Southwest Rescue

03/21/2026

Steep angle terrain produces a variety of challenges for a basket attendant. Being comfortable changing positions is important. In this clip, you can see the attendant make the change at the top of the cliff, but the identical position could have been utilized throughout.

10/23/2025

10/01/2025

Taylor Folk just completed his SRT Apprenticeship. Taylor chased down 6 classes in 4 states for a total of 264 hours of apprenticeship to arrive at this goal.

04/17/2025

Do our personal skills drills. This is one of the more physically demanding skills that we do, and it requires a lot of moving pieces.

04/07/2025

Just finished a WRT-Pro with the Fort Lewis College Adventure Education program. Really cold, but a bunch of great attitudes!
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04/04/2025

First and most recent International courses. It's a journey that I'm still loving, and hope to continue on. This year, we will be back in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Costa Rica.

04/02/2025

By far, the most entertaining part of traveling internationally is explaining "Marrow Streep" (aka Dr. Bones) and the mulage bottles of blood to Customs agents. But, the teaching they yield is invaluable, so explaining bottles of blood will continue.

03/31/2025

We have extra spots on a RRO/RRT course with a focus on REMS/RATS populations. Contact us to reserve a spot.

03/30/2025

While finishing up a series of Swiftwater and Wilderness Medicing Courses, happened to experience the earthquake in Bangkok. While our circle of friends and family is safe, the collapse of the building near Chatuchak Market leaves over 80 workers missing. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those missing and killed, and with the Rescuers who are still digging through the rubble. In particular, I'd like to recognize the Ruamkatanyu Foundation, who we have trained with in our Rope Rescue Specialist course in Chiang Mai in 2023.

While Bangkok went relatively unscathed, we know the recovery efforts in Myanmar will be ongoing for a long time. Our thoughts are with them as well.

I'd also like to express gratitude to Progression Training up in Chiang Mai for providing the opportunity, and to MedProExtreme for co-instructing that course.

03/27/2025

More and more rescue teams are opting for training and certification in Confined Space rescue. Good news for people who find themselves in tight spots! Contact us to get your team on our training schedule. We've got you.

03/25/2025

Tethering the boat at 3 points in swiftwater rescue allows us to position the boat exactly where we need it.

03/21/2025

In order to create these complex systems successfully in a rescue situation, we study them in the classroom and then construct them over and over again as a team in the practice field. Everyone has a task, and we all check each other.