Mountain Rescue Vehicles E-Book

Cristina Berna

• Herausgeber: BoD - Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 15

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Beschreibung

Mountain search and rescue is one of the most demanding rescue activities of them all. It take place under very severe and often dramatic conditions like high altitude, snow and ice, crevasses, glaciers and avalances. It is the stuff of real heroic acts and romance. The occassional demand for assistance, but on a larrge scale, is then often carried out by volunteers, mainly locals due to the demand for local area and climate knowledge. This book is mainly focusssed on the Alps, but also visits outher European mountaineous areas. The special conditions has led to the development of specialized equipment and the most visible is the widespread use of helicopters which have a high degree af maneouverability in inacessible terrain and ability to carry a payload. The helicopter services work together with traditionsl ground based teams and sometimes move these teams to the search area. Helicopters swiftly move injured persons to a medicsl facility. Professional mountain rescue services are quite common near tourist resorts like ski resorts where there is a regular demand. The authors have made a similar book on American Air Rescue and the styles have both similarity and differences between the two continents. We hope the reader will enjoy our selection of photos.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Sanok, Poland

Karkonosze Pass

Karkonosze Pass

Karkonosze Pass

Slovakia

Tatra Mountains, Slovakia

Slovakia

Szokolya, Hungary

Karlovac, Croatia

Split, Croatia

Mountain Rescue Service, Lazlo, Italy

Provincia de Belluno, Italy

Province of Belluno - Alleghe

Monte Terminillo, Lazio, Italy

Geneva Motor Show, Switzerland

Leysin, Switzerland

France

Gendarmerie, France

Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Massif du Sancy, Auvergne, France

Monts d´Olmes, Montferrier, France

Chamonix, France

Chamonix, France

Strasbourg, France

Bergwacht Schwarzwald, Germany

Bergwacht Schwarzwald

Bergwacht Schwarzwald

BW Schwarzwald

Bergwacht Schwarzwald

Bergwacht Schwarzwald

Freiburg, Germany

Bergwacht, Hoherodskopf, Hesse

Bergwacht Thüringen

Bergwacht Sachsen

Oberstdorf, Upper Bavaria

Eck Mountain Rescue, Bavaria

BW Bavaria

Lenggries, Bavaria

Arnberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria

Eck, Bavaria

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Garmish-Partenkirchen, Bavaria

Bergrettung Voralberg, Austria

Brüggelekopf, Alberschwende

Kitzbühel, Tirol, Austria

SkiWelt, Wilder Kaiser, Tirol, Austria

SkiWelt, Wilder Kaiser, Tirol

Jamtalferner, Galtür, Tirol, Austria

Bregenzerwald, Land Salzburg, Austria

Flachau, Land Salzburg, Austria

Hornspitz, Land Salzburg, Austria

Annaberg, Lower Austria

Lilienfeld, Lower Austria

Waldviertel, Lower Austria

Tiefgrabenrotte, Frankenfels, Lower Austria.

Waldviertel, Lower Austria

Civil Guard Mountain Rescue, Spain

Covilhã, Portugal

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England

Royal Air Force, RAF Valley, Britain

Aberdyfi, Wales

Ford over Stony Cleuch Burn

Tweed Valley

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The Swiss flag is probably the best as a common denominator for mountain rescue, and it is also close to the flag of the International Red Cross, an international rescue organization started and based in Switzerland.