Podcasts about crag rats

A skier on Mt. Hood had slid out and fallen into an open volcanic pit—the Devil's Kitchen Fumerole. With a broken femur and the toxic gasses of the volcano swirling in the air—the situation was dire. Many of the folks on Portland Mountain Rescue and the Hood River Crag Rats weren't sure that the patient would survive when they first got the call. But with their unique fumerole self-lowering rope system, PMR and the Crag Rats were able get the patient out of that alien world of ice and snow and toxic gasses. To dig into the details of the mission, we sat down with Cully Wiseman, a surgeon and the head medical lead on this mission, and Scott Norton, a rescue leader on the mission. Learn about their decision making process during rescues, the types of accidents they most often see, and what they wish climbers knew about SAR. *** Portland Mountain Rescue is a winner of this year's Rocky Talkie Search and Rescue Award. Hear the other finalists' stories and vote for the most inspiring story among them at Americanalpineclub.org/sar-awards-2023

Hosted by Ania Wiktorowicz, Created by Mari FeherDid you know that after an avalanche  you, as a back country recreationist are the strongest link in the chain of survival? Heiko Stopsack is a paramedic with the King County Medic 1 and King County Sheriff's Department's Air Support, also a member of Hood River's Crag Rats rescue team.  He is here to give you advice on how you, as an observer can be the most valuable asset and strongest aid in the rescue of your team member or friend. Links mentioned in the show: Nols.eduRedcross.orgHeart.orgNationalcprfundation.comCprcare.com

On this episode, we have a guest story from the podcast Hear in the Gorge, about what happens when something goes terribly wrong in the outdoors. Producer Sarah Fox brings us the story of an accident that happened to a 10-year-old boy in Oregon, and she gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Crag Rats, the oldest mountain search and rescue team in the U.S. They’re the people who get called to save lives in places where ambulances can’t get to. And they’re all volunteers.

The Hear in the Gorge episode about the Crag Rats got featured on the Out There podcast. Here's the episode, preceded by a short interview with Host/Producer Sarah Fox - including talk about backpacking with llamas!

In the summer of 2013 a father and son set out on their first camping trip together. For the 10-year old boy, it was a dream come true and he was prepared, but then the trip took a turn they never saw coming. In this episode we hear from two Crag Rats and the father of the boy, to learn just what happens when things go wrong in the wilderness.

Japanese Americans growing up in the Hood River Valley...Our country's oldest mountain search and rescue team, The Crag Rats...Woody Guthrie and the Columbia River songs - you'll find it all in this season of Hear in the Gorge.

Today's guests include Bill Pattison of the Crag Rats and Eric Bosler with Central Gorge Master Gardeners.

Guest: Christopher Van Tilburg, MD Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD Dr. Andrew Krakowski welcomes Dr. Christopher Van Tilberg, emergency wilderness physician and author of "Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature." Dr. Van Tilburg recounts his experience as a member of the Crag Rats, a mountain search-and-rescue team. Started in 1926, the Crag Rats are a group of extremely skilled, highly organized volunteers, who confront blizzards, darkness, freezing water, and other extreme conditions to help rescue sports enthusiasts lost or injured while on the mountain. Dr. Van Tilburg shares personal stories of harrowing rescues and suspenseful recovery missions, including the 2006 Mount Hood tragedy, which claimed the lives of three climbers. He also engages some of the ethical and legal challenges a wilderness physician faces in making tough choices about who can be saved and at what price. This examination of cost in search-and-rescue operations provides an interesting backdrop for the debate on whether victims should be held responsible for some of these costs.