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On the second day of Christmas, TCSAR gave to me… super pro high-angle rigging.
After a lot of practice, that is!
Rigging for rescue is just one of the many disciplines the volunteers attempt to master during their extensive SAR training. The skill is critical to help someone who is injured in steep, technical terrain.
Learning the ropes takes time and dedication, attention to detail, and just a wee bit of untangling.
Teton County Search & Rescue volunteers know that what they do is serious. Which is why it’s so important to find moments of laughter and beauty—in each other, in nature, and in their occasional wipeouts. Over these next 12 days of Christmas, we’ll be bringing you some of these lighter moments that help the volunteers stay resilient to keep coming back for more.
On this, the first day of Christmas, TCSAR gave to me…the strength to try, try again! TCSAR volunteers put in more than 5,000 hours of training in 2022, and it doesn’t always go to plan. But that’s why they do it—over and over and over. They brush it off, climb back in the saddle, and hit the throttle to make sure they can be there when ‘you’ fall off.
Thank you for supporting this team. Happy Holidays!
Photos by David Bowers.
Teton County Search and Rescue is honored to be recognized as the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit of the Year. The 42 volunteers on the team have worked incredibly hard to meet an unprecedented demand for call-outs, and they’ve done so with humility and compassion.
Since January 1, the team has fielded 120 calls for service, the most ever. Teams have gone into the field 82 times, the second most ever next to 2017. Many of these missions have included interagency partners such as Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Ski Patrol, and neighboring county SAR teams. TCSAR remains grateful for these invaluable partnerships to help bring people home safely.
We extend our sincere appreciation to the Chamber of Commerce and the local community for their generous support of TCSAR volunteers.
Learn more about this award and the Jackson Hole Chamber at the story link below.
