Backcountry Access | Avalanche Rescue Series: Organizing a Backcountry Rescue @BackcountryAccess | Uploaded August 2016 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
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 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.
For more educational resources, backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety
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 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.
For more educational resources, backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety
![[EDGE]ucation - Hoe Mode vs. Shovel Mode](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iTXNtHPHDv4/hqdefault.jpg "[EDGE]ucation - Hoe Mode vs. Shovel Mode
Your shovel might seem like one of the most straightforward tools in your avalanche rescue kit, but did you know there is more than one way to use it? Hoe mode vs. shovel mode, explained, in this weeks [EDGE]ucation.
Pro tip: use shovel mode for chopping hard snow like avalanche debris, and hoe mode for moving soft snow. And before you need to use your shovel in a rescue scenario... Practice! Fast and safe shoveling technique can save someones life, literally.
Learn more and shop avalanche shovels: https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/c/rescue-gear/avalanche-shovels/")
