Often paid rescue services may work in co-operation with voluntary services. These are frequently made up of local climbers and guides. However, the labor-intensive and occasional nature of mountain rescue, along with the specific techniques and local knowledge required for some environments, means that mountain rescue is often undertaken by voluntary teams. Paid rescue services are more likely to exist in places with a high demand such as the Alps, national parks with mountain terrain and many ski resorts. Mountain rescue services (In Italy it’s called Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico, C.N.S.A.S.) may be paid professionals or volunteer professionals. Helicopters are often used to quickly extract casualties, and search dogs may be used to locate them. The difficult and remote nature of the terrain in which mountain rescue often occurs has resulted in the development of a number of specific pieces of equipment and techniques. This tends to include mountains with technical rope access issues, snow, avalanches, ice, crevasses, glaciers, alpine environments and high altitudes. Mountain rescue refers to search and rescue activities that occur in a mountainous environment, although the term is sometimes also used to apply to search and rescue in other wilderness environments.
The rescue effort is believed to be the highest in the country.The Dolomites Mountain Rescue Service – C.N.S.A.S. The RCCNZ is responsible for co-ordinating all major maritime and aviation search and rescue missions within New Zealand’s search and rescue region land-based missions arising from someone activating a distress beacon. “Whether climbing the highest peak in Aotearoa or heading out for a day walk, you should make room for a beacon in your backpack so that if something happens, you can easily get help.” “If you do need rescuing, having a beacon means rescuers can respond quickly and find you more easily, which can save lives. A climber was rescued from the summit ridge of Aoraki Mount Cook on Thursday 4 November has taken the record for the highest rescue in New Zealand’s history. He said the rescue showed the importance of always carrying a working personal locator beacon when enjoying the outdoors. “We’re very happy the climber identified their limits on the day and asked for help – they did the right thing to call for assistance.” A climber is lifted off Aoraki/Mt Cook in the highest rescue ever in New Zealand on November 4, 2021. “We flew to the area and used a longline to undertake the rescue. “We were pleased to come away with the best possible outcome, returning safely with an uninjured climber,” said Evans. “The climber reported that they had over-extended themselves and felt the best course of action was to send the SOS message.” The Aoraki/Mt Cook Alpine Rescue Team in action as they rescue a climber from the summit ridge on November 4.ĪMCART team member Mark Evans said a lot was going in the rescue team’s favour, with perfect weather for aviation and relatively good conditions on the summit ridge. “We tasked the Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Rescue Team and a local helicopter from The Helicopter Line to go searching for the climber,” RCCNZ search and rescue officer Keith Allen said. Members of the Department of Conservation’s Aoraki/Mt Cook Alpine Rescue Team (AMCART) undertook the rescue on November 4, after the Maritime NZ Rescue Co-ordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) received an SOS alert from an emergency beacon from the summit.Ī spokesperson from RCCNZ said Aoraki/Mt Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand, is about 3724 metres and ‘’I understand this is the first rescue from the absolute top of the summit’’.
Aoraki/Mt Cook climber’s rescue New Zealand’s highest in historyĪ rescue mission to retrieve a climber stuck on the summit ridge of Aoraki/Mt Cook has taken the record for the highest rescue in New Zealand’s history, Maritime NZ says.