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Quick List of Up-Coming Training
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Back Country Avalanche Forecasting and
Rescue Course
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Beginning On:
Friday, January 15th, and
Saturday January 16th, 2005
Beginning On:
Friday, February 19th, and
Saturday February 20th, 2005
5-Day Professional High Angle Rescue
Technician #1Course
(Look below for a detailed explanation)
Beginning On:
Monday March 7th,
and finishing up on Friday March 11, 2005
Beginning On:
Monday June 13th,
and finishing up on Friday, June 17, 2005
Beginning On:
Monday September
12th, and finishing up on Friday, September 16, 2005
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Private Or Custom Contract Lectures, Presentations, Training
Sessions, or Classes. 
That's Right! All you have to do is
call our Toll Free Number 866-900-5200
and we can design a custom course and date just for your team.
90% of our classes are taught this way.
Often this can save Money, Plus you get to
set it up when, Where, What, Who, and Why: We can do a
refresher, a full certification, mock rescue, basically we make it how you
choose. We can provide all of the gear, or just team gear, or
just fill-in gear (so you can test new or different equipment). Or a fun and
challenging competition? Divide your group, Pick a
group, or we can find a group. It really is a great way to put the
pressure on, test your team's skill and preparedness level. It's a great way to get to know
teams you may need to work with, and it is great fun too.
Almost anything is possible Call Now
Toll Free --866-900-5200-- and we
answer any questions and assist you in setting one of these up to meet your
needs.
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Back Country Avalanche
Forecasting and Rescue Course
Up-Coming Courses:
(Sign-up early to avoid missing out)
Beginning On:
Friday, January
15th, and Saturday January 16th, 2005
Beginning On:
Friday, February
19th, and Saturday February 20th, 2005
This is you first step to climb the ladder to
becoming an Avalanche Professional. This is great for those
who want to have a good fundamental understanding of the workings of an
Avalanche, How to forecast them, and do an Avalanche Rescue.
You will learn many new terms, increase you knowledge and vocabulary too. This is a
10 hour avalanche awareness training course. At the completion of
this course you will have a fundamental understanding of the Avalanche
Phenomena. You will learn how 100's of tons of snow can start
sliding with just your foot steps. You will learn techniques and
principles associated with forecasting the probability of an avalanche
running down a certain slope. Terms like: Depth Hoar, Hoar Frost,
Equi-temperature, Temperature Gradient (T.G.), Sugar snow, Snow Pits,
Brackets, Slab Avalanche, Point Release or Loose snow Avalanche, Flux
lines, Probes, will become part of your vocabulary. Learn how to
travel cross a suspect slope, use avalanche beacons, and what to do if
you don't have a beacon.
You will receive you Avalanche Awareness Certification: Those
who successfully pass the practical and written exams will receive their
“Awareness” Training Certification in Avalanche Forecasting and Rescue.
*Required Equipment (You receive a
discount from the day of registration to the end of the class (rentals available): Clothing
appropriate for winter travel (including Back country Skis or Snow Shoes,
are required. Note: Ski poles recommended when using snow shoes), a day pack
for extra cloths, food and water for the in the field session.
Time of Training: Friday Night
Class begins at 19:00 (7:00pm) and
ends about 22:00 hrs (10:00 pm)
Location: Friday night class will
be held at The High Angle Training Center, 72 West
500 North, Orem, Utah, USA. We will give you the location for
Saturdays class, assist in arranging car pools, and go over details of
Saturday.
Suggested reading: Avalanche Safety
for Skiers And Climbers by Tony Daffern, Winning the Avalanche Game (Video) Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills
7th Edition
*$95*Fee covers all instructors fees, handout
materials, and the use of group climbing gear, testing materials and
certificates. Each participant is asked to bring any extra avalanche
beacons, shovels, or probes, to help outfit those who have not been able to
purchase them yet.
At the successful
completion of the written test and the practical field sections the
participant will receive a B.C. Avalanche Awareness Certificate and wallet
certification card. More importantly, you will have a good fundamental
understanding of a force that doesn't care whether it kills you or not, but
you have the upper hand now! Apply the training, with the proper
equipment, and good judgment and you will be reasonably safe! |
 Slab
avalanches (above and below) are generally the
most dangerous type of avalanche. Victims have approximately a 20%
mortality rate for just being caught. If you are found within 30
minutes you have about a 50-50 chance of being alive, in 60 minutes,
about a 20% chance, . . .
Temperature Gradient Snow
(below) is one of the ways we can forecast future
trends. Ever wondered what sugar snow was, or T.G. Learn this and
more!
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5-Day Professional High Angle
Rescue Technician #1Course
Up-Coming Courses:
(Sign-up early to avoid missing out)
Beginning On:
Monday March 7th,
and finishing up on Friday March 11, 2005
Beginning On:
Monday June 13th,
and finishing up on Friday, June 17, 2005
Beginning On:
Monday September
12th, and finishing up on Friday, September 16, 2005
This is a 5 day course, including 3 evenings, is
designed to start at ground level, to Awareness Level, to the First Level of
Professional High Angle Rescue Technician #1, this includes:
Awareness Training and Certification: Those
who successfully pass the practical and written exams will receive their
“Awareness” Training Certification in High Angle Rescue. This is a
fundamental understanding of what is involved in a “High Angle Rescue
(H.A.R.)” the Hazards Associated with a H.A.R., and a Fundamental
understanding of the equipment used in H.A.R. Operations.
Operational Training and Certification as a High
Angle Rescue Technician #1: Those who successfully pass the
practical and written exams will receive their "Operational" training
Certification (Wall certificate and laminated wallet
Certification I.D.)
(1). Personal Vertical Survival Skills these are needed to be able
to assess their personal safety situation, safely move into the vertical
environment, assist with the rescue, and then safely exit rescue
environment. These include: Personal Safety and
High Angle Safety, High Risk Survival Training, and Risk Evaluation
Training, Knots, Single Person Belays, Ascending fixed Ropes and Basic
Climbing Skills, Rappelling, Fundamental Anchoring and Rigging, .
(2). Professional Vertical Rescue Skills these are
the skills needed to assist with basic emergency care, packaging, and
transportation - extrication of the victim from the high angle environment
to safety. These include: Heavy anchoring and
Rescue Rigging, Lowering systems, Raising systems, Rescue Belays systems,
Basic Patient Assessment, Litter Rigging, Attendant Rigging, and
Patient Tie-ins.
*Required Equipment (You receive a
discount on the day of the class (rentals available): Clothing
appropriate for the time of year, day pack, food and water for each
day, and personal harness, belay and rappel device, rope handling gloves,
ascending system, 2, six foot slings of 1" Tub. Webbing, 3, locking
carabiners.
Time and Location of Training: Starts at 08:30 and
end about 17:00 hrs each day. Classes held at The Training Center, 72 West
500 North, Orem, Utah, USA.
Suggested reading: Vertical Rope Skills and
Vertical Rope Rescue Skills (video) with Douglas Hansen, Technical Rescue
Riggers Guide by Rick Lipke, and Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills
6th Edition
*$790.00
*Fee covers all instructors fees, handout
materials, and the use of group climbing gear, testing
materials and certificates. Each participant will be asked to bring a
portion of team gear, depending on your ability to help out there. |
In Class Training where learning is comfortable and notes can be taken
(Washington County Sheriff's Technical SAR Professionals)
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There are many different areas of responsibility. We assist you in
learning these technique skills in "Your" environment (Alglo
Gold Mines, Nevada).
Securing a victim for a serious
evacuation. (Douglas Hansen, training University of Nevada
-Reno's Instructors in High Angle Rescue, above and
below)
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High Angle Rescue Professionals Learning and Practicing their
Rope Ascending Skills In a Condensed High Angle Rescue Technician #1 Cours |
This is the first step into the Professional field of Rope Rescue.
Vertical Skills: fundamental anchoring, rappelling,
belaying, ascending, knots, safety, etc.) and then move onto the
professional rope rescue skills: (belaying the rescue load, multi anchor
management, lowering, raising, litter rigging, etc.). Upon Successful
completion of the course (written test, and instructor evaluation) you will
earn your High Angle Rescue Technician #1 Condensed Course
Certificate.
*Required Equipment (rentals available): Clothing appropriate for the
time of year, large day pack, food and water for each day, and personal
climbing/safety gear.
Time and Location of Training: Please see calendar or contact High
Angle Technologies.
Course Price: $350.00
Fee covers all instructors fees, handout
materials, use of all needed equipment, climbing gear (except boots) testing
materials and certificates. |
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