One-day Advanced Rigging (Mountain), Torridon

Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) represents25 Mountain Rescue Teams(MRTs) made up of highly trained volunteers who are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to emergencies and carry out a specialist search and rescue service in the mountains and remote communities in Scotland to keep people safe and help people if and when they get into difficulty.

Scottish Mountain Rescue

Designed for team members with current practical skills and knowledge of the SMR Rigging Practitioner or equivalent knowledge & experience.

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Course attendees will need to be responsible for their own health and that of others. They need to attend the course free of any Covid-19 symptoms. All attendees must adhere to Scottish Government guidelines and travel restrictions in place at the time of the training course.In addition, you need to have spoken to your team's Training Officer and have read the SMR Training Course Policy document and Risk Assessment, before registering for this course. These documents can be found by clicking <a href="https://www.scottishmountainrescue.org/team-pages/training/training-policy-risk-assessment/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> (password hillsandcaves55**)This course is a one-day, condensed Advanced Rigging course.Over the years teams have developed various systems for dealing with casualties in a steep environment. This course looks at advanced mountain based systems in use today. Extracting a casualty from steep ground with difficult access and variable terrain presents a unique set of problems and solutions.We will look at mid face pick off techniques and examine casualty release systems including the effect of cutting the rope. Plus some hauling systems.The programme will update and improve your practical technical rigging knowledge and skills in the field. This course will provide:<ul><li>Practical skills workshops &amp; scenarios</li><li>Theoretical training &amp; discussion groups</li></ul>By the end of the course you should be able to:<ul><li>Mid face pickoff techniques.</li><li>Understand advanced hauling techniques</li><li>Casualty release systems</li></ul>

<h1>What to bring</h1>For your comfort and safety please ensure you have appropriate personal safety equipment for this course.In particular, participants  must bring :  Midge net, midge spray, harness, helmet , team radio + spare battery, personal MR and crag rescue kit.In addition, you will need to bring a face mask, hand sanitiser, first aid kit and personal medications, as well as a pen/notepad.As this is a one day, non-residential course, you will need to remember to bring your packed lunch, drinks and snacks to keep you going for the day.Participants are encouraged to bring technical rescue equipment as used by their own team. In addition we would encourage participants to bring along copies of any team rigging guidelines so that we can start to share this type of information.

There will be a pre-course Zoom on Wednesday, 27 October @ 19:30. Details as follows:Topic: Torridon Rigging WeekendTime: Oct 27, 2021 19:30 LondonJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86456388696?pwd=OFNJT2tvcFhycE9peVlQYkd6T3hkQT09
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Needless to say, if you have any questions about the training course or the location, please do not hesitate to contact Viv in the Scottish Mountain Rescue office at viv@scottishmountainrescue.org or call 01479 861370.

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One-day Advanced Rigging (Mountain), Torridon

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