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GPS Dilution of Error Notice

By Michael Coyle Posted on 15/01/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts 3 Comments Tagged with communications, gear, GPS, news, technology
GPS Dilution of Error Notice

A known GPS dilution of accuracy event will occur tomorrow (January 16) from 14:15 to 14:45 local time.

On Volunteering

By Michael Coyle Posted on 15/04/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with news, SAR, volunteer
On Volunteering

Some musing on volunteering, and how recognition, while not sought, is nice to have sometimes.

Update on the Squamish Gondola

By Michael Coyle Posted on 04/04/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with news, Squamish

An update on the Squamish Gondola and things to consider on whether it should be approved

Petzl GRIGRI 2 Recall

By Michael Coyle Posted on 20/06/2011 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with climbing, news, recall, safety

Petzl has issued a recall for some GRIGRI 2 belay devices. The Grigri is a very popular belay device for sport climbers and others, and the Grigri 2 was a re-design of the classic device, making it lighter and allowing …

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On Rescuing Animals

By Michael Coyle Posted on 09/04/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 1 Comment Tagged with helicopters, news, rescue, SAR

Helping pets is a part of the rescue tradition, as we all know from the story of the firefighters climbing a tree to retrieve a cat. Although this image is a bit of a joke, it illustrates two things: the …

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Treewell camera footage

By Michael Coyle Posted on 30/03/2011 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with accident, news, ski, snow, video

I don’t usually “reblog” things, but this is something interesting and related to the posts I’ve written about NARSID, or Treewell incidents. A man on Mount Shasta Ski Park in California had a helmet camera running when he fell into …

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Counterfeit versions of Petzl Products

By Michael Coyle Posted on 11/02/2011 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with gear, news

Petzl is warning that they have found counterfeit versions of several of their products. They are not manufactured to the safety standards that are printed on the products, and so are very dangerous for use as climbing equipment. In the …

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Backcountry Skier dies on Mount Seymour

By Michael Coyle Posted on 05/02/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 9 Comments Tagged with accident, backcountry, news, ski, snow
Backcountry Skier dies on Mount Seymour

Please see updates at the end of this article. A week from my last post on his pattern of accidents, and there’s another accident, this time fatal. Details are sketchy, but the media are reporting that the individual was snowshoeing …

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Snowshoer rescued on Hollyburn Mountain

By Michael Coyle Posted on 30/01/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 4 Comments Tagged with accident, backcountry, news, snow, snowshoe
Snowshoer rescued on Hollyburn Mountain

This previous week has seen warmer than usual weather with a lot of rain and fluctuating freeing temperatures bringing rain to the tops of the local mountains, and saturating the snow. Yesterday and today dawned cold and clear. Overnight sea-level …

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BCA Tracker 2 Update

By Michael Coyle Posted on 30/01/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 1 Comment Tagged with avalanche, news, recall, safety, snow, transceiver

An update to my previous post on this issue: Backcountry Access has published instructions on how to do the RA (return authorization) on the Tracker 2, get the software update, and a minor hardware upgrade. Really awesome: they’re paying for …

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