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URL Redirection Rant

By Michael Coyle Posted on 09/12/2015 Posted in Short Posts No Comments

A few months back I had to deal with a “webmaster” on a national site that deals with public safety information. They had some very critical public safety information at a link and literally hundreds of web sites linked to …

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Tagged with: rant, technology, web

What does an under-funded SAR system look like?

By Michael Coyle Posted on 27/03/2014 Posted in Blog Entry 9 Comments
What does an under-funded SAR system look like?

An under-funded SAR system might be difficult to detect, how do we tell when we don’t have enough resources to do things right?

Tagged with: accountability, funding, rant, SAR

Looking good versus being good

By Michael Coyle Posted on 08/08/2013 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments
Looking good versus being good

You get more attention reacting to an emergency than by quietly avoiding it, a rant on appearing to be good versus being good.

Tagged with: emergency response, funding, politics, rant

On posting rewards

By Michael Coyle Posted on 18/06/2013 Posted in Blog Entry 9 Comments
On posting rewards

The family of a Canadian man missing in Australia posted $100,000 reward for his recovery alive or dead. Amateurs from all over converge on site.

Tagged with: opinion, rant, reward, SAR, Tyler Wright

Stop with the Smart Phones already

By Michael Coyle Posted on 30/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments

People are still under the impression a Smart Phone can replace a GPS in the wilderness, and they’re still wrong.

Tagged with: backcountry, communications, gear, GPS, opinion, rant, safety, smart phone, social media, technology

The idiocy of using social media to call for help

By Michael Coyle Posted on 11/10/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments
The idiocy of using social media to call for help
Share designed by <a href="http://www.thenounproject.com/Mikhail1986">Michael Rowe</a> from the <a href="http://www.thenounproject.com">Noun Project</a>

Why posting to Social Media when you are lost is a very very stupid thing to do

Tagged with: backcountry, communications, GPS, rant, smart phone, smartphone, social media, technology

Invest in Disaster Management

By Michael Coyle Posted on 23/07/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments

Climate change means less stable weather, and more disasters. We have to be more efficient at managing emergencies.

Tagged with: emergency, management, rant, risk, science

The ACC requires digital avalanche beacons

By Michael Coyle Posted on 17/10/2011 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments

I’m a member of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), Vancouver Section, so I get their monthly “Alpine-E-r” newsletter. For the past several months I’ve noticed the following message in the newsletter: NEW BEACON POLICY The ACC has a new …

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Tagged with: avalanche, beacon, opinion, rant, safety, snow, winter

SPOT Connect and Smart Phones

By Michael Coyle Posted on 06/09/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments

I’d like to direct people to Will Gadd’s article on the SPOT Connect. I’ve previously written how smartphones should not be used as a primary navigation device for backcountry travelers. Will points out that the SPOT connect, when paired with …

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Tagged with: communications, mobile phone, rant, review, safety, SAR, smart phone, technology

On Outdoor Responsibility

By Michael Coyle Posted on 23/01/2011 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments
On Outdoor Responsibility
Our 50m rap onto the glacier

I found an interesting site the other day: Leave No Trace (there is a Canadian offshoot as well). It’s a site that promotes outdoor ethics and offers guidance on the best practises to preserve wilderness values, and reduce the impact …

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Tagged with: backcountry, opinion, rant, SAR

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