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Bankside Training – River Derwent – 20 Nov 11
A video and pictures from a backside training session on the river Derwent.
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Information about team training
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Swift Water Rescue Training
The Team were successful with a grant application for £12,500 of rescue equipment – to try out the gear an exercise was held on the river Esk at Trough House Bridge which was filmed by ITV Border along with BBC Radio Cumbria interviews. The team now has 2 x six person Read more…
Training
Training Over The River Esk – Monday 4th July 2011
Last Monday the team practised evacuating a casualty from a gorge or gully using a cableway. This involves setting up a rope system to manoeuvre a stretcher from one side to the other whilst also being able to raise and lower the stretcher. This post contains a fifteen minute video of the exercise.
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Diamond Crag Practice – Sunday 13th March 2011
Nearly twenty team members spent their Sunday practicing crag rescues at Diamond Crag in Eskdale. This was the first opportunity for many team members to use the new MPD lowering devices and practice important crag skills.