
We all move to the Pont Ar Daf car park, set up Control and got on with searching. The intel was that three young men had gone up Pen y Fan and when they returned to the car park, two of them realised that someone was missing - how that happens is beyond me but that was the intel. Off we go.
Long story short; within half an hour we're up the mountains in cloud with a 10 metre spread with headtorch and torch beams trying to cut through the gloom while the mist howled around us. It was decided after a few hours that it was a false alarm and if it had been real that the two guys would have hung around and kept chasing for info. Police were happy for us to stand down, we debriefed around 11pm and went home.
Very interesting to finally work with the team on a real shout - great to see the level of professionalism instantly click in. In 10 days we start the examinations and we'll be doing it 'for real' from then on.
We were at a place called RAC Corner (SN 9720 2091) on the A470 that runs through the Beacons, we were running through the setting up of the Control Vehicles and going through Comms Protocols. The rest of the Team were doing a technical exercise and had gone off up the slopes opposite the parking area. We're about ten minutes in and everyone's pagers go off!
At least one missing/lost persons on Pen y Fan or Corn Du.
This only a couple of miles up the road from our current position and even though were still only trainees, we're so close to completing that it was deemed that we could assist in searching.
We all move to the Pont Ar Daf car park, set up Control and got on with searching. The intel was that three young men had gone up Pen y Fan and when they returned to the car park, two of them realised that someone was missing - how that happens is beyond me but that was the intel. Off we go.
Long story short; within half an hour we're up the mountains in cloud with a 10 metre spread with headtorch and torch beams trying to cut through the gloom while the mist howled around us. It was decided after a few hours that it was a false alarm and if it had been real that the two guys would have hung around and kept chasing for info. Police were happy for us to stand down, we debriefed around 11pm and went home.
Very interesting to finally work with the team on a real shout - great to see the level of professionalism instantly click in. In 10 days we start the examinations and we'll be doing it 'for real' from then on.
Edited by Mothersruin on Saturday 24th September 15:28
Here you go... Name the knots - bonus internet pint if you can explain what's going on in the last piccy.
I have this length of rope knocking about the house and practice the knots so they're second nature - looks daft when I do a 'ski glove session' but that's when I'll need them most probably...
I have this length of rope knocking about the house and practice the knots so they're second nature - looks daft when I do a 'ski glove session' but that's when I'll need them most probably...
Here's some guesses
- 1 : Too much going on here, I'll look later!
- 2 : figure-8 on a bight
- 3 : bowline with a stopper
- 4 : overhand on a bight
- 5 : Not sure at all. Fishermans Bend??
silentbrown said:
Here's some guesses
It's a very manly site and a great resource.- 1 : Too much going on here, I'll look later!
- 2 : figure-8 on a bight
- 3 : bowline with a stopper
- 4 : overhand on a bight
- 5 : Not sure at all. Fishermans Bend??
4th is a bowline with a bight.
The last is a double sheet bend with double fishermans stoppers.
Mothersruin said:
Wednesday's training became far more interesting than was planned.
We were at a place called RAC Corner (SN 9720 2091) on the A470 that runs through the Beacons, we were running through the setting up of the Control Vehicles and going through Comms Protocols. The rest of the Team were doing a technical exercise and had gone off up the slopes opposite the parking area. We're about ten minutes in and everyone's pagers go off!
At least one missing/lost persons on Pen y Fan or Corn Du.
This only a couple of miles up the road from our current position and even though were still only trainees, we're so close to completing that it was deemed that we could assist in searching.
We all move to the Pont Ar Daf car park, set up Control and got on with searching. The intel was that three young men had gone up Pen y Fan and when they returned to the car park, two of them realised that someone was missing - how that happens is beyond me but that was the intel. Off we go.
Long story short; within half an hour we're up the mountains in cloud with a 10 metre spread with headtorch and torch beams trying to cut through the gloom while the mist howled around us. It was decided after a few hours that it was a false alarm and if it had been real that the two guys would have hung around and kept chasing for info. Police were happy for us to stand down, we debriefed around 11pm and went home.
Very interesting to finally work with the team on a real shout - great to see the level of professionalism instantly click in. In 10 days we start the examinations and we'll be doing it 'for real' from then on.
Were you looking for a lost soldier this morning by any chanceWe were at a place called RAC Corner (SN 9720 2091) on the A470 that runs through the Beacons, we were running through the setting up of the Control Vehicles and going through Comms Protocols. The rest of the Team were doing a technical exercise and had gone off up the slopes opposite the parking area. We're about ten minutes in and everyone's pagers go off!
At least one missing/lost persons on Pen y Fan or Corn Du.
This only a couple of miles up the road from our current position and even though were still only trainees, we're so close to completing that it was deemed that we could assist in searching.
We all move to the Pont Ar Daf car park, set up Control and got on with searching. The intel was that three young men had gone up Pen y Fan and when they returned to the car park, two of them realised that someone was missing - how that happens is beyond me but that was the intel. Off we go.
Long story short; within half an hour we're up the mountains in cloud with a 10 metre spread with headtorch and torch beams trying to cut through the gloom while the mist howled around us. It was decided after a few hours that it was a false alarm and if it had been real that the two guys would have hung around and kept chasing for info. Police were happy for us to stand down, we debriefed around 11pm and went home.
Very interesting to finally work with the team on a real shout - great to see the level of professionalism instantly click in. In 10 days we start the examinations and we'll be doing it 'for real' from then on.
Edited by Mothersruin on Saturday 24th September 15:28
silentbrown said:
Not sure if your team were involved, but there were a lot of the Longtown MR vehicles out this morning near Cwmdu on road up to Pengenfford. I'm guessing training, as it was probably too early in the day for a callout...
5am call out apparently. Three teams involved, lost walker. That would have been fun Once I'm through training I'll be working with Longtown too. Their area is just as close for me as Brecon.
silentbrown said:
Not sure if your team were involved, but there were a lot of the Longtown MR vehicles out this morning near Cwmdu on road up to Pengenfford. I'm guessing training, as it was probably too early in the day for a callout...
It was real. The guy made his own way down in the morning and got picked up by a policeman. Very impressed by the Brecon mountain rescue. If there's any on here, you probably know who I am now. If you'd like to know any details following his picking up drop me a PM.
matthias73 said:
silentbrown said:
Not sure if your team were involved, but there were a lot of the Longtown MR vehicles out this morning near Cwmdu on road up to Pengenfford. I'm guessing training, as it was probably too early in the day for a callout...
It was real. The guy made his own way down in the morning and got picked up by a policeman. I'm a long way off hill-fit at the moment so was starting to fix that today with a circuit from Pengenfford up the Dragon's Back to Waun Fach and Penygadair. Cloud was down to about 600m, but all the new path work on the plateau seems to have made nav rather too easy.
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