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Rescue Dynamics has been offering premium Guiding & Instruction for over 30 Years !
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Courses Dates and Application Forms
- Introductory Avalanche Skills Training (Level 1) Courses
- Intermediate Avalanche Safety Courses
- Advanced Avalanche Skills Training (Level 2) Courses
- The Complete Introduction to Avalanche Safety
- Introductory Ski Touring & Winter Glacier Travel
- Introduction to Backcountry Touring and Ski Techniques
- The Complete Introduction to Winter Ski Touring
- Ski Touring Leadership Course
- Introductory Waterfall Ice Climbing
- Intermediate Waterfall Ice Climbing
- The Complete Introduction to Waterfall Ice Climbing
- Ice Climbing Leadership Course
- Mountain Winter Camping and Snow Shelters
- Mountain & Wilderness Navigation
- HARD & WILD - Rescue One – Wilderness - Introductory Letter
- Outdoor Article of the Month
- 1995 - including:
- Winter Hazards During Travel On Ice
- Get Ready For Winter Outdoors
- 1996 - including:
- Backcountry Skiing: A five part series by Emerson Sanford
- Please Help Me, I'm Falling: A Review of Mountain Rescue Texts
- Rappel Safety Techniques: A Review
- Traveling at Light Speed
- May 1996 - Planning the Big Trip
- Summer Environmental Protection - Getting Ready for the Outdoors
- Cyril's Guide to Guidebooks - Climbing, Hiking and Skiing
- SEARCH: A Simplified Self - Help Primer for Outdoor Leaders
- Winter Hazards During Travel On Ice
- 1997 - including:
- Meteorology FAQ - A 7 part series (text files) - copyright Ilana Stern. Reproduced with permission.
- Humidex -The summer equivalent of Windchill to tell you how hot it really is
- US Windchill Chart
- Canadian Windchill and Equivalent Temperature Charts
- Canadian Rockies - 11,000' plus - A 3 part series on the 11,000 foot peaks in the Canadian Rockies by Peter Rowlands with follow-up letters by Orvel Miskiw and Christine Grotefeld. Reproduced with permission.
- Windchill One - by Environment Canada / Minute to Freeze Tissue - from the Environment Canada website
- Canadian Rockies - National Parks Campground information - via the Jasper National Park website • April 97 - Canadian Rockies - Useful Telephone Numbers (9k) latest revision June 1999
- 1998 - including:
- News From the 1998 Plenary Session of the UIAA Safety Commission
- A Selection of Knot Diagrams for Introductory Climbing Courses
- National Park Highlights and Maps - served up by Parks Canada Servers
- Pressure Conversion Chart
- Temperature Conversion Chart
- Magnetic Declination, FAQ - by Chris M. Goulet, of Montreal, Canada. (updated 2000)
- Jasper Rock Gardens Guidebook 1968 - 1998, 30th anniversary edition
- National Park Highlights and Maps - served up by Parks Canada Servers
- Canadian Rockies - Useful Telephone Numbers
- Summer Climbing Gear Checklist
- Winter Climbing Gear Checklist
- 1999 - including:
- Useful Telephone Numbers
- Alberta Provincial Park Campground phone reservation listings - via the Government of Alberta website.
- Parks Canada Visitors Guide to Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay, Revelstoke, Glacier and Waterton Parks; complete with maps, etc. served up by the Parks Canada website
- Feet to Meters Conversion Charts
- Meters to Feet Conversion Charts
- David Thompson Ice Guidebook - currently under revision
- Weather Radio Canada - served up by various Environment Canada websites
- Casio Announces GPS Watch
- Helicopter Safety in Heliski Operations
- Avalanche and Snow Safety in Heliski Operations
- The HIDDEN VALLEY 1939 - 1999, 60 year retrospective and climbers mini-guidebook
- 2000 - including:
- Skiing Safely in the Wilderness - A Heli-ski Primer
- Magnetic Declination, Frequently Asked Questions - by Chris M. Goulet, of Montreal, Canada. Updated in October 2001
- Who Makes Edelweiss Ropes ?
