This week saw more training in SAR, this time in rock and sloping surfaces which the Vestofolds is mainly consisted of. This was a a lot more difficult than I imagined, walking a stretcher with a patient over uneven unstable ground can be challenging. The training is being pushed through as the sea ice is now starting to get unstable to the point where all vehicle travel has been cancelled, except for SAR and training exercises.
Craig and Val ready for the day, all the gear is laid out on the tarp behind for easy access if required, these training sessions are undertaken to be as close as possible to a real situation.
These are called "nuts" they are used in cracks to tie off on, not so much in an SAR situation, more for rock climbing.
Finding the right area's can be challenging, especially if you were dangling 50m off the ground
View from the top of Plough island where we undertook the training, ice burgs in the rear around to the plateau.
Adam and the Doc having a break.
Preparing for a walking exercise, ensuring we were all aware of which ropes and techniques were required.
Belay and Mainline team, looking highly motivated.
Birthday muffins in Antarctica.
Our patient was Gav, one of the chefs who volunteered for the day, doc was the attendant, as more than likely she would be required to carry out the job in a real situation, couldn't have been too bad Gav fell asleep for the majority of the exercise.
Again the lower in this case, was undertaken in both a horizontal and vertical position to ascertain which would be most suitable.
Team Leader for the day Nick, I was unable to get any more photos as my skills were required with the majority of the excercise.
1 comment:
your photo skills are great Paul. soo good seeing the sceenery we only could imagine otherwise. I'll keep viewing cheers that looks amazing too very chilled ha ha xxx
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