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  • The human anchor

    The human anchor

    SCRG members form a human anchor during the evacuation of an injured climber on Quandary Peak in 2008. Photo by Aaron Parmet