- Rope Testing - An Update
- Mountaineering Equipment Acronyms Explained
- News from the 2000 Plenary Session of the UIAA Safety Commission
- Important Information for Hiking and Climbing around Moraine Lake. Issued by Parks Canada.
- Harnesses Used For Climbing Ice and Walls - by the safety committee of the ACC.
- Emergency and Radio Communications for Outdoor Guides and Leaders. Updated June 2007
- 2001 - including:
- MRA Intermountain Recent Random Testing - From Tom Moyer's Testing Page
- Salt Lake County SAR Random Testing Tom Moyer's Testing Page
- Water Knot Testing - From Tom Moyer's Testing Page
- Side Pull Overhand and Figure Eight ("EuroDeath Knot") - From Tom Moyer's Testing Page
- Comparative Testing of High Strength Cord- From Tom Moyer's Testing Page compatrative tests on Nylon, Spectra, Technora and other materials.
- Important Information for Hiking and Climbing around Moraine LakeIssued by Parks Canada.
- Snow Anchor Strength Tests - From the Alaska Mountain rescue Group
- Physics for cavers: Ropes, Loads and Energy; By William Storage & John Ganter - From WIlliams Storage's Page
- The Journal of the UIAA - 2000/03 - Amazing free issue of the UIAA journal focusing on equipment, safety and technique.
- Technical Advice: Belay Devices - From the British Mountaineering Council
- Artificial Rigging Anchors for the Present and Future by William Storage & John Ganter - From WIlliams Storage's Page
- Rappel Safety Rituals by Roger olsen - From the SARINFO BC Page
- 2002 - including:
- Technical Advice: Boots and Crampons - From the British Mountaineering Council
- Getting Started - From the Black Diamond website
- GriGri: Unmasking the Myths - From the British Mountaineering Council
- A Summary of the Conference on Nylon and Ropes - From the UIAA/ACC
- Effect of Top-rope lowering on strength of Ropes - From the UIAA/ACC
- Emergency and Radio Communications for Outdoor Guides and Leaders
- First Aid Kit Checklist
- Repair Kit Checklist
- Pre-Trip Proof Testing Checklist
- Transferring A Load from Belay to Anchor and Tying Off a Munter Hitch
- Anchors in Earnest, revised May 2008
- Quick Sling Tricks
- 2003 - including:
- Unweighting a PCD
- Basic Helicopter Safety Information Bulletin via the Alpine Club of Canada website
- Rope via the Mammut website
- GPS Guide for Beginners via the Garmin website
- Using a Garmin (r) GPS with Paper Maps via the Garmin website
- What Heavy Climbers Need To Know from PMI via the American Safe Climbing Association website
- Anchors in Earnest Version 2, revised May 2008
- Harness suspension: review and evaluation of existing information - A contract report for the HSE via the HSE website
- The Black Art of Piton Craft: Basic Considerations for Experienced Climbers and Rescue Personnel
- Shortroping 100: Shortening the Rope, revised September 2005
- Pinpointing on a Line from the Backcountry Access website
- Probing Revisited by Tim Auger and Bruce Jamieson
- 2004 - including:
- Tracker DTS Instruction Guide - A booklet for instructors produced by BackCountry Access
- Tracker DTS Advanced Tutorial - A booklet for instructors produced by BackCountry Access
- Companion Rescue and Avalanche Transceivers - by Dale Atkins of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center
- Anchors in Earnest Version 2 - revised May 2008
- Helicopter Safety for Outdoor Leaders and Guides. revised March 2004
- Keeping A Learning Journal
- Emergency and Radio Communications for Outdoor Guides and Leaders - Updated June 2007
- Public Information Package for Custodial Groups Planning Winter Backcountry Travel. In 2004 Parks Canada introduced new regulations for taking youth groups or minors into avalanche terrain. You MUST have a copy of this document if you travel in the backcountry in Parks in winter with a child not accompanied by their parents. From the Parks Canada website / NOT produced by Rescue Dynamics
- Parks Canada Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES): A NEW system of rating hundreds of popular winter routes within the Western Canadian National Parks. You MUST have a copy of this document. From the Parks Canada website / NOT produced by Rescue Dynamics.
