national cave rescue commission

Well, it’s only day 2 of my NCRC training, and my Advil supply is already running low. I’m often finding myself flashing back to Marine Corps boot camp, since the training days here are run in a strikingly similar fashion. You train non-stop all day, with short breaks for hurriedly ingested meals. In caves, hypothermia …

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Day One: If performing cave rescues is hard, training for them is surely just about as difficult. Join me and fellow VRS-Vertical Rescue Solutions instructor and Alpine Rescue Team member Martin Barnett as we make our way through 8 challenging days of some of the best training on the planet. Martin, relatively new to caving …

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