Snowshoes

This are the snowshoes me and my bro are thinking of buying. For the asome thrill of backcountry snowboarding.  this is what i have found so far that i like

I have finaly started my joging plan

Yes it is true i have started running. I plan on running 10k in may. Every week i plan on doing a different trail which will make the distance eventually increase the distance that i can run. right now i am running for half an hour and hope to be the end of the month be running an hour.

Youth Hike

I decided to plan a hike for the Senior high youth group. Everyone enjoyed it  and want to do another hike like it some time soon. I plan on taking them up Mount Wesley.

SAR Final Camp Weekend

The GSAR course is finally going to be over soon. I can't wait for the over night camp out to test everything that we have learned through out the course. We will be tested on our compass bearings in the bush (the only time that we are on are own) which will be one of the hardest to do. After we finish the first day we are going to spend the night in the woods. The next day we will be finishing up are testing.
Next week, will be are final test. It is the biggest test yet.

Trail building

I have recently started to build a trail into the woods. I plan on making it  about 1-2kms long. I may make it into a biking trail but for now I am making for me to jog on. I have been enjoying being out in the woods  and building a trail. Will post some more at a later date. When I have add a good distance to my trail.

SAR Sunday Training

Yesterday, was a SAR training exercise day out in the field. We had to plot a bearing on a map and follow that bearing to a ribbon.'

Fifth Night of GSAR Training

Mar.2,2011

We finished up our map work. I think that I did well on my quiz. Next, week we will be attending the annual general meeting.

SAR field traing with map and compass

Feb.27,2011

All us new members got to go out in to the bush to practice what we have learned in class about map and compass. I learned that my pace is 107 steps to every 100m roughly. We learned how to go a certain distance on a bearing.

Fourth night of GSAR training

Feb.23,2011

This is the last night of map work until the quiz. I am finally starting to understand how to read a map and take barrings, plot where I am, and distance to where I am going. On Sunday, we are going to do some training out side. We will be learning about pacing, barrings, how to follow a heading, and triangulation. I feel confident that I will pass the quiz.

Trip to the Rockies

This is the start of my planning on going to the Rockies in July. I am going to ask a few of my Friends in Search and Rescue if they want to go. I hope to get a better backpack for the trip.

SAR trip to Mount Washington

Feb.19,2011

The members that are taking the GSAR course with a few instructors went up to Mount Washington to do some avalanche training.  We learned how to use avalanche beckons and got to try to find some that were buried in the snow by the instructors. When the beacons got us with in two meters we had to learn how to do a pole poke to try and find the person. I really enjoyed being on the mountain on such a beautiful day. It was great fun to snowshoe to were we were going. We also learned how to set snow anchors in the snow for rappelling over cliffs. It was my fist time rappelling down a cliff outside it was very cool. Finally we got to learn how to read the different types of snow layers by digging a hole and then looking at the different layers that had formed over the last few months. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a camera with me so sadly there are no pics. It would have been a perfect day for it to.

Third Night of GSAR Training

Feb.9,2011

This was the first quiz that we had to do so far. After the quiz we started to learn how to read  a map. I learned two ways to plot were I am on a map down to 100m.

Second Night of GSAR training

Feb.2 2011

We did some classroom time which was just reviewing last weeks lecture of the first four chapters of the manual. Next, we went out into the bush near a local trail system at Coombs Country Candy to learn a little about sound sweeps. A sound sweep is where we all line up in a line usually 50 meters a part (but since it was training we were  5 meters apart) and get a bearing for our compasses. Then, we went  into the bush on that heading trying to stay in a straight line. When each searcher's radio beeps you stop and shout the subjects name and wait 5 seconds after yelling to hear the subject. Finally, we practiced carrying a person on a stretcher out of the bush.


Next week, we have a quiz on the first four chapters of the manual and will be learning to read maps.

Start of Bush Exploring

The last few days, I have started to explore the forest across the road from my house. I started this because I love exploring in the forest so I decide to just go out and explore. I plan on learning the area as best as I can so that I know every trail, pound, river goes, and cliff ridges are.

Learning How to Track

This was my first night following Jan's ( who is are instructor) foot prints on muddy ground for a long distance with out much help. I learned what to look for on the ground things like impressions in the ground, small pebbles  moved, dirt transfer and stepped on pebbles. It is hard to find the prints in the dark because my eyes are not trained on what to look for.

How to Survival in the outdoors Book

I plan on learning all I can from this book. Some of the shelters and ways to survival out in the bush with not enough supplies. I also, am going to learn how to start a fire with out any matches. Learning how to tie the knots that will hold all of the different types of shelters I want to build will be the hardest. I plan on trying to build this type of shelter but with a wall in the front to reflect the fire heat back into it.


 

Start of the Ground Search And Rescue Coures

Jan. 26,201, was my first night of official training at Alberni Valley Rescue Squad.  There are about 12 of us who have just joined so we have to get trained. We got are manuals for learning every thing about Search and Rescue. Mainly we learned about the politics of SR and how they do things, who's in charge and so forth. Next, week we will be out in the bush learning how to use a compass, ropes, what type of personal gear we need.

How to Dig a Snow Cave

First, you should mark off the area that you are going to make your cave in because you do not want somebody to walk over the hole with you in it. Then, take the shovel and start to dig a hole in the snow you should have enough snow to dig about one meter into the snow. Next, you dig  under the snow which is the start of the cave. After, that you dig it so that it you can sit up in it and stretch out in the cave to sleep.

Snow Shoe Adventure Day

Last Friday, Jan.21,2011, my brother and I got to learn about snow safety and how to dig snow caves at Mount Washington. It was a sunny day out for snowshoeing and digging snow caves. I could have spent a lot longer digging the snow cave because it was challenging. Two people could sleep in the snow cave. We also learned what is good to carry in a backpack and how to find people that get buried in avalanches.

SAR Training

Nest week will be the start of my GSAR training. 

Snowboarding with Youth Group

Are youth group is going to Mount Washington nest Friday.  I can't wait for it because I love boarding. Most of the youth group has not skied or snowboarded before so it will be fun to help them learn how. I will post some pics after the event.

Mount Washington Vancouver Island

Here are some pics from are second day on mount Washington. 

As you can see it was a beautiful day to be on the mountain.  This was the day before school started again so it was a perfect way to end the holidays.