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New field training expands rescue readiness in the Himalaya
Nima Tamang · Training Director
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Forty guides completed our advanced rope-rescue course, adding certified first responders to three remote valleys.
Forty guides from the Rolwaling, Langtang, and Manaslu valleys completed our advanced rope-rescue course this August, the largest cohort we have trained in a single intake.
The ten-day course moves from anchor-building and hauling systems to full scenario drills on glacier terrain. Every participant must lead a simulated crevasse rescue before they are certified.
“In the valley where I work, the nearest helicopter can be two days away in bad weather. Now there are six of us who know what to do.”
Building a network, not just skills
Graduates join a radio network that links them with our coordinators and with each other. When an incident happens, the nearest certified responder can be on scene long before outside help arrives.
Each graduate also receives a rescue kit — rope, harness, pulleys, and a trauma pack — funded by our Rescue Readiness appeal. Our next intake opens in February.
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