We braved the early winter weather that came through the Sierra Nevada this week, and had a great few days training on the Truckee River and the surrounding mountains.  We had two students all the way from Argentina joined by a few other folks from various parts of California's fire rescue. Rain snow or shine,...

How does Sierra Rescue do it?  One would expect that February in the foothills of Central California would be cold and possibly raining.  Most of the time they would be right but this year during our Technical Rope Rescue course in Knights Ferry, CA we were lucky enough to have 70 degree sunny days the...

I just finished up a week-long class on the North Fork of the Feather River. It was awesome. 6 great days of clear skies and good water. The best part? Getting to train the 48th USAF Pararescue Squadron that drove all the way up from Tuscon, AZ for the class. Theses guys did an amazing...

Fun, professional people + 4 out of 5 days of sunny beautiful weather + Sierra Rescue trailer full of ropes, harnesses and hardware = February 2012 TRR!  It is hard to imagine a better scenario then what we had during the Feb. 2012 TRR.  Thank you all for making things run smoothly.  8 out of 10 students wanted...

  Here at Sierra Rescue, we teach a variety of classes in a wide range of drainages and valleys. One of the more stunning backdrops for a swiftwater rescue class, and my favorite place to don my dry suit, is the Yosemite Valley.       Thanks to Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) we have...