Our workshop plans will evolve considerably over the next year. We encourage you to check back for upates.
Oct, 4/5 (Pre-Symposium)
Orientation to Cave Rescue
October 4/5 - Saturday/Sunday
This 2-day workshop is an "Orientation to Cave Rescue" designed by instructors from the National Cave Rescue Commission.
Suitable for cave and karst managers in addition to recreational explorers, this is an intensive two-day introduction to the science and management of cave rescue operations. Led by a team of highly qualified instructors, the techniques and skills you will learn from this seminar may be directly applied to cave rescue scenarios. Day 1 will include class sessions and exercises designed to teach a wide range of concepts and skills unique to cave rescue. Day 2 will deliver an underground mock rescue and debriefing custom-designed by the instructors to test and challenge your new skills.
This is an introductory level program which consists of classroom and field work in all phases of horizontal cave rescue including: underground environment, extrication techniques, communication systems, medical management, and organization and management of cave rescue. The basic orientation course material is presented for students who typically include agency resource managers, recreational cavers, emergency services personnel, and rescue management personnel.
You must attend the full 2 days to receive a certificate of course completion. Additional details will be emailed to you upon registration.
Workshop presenter: Gretchen Baker, GRBA/NPS
Monte Neva Hot Springs is one of the largest effluences in White Pine County. Heavily mineralized, this spring serves agricultural purposes in the valley. Located on private property, we hope to include this site on our hydrology field trip.
Isolated thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Isolated thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Isolated rain showers before 11am, then isolated thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
h2go Essen Vacuum Food Container
It's a double-wall, stainless steel, 17 oz capacity thermos from h2go®. This thing is more rugged than your cave pack! We've been trying to beat up the manufacturer's sample, but it keeps winning. Hot things stayed hot, cold things stayed cold... and ours will have cool cave art printed on it.
Advance registration for the 2025 symposium is expected to open in mid-2024. We will send an email to past attendees when that system comes online.
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