- Our Ropes Are Much Stronger Than We Believe by Pit Schubert, President of the UIAA Safety Commission - From the UIAA website / NOT produced by Rescue Dynamics.
- 2005 - including:
- Climbing Safety - by John Dill and Staying Alive - by John Dill
- Pulleys and the 3 to 1 Pulley System
- SCUBA Diving Logbook Pages - Altitude and Nitrox Integrated
- Shortroping 100: Shortening the Rope, revised September 2005
- BRAKES - A new rappel safety acronym - A short article on a newly created memory aid for final safety checks on rappels.
- Pre-Trip Checklist - Newly created checklist for people who lead climbing trips in mountain areas. Version 1.0 September 2005
- Shortroping 201 - Advanced Rope Techniques for Aspiring Excellent Leaders - Version 1.1, September 2005.
- Tying Off A Munter Belay and Rescuing a Fallen Climber - Version 1.2, September 2005.
- Tying Off A Belay Plate and Rescuing a Fallen Climber - Version 1.2, September 2005.
- Unweighting a Non-Releasable Progress Capture Device - Version 1.2, September 2005.
- Rock Rescue Quiz - Version 1.2, September 2005.
- 2006 - including:
- The Cool Ones: A Review of Texts on the Topics of Ice Climbing and Glacier Travel - Version 6.0, October 2005.
- Wilderness Medicine Tomes - Version 1.1, October 2005.
- Cyril's Guide to Canadian Climbing Guidebooks - a listing of over 110 climbing, ski touring, hiking and biking guidebooks. Version 4.0.1, October 2005.
- NZMSC Snow Anchors Report - from New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
- Search & Rescue For Outdoor Leaders - from the Mountain Rescue Association
- Understanding Mechanical Advantage in the Single Sheave Pulley Systems Used in Rescue Operations
- Practical Guide For Two-Way Radios - a discussion of radio systems
- Improvised Carabiner Brakes & Munter Lowers - An Introductory Article to Accompany Instruction. Version 2.0
- Please Help Me, I'm Falling: A Review of Mountain Rescue Texts, Version 6.2
- UIAA World Magazine 2006 from the UIAA Website
- Viagra and Other Drugs at high altitude
- Starting an Abseil Descent
- 2007 - including:
- Positioning The Abseil Knot
- Linking Abseils (Rappels)
- Wilderness Medicine Tomes, Version 2.0.
- SCUBA Diving Emergencies - Lesson 40 of the PER Manual
- Use of the ACMG and Parks Radio Frequencies
- Emergency and Radio Communications for Outdoor Guides and Leaders - see March 2008
- Carabiner Wear Tests .PDF file - some anecdotal test results on severely worn carabiners
- Recommendation REC M 0014 of the Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine of 1998 - The On Site Treatment of Hypothermia
- THREE Related Articles - not produced by Rescue Dynamics. but from the US FDA and NIOSH: 1) Explosions and Fires in Aluminum Oxygen Regulators, 2) Regulator Fires resulting from Incorrect Use of CGA 870 Seals, 3) Oxygen Regulator Flash Severely Burns One Firefighter
- 2008 - including
- Oxygen Fueled Fires - Safety Alert - December 2007
- Battery Life in Avalanche Transceivers - by Felix Camire
- Emergency and Radio Communications for Outdoor Guides and Leaders - revised March 2008
- Wilderness Medicine Tomes, Version 2.1 revised March 2008
- Anchors in Earnest Version 3 - revised May 2008
- Photo Essays
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