Training

Wilderness Exercise

Details: Parent Category: Training; Category: Land SAR Field; Created on Monday, 25 November 2013 17:54

On Sunday November 24 there 15 members of the Land Department of HRTA took part in an exercise on mount Parnitha in Attica The exercise was about search and rescue in forested areas using different techniques.

Mountain SAR practice

Details: Parent Category: Training; Category: Land SAR Field; Created on Friday, 25 October 2013 21:14

Mountain Search and Rescue (SAR) team, performed a successful practice on Sunday, October 20th, at the mountainous terrain of Dionysus in the northern suburbs of Attica. Objectives of the exercise were: dense scanning methods (SAR), set up and operate rescue rope lines on mid grade cliffs, pre hospital trauma support, victim transportation

Canyon Rescue practice

Details: Parent Category: Training; Category: Land SAR Field; Created on Monday, 17 June 2013 16:06

16/6/13: Early morning rise for the 8 HRT Attica members who are beeing trained for canyon rescue. Their destination is the Inahos canyon on Artemisio mountain. The weather is hot and dry and the landscape on the lush green Artemisio mountain meadows is great. Everybody was excited from the first few meters in the canyon. When we had covered half of it we declared it a great canyon. More than 40 abseils using canyon belaying techniques, some exposed traverses, short slides and small jumps.