Coquitlam SAR members travel around the world, climbing in the Himalayas, Mount Logan, and competing in rope rescue competitions in Europe, and recently two of our members assisted in a rescue of a fallen climber in the Bugaboos here in BC. The Bugaboo Mountains near Golden, BC is a world renowned rock climbing destination with …
For last night’s SAR training, Coquitlam SAR invited a local hobbyist to demonstrate his Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and answer questions about their performance characteristics for the team and members of Ridge Meadows SAR. For the purposes of this article, a UAV is simply a radio controlled aircraft. The RC hobby is quite an old …
For the past 7 years a unique mountain biking race has been making an annual trip around coastal British Columbia. The BC Bike Race (BCBR) is a seven day stage race featuring some of the best single track in the world, and with over 500 racers and close to 200 support staff and volunteers is akin …
Coquitlam SAR member Robert Sell shows us what is in his SAR pack.
Coquitlam SAR members were kept very busy last weekend in a combination of training, search and one international competition. On Saturday, several members trained at Gold Creek in Golden Ears park for Swift Water rescue. Two members were certifying as First Responders (first aid). On Sunday, members of our Mountain Rescue group were training on …