mountain travel & Rescue
Attendees taking Mountain Travel & Rescue (MTR) courses will learn a variety of skills, including nutrition and how the body performs in a wilderness environment, weather patterns, survival skills, working with group dynamics, an introduction to search and rescue, rope rescue skills, improvised toboggan construction, and land navigation with map, compass, and GPS. The MTR courses are taught in classroom and field sessions, including mock scenarios to ensure the attendees can apply what they have learned to real life situations.
Whether you are an outdoor enthusiast looking to expand your survival and travel skills in the backcountry environment or a ski patroller preparing for one of the worst possible scenarios a parent can face at a ski area (a lost child), the MTR courses can help you get prepared.
MTR I
An elective for senior and the basic for overnight travel in a winter environment. This class provides you the basic for survival in a winter environment and prepares a patroller for becoming a backcountry rescuer and skier. All who take this course are recommended to complete the Level I Avalanche. The class includes building and sleeping in a snowcave overnight.
MTR II
For the serious ski patroller that is interested in getting involved in Search and Rescue or backcountry skiing. Includes a field check out, a low angle rescue and rope work day, and a three day, two night travel in the backcountry using skis with skins. The Level I Avalanche course is required and Level II Avalanche course is recommended. MTR I course is required before you take MTR II.
Registration Documents (click on items below)
Dates for 2024 - 2025
MTR I - Classroom (in-person) - Saturday, December 7, 2024 (Newport Beach) Field Overnight - February 22-23, 2025 (Mt. Pinos)
MTR II - Classroom (in-person) - Saturday & Sunday, December 7-8, 2024 (Newport Beach) Field Overnights - February 1-2, 2025 (Big Bear) & March 28-30, 2025 (location TBD)
To sign up, click on Basic or Advanced below:
Basic (MTR I) $75 USD Advanced (MTR II) $150 USD
Program Supervisor
Todor Petrov
hiketp@cox.net