BAMRU at Pinnacles Climber Appreciation Days

When not out training or searching, many BAMRU members still manage to find time to volunteer and give back in other ways.  This is a long overdue post about two of our members who participated in Climber Appreciation days at Pinnacles National Park back in the fall.  Thank you to Chris and Eszter for helping to keep our parks in good shape for us all to enjoy!  You can find more information on participating in future events like this here.

"On October 25, 26, and 27 2013, Pinnacles National Park hosted a celebration for local (and not-so-local) climbers, during which over 60 climbers traded some volunteer time for free camping, good food, a great raffle, and wonderful company. BAMRU members Chris Kantarjiev and Eszter Tompos provided trailside first aid support and lifted some heavy stuff as well.

Conceived and organized by (BAMRU Alumni) Larry Arthur and Jane Goldcamp of Mountain Tools, this event generated more than 150 person-days of volunteer trail work, erecting fences and mitigating erosion in the vicinity of Discovery Wall, Teaching Rock, and Tourist Trap. That's about half a year of the NPS trail boss's time!

The weather was perfect and the sponsors gave generously to the raffle. We hope that this is the first of many such events."

-Chris Kantarjiev, BAMRU Technical Member

Give the Gift of Being Found!

Giving Tuesday?

You have heard of Black Friday. And you have also heard of Cyber Monday. And there is Giving Tuesday…

Giving Tuesday is the day to give back to our community by making a donation to the non-profit charitable organization of your choice. And a great choice is BAMRU – Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit. Check us out at http://www.razoo.com/story/Bamru. Make a donation – its easy and for a great cause. The life you save could be that of a child, an elder, or another member of the community in which you live.

Thanks for your support!

And share this with your family, friends, co-workers, persons standing next to you in line, your local grocery store clerk, your dentist, your auto-mechanic, and your wise professor. You get the picture – pass it on! Someone’s life may depend on it!

Give the Gift of Someone Being Found

To find out more about BAMRU, visit our web page at bamru.org

Support BAMRU!

As you might already know, BAMRU is a volunteer, non-profit organization. We are funded by donations and member contributions. These funds go to support our operating costs, such as updating our rescue equipment.

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Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit

SO Explorers' Post Academy

On Saturday 11/9, two team members from BAMRU supervised an off-trail night scenario as part of a training for the SO Explorers' Post Academy. The scenario involved packaging a patient with a broken leg and using a low angle rope system to assist with carrying the patient up a gradual incline. Three teams rotated through the station, performed a brief search to locate the (responsive) patient, and then packaged and carried out the patient. The teams all got the chance to run the low angle system. This was a great opportunity to assist another group within our local SAR community. We are grateful to the Explorers' Post for inviting us to their training and are looking forward to working with them in the future.

Woodside Search

On Nov 14th, BAMRU responded to a missing person alert in Woodside. 17 members attended the search. The subject was successfully located and recovered by litter and was in the care of paramedics within 40 minutes of discovery.