Saturday, 12 October 2013

River Rescue

Day One

Instructor: Simon O'Donnell
Group: Me, Nic, Tim, Boyd, Graeme, Stu, Hugo, Sezz

Quick Morning session in the RC on throw bagging, rescuing a foot entrapment and tension diagonals. Then to red Hut on the Tongariro where we practiced swimming around the river, swimming rapids, throw bagging, rescuing an unconscious swimmer. Practiced some scenarios and used tension diagonals. finished with different methods of rescuing a foot entrapment.

Day Two

Instructor: Simon O'Donnell, Don Patterson
Group: Me, Nic, Tim, Boyd, Graeme, Stu, Hugo

To the lower Whakapapa. More scenario practise, then river crossings. Tethered swimmers including a V lower. more tension diagonals and cutting ourself from a tether in the flow.

Tension Diagonal

Using a multiple body belay for a V lower

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