Welcome Spring! Since the winter business meeting in February, your board has been parsing the data from the Mentimeter responses collected during the meeting. We solicited the membership for folks interested in drafting a strategic plan once all this data is listed by priority. If this is something you would like to be a part
When the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue team responded to the deadly avalanche in Lake Tahoe in February, they couldn’t have anticipated the wide-reaching impact it would have on the team. TNSAR responded, along with Nevada County’s Search and Rescue team, rescuing six survivors and later assisting with the recovery of nine deceased skiers, including
The 76th ICAR Assembly of Delegates was held in October 2025 on the final day of the annual ICAR conference, which was in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It marked only the second time in ICAR history that the conference has been in the United States, according to the report from Tom Wood. All eight of the
Wilderness medicine is basically what we all do as part of a MRA team. In keeping with this thought, I want to bring information to you that is relevant to what we do either with technical ropes and providing medical care in colder temperatures. Jørgen Melau published in his Substack under the title “Frozen
In Los Angeles County’s San Gabriel Mountains this past August, during a heat wave, a hiker who was out searching for a woman who has been missing since June 22 had to be rescued after falling ill on Mt. Waterman. L.A. County search teams, aided by other counties around the state, had already conducted more
It’s been many years since I was in school, but fall has always brought me back to that feeling of starting a new journey. This year, I actually am returning to school for the first time in several decades, having enrolled in a writing program where I hope to marry my two passions – SAR
There are missions and then there are missions. The former often get planned over late night beers, or early morning coffees. You and your friends toss out lines you want to ski, routes you want to climb, partners you can sandbag, and days you can take off work. The latter get planned…well…whenever they choose. Often
SAR Teams Assist Los Angeles Fires The January fires in Los Angeles, particularly the Palisades and Eaton fires, had huge impacts on local Mountain Rescue Teams in the area. Altadena Mountain Rescue, Malibu Search and Rescue and Sierra Madre Search and Rescue all dealt with fires in their immediate area, and some had members’
When I am on a mission with my team on Mt. Rainier, I often think of all those who have come before us. How many people stood where I was at that moment? I think of my journey to this place and how different it would have been if I was not Native American. I
Mountain Rescue Association President Mark Miraglia testified yesterday that a proposed Emergency Response rule from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration would put unnecessary and burdensome requirements on SAR teams and recommended that OSHA remove wilderness technical search and rescue from the rule. Miraglia spoke at a hearing for stakeholders to provide
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