Ngauruhoe scree scene for rescue training
ARuapehu Alpine Rescue Organisation (RARO) training session took place on the scree slopes of Mt Ngauruhoe last Saturday. The outing was attended by 12 RARO volunteers who were heli-lifted to the summit in near-perfect conditions. They set up a lowering system in the loose scree and practised lowering and carrying a very healthy patient down the 35-40° slope. It is a complicated and time-consuming task which is used when weather conditions prevent helicopter evacuation. RARO exists thanks to the help of 28 highly skilled local volunteers
from around the mountain including Turoa and Whakapapa ski patrol members, Outdoor Pursuits Centre Instructors, Turangi, Ohakune and Whakapapa DoC field staff as well as various experienced mountaineers from the around the region. The members regularly attend highly technical training sessions high up in the Tongariro National Park. They are trained in scree, crevasse, avalanche, snow, ice, waterfall, rock and helicopter rescue. RARO was formed after the Army tragedy of 1 990 in which six soldiers died. It has been involved in numerous rescues including two last week.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 686, 13 May 1997, Page 1
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180Ngauruhoe scree scene for rescue training Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 686, 13 May 1997, Page 1
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