ACMG Advocates Climbers Carry Avalanche
Gear- Lynn Martel
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There are many avalanches where people are buried
and they’re not carrying the right avalanche safety gear so they can be saved.
The ACMG (Association of Canadian Mountain Guides)
recommends that ice climbers and mountaineers carry avalanche safety equipment
when there is an avalanche hazard present.
The avalanche safety equipment includes a beacon (transceiver), a probe
and a shovel. Ice climbers,
mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders, rock climbers and some snowmobilers should
carry this equipment because you have no way of knowing how long it will take
rescuers to reach you. You have a greater
chance of survival if you are wearing a transceiver and have the gear to
perform a self-rescue.
Before reading this article I had never heard of
avalanche safety gear. Whenever I have
the opportunity to go skiing or climbing in an avalanche area I will know to
carry avalanche safety gear.
I believe this type of safety gear will save
lives. When you have a shovel I could
dig myself out and the others too, with the probe and the beacon I will be able
to find others.
Martel,
Lynn. ACMG Advocates Climbers Carry Avalanche Gear, Gazette Alpine Club of
Canada. Spring 2014 Page 18. Vol. 29, No. 1
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