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Tag Archives: mountain safety council
Media fanning the flames of regulation
Details are still thin, but it’s sad to learn of another death on Mt Taranaki. Not much detail has yet been released, except that an accident appears to have occurred somewhere in the vicinity of Ambury Bluff and Humphries Castle … Continue reading
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Tagged accident, egmont national park, media, mountain safety council, taranaki
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One Way Communication
There was a report a couple of days back of some people being rescued in Kahurangi National Park, having activated a personal locator beacon. The three women […] had been tramping on the Leslie-Karamean track when they became stranded on … Continue reading
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Tagged media, mountain safety council, musing, plb, police, rccnz, search and rescue
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A New Era for Outdoor Safety Training
In February I wrote about the structural changes in the Mountain Safety Council, with an expression of concern. A reference which I’d included if I’d known of it was the the MSC’s own explanation of the changes, which is buried … Continue reading
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Tagged courses, federated mountain clubs, mountain safety council, musing, outdoor training new zealand
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What’s up with the Mountain Safety Council?
From this morning’s news, it sounds as if the Mountain Safety Council is going more professional, doing away with amateur instructors and, for the most part, even training people at all. I’ve never been a direct member of the Mountain … Continue reading
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An update on that “inappropriate PLB activation” incident
In February I wrote a lengthy post based on a major media incident where a man was reported to have activated a Personal Locater Beacon (PLB) because he was “running late”. This wasn’t just out-of-control media, however. It was sparked … Continue reading
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Tagged government policies, media, mountain safety council, plb, rccnz, search and rescue, update
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Clarity on not charging for Search and Rescue in New Zealand
This incident occurred just over a week ago, but I’ve avoided posting until now. I was annoyed when I first saw it, and still am, but not for the same reason as most other people who have expressed their brief … Continue reading
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Tagged article, government policies, media, mountain safety council, plb, police, rccnz, search and rescue
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Feather-weight safety protocols
As I was writing that previous post about how PLBs aren’t automatically everything that they’re sometimes made out to be, an incident was unfolding in the Tararua Range where a PLB would probably have been really really useful. Fortunately things … Continue reading
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Tagged media, mountain running, mountain safety council, musing, plb, search and rescue, tararuas
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PLBs and Media
Lately there’s been an obvious promotional push from Police, the RCCNZ and SAR officials to tell people to carry PLBs (Personal Locator Beacon) when they visit the outdoors. This makes sense as a progressive way to be able to indicate … Continue reading
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Tagged government policies, media, mountain safety council, musing, plb, police, rccnz, search and rescue
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Rivers and Ropes and Mutual Support
I’ve written a little about river crossing techniques in the past, and I’m about to do so again. Before continuing, I’d like to stress that this post is not meant to be instructional in any way, so much as commenting … Continue reading
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Tagged federated mountain clubs, mountain safety council, musing, review, rivers
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Rising hut fees, the price of being honest
I woke on Saturday morning to the Radio NZ news that back-country hut pass fees are to rise, or more to the point that they’ve already risen as of last Friday when the announcement was made. The base cost of … Continue reading
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Tagged department of conservation, federated mountain clubs, government policies, huts, mountain safety council, musing, news
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