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Safety by PowerPoint…
Read more: Safety by PowerPoint…Safety by powerpoint. This is a blog about assumptions or preconceptions about safety management in the outdoor sector. This isn’t just the domain of senior instructors and heads of outdoor centres but a function of our collective behaviour. “I sat down quietly in the instructors briefing having introduced myself and listened intently. Accustomed to meetings…
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Super Puma G-WNSB
Read more: Super Puma G-WNSBToday marks the tenth anniversary of the loss of Super Puma G-WNSB on the approach to Sumburgh (Shetland) with four fatalities. Although the Mountain Assurance blog is really about the mountains, this tragic incident is important for a couple of reasons. The crew of Rescue Bond One, the industry rescue helicopter based on the Miller…
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Am I a completer-finisher? Climbing the six classic North Faces of the Alps.
Read more: Am I a completer-finisher? Climbing the six classic North Faces of the Alps.A personal description of the journey to climb the six classic north faces of the alps. ‘The Marine’ opened the conversation quietly but confidently, stating that we should start our alpine climbing career by climbing the six alpine North Faces. I agreed. For the uninitiated, as was I at this point, “the six” include: The…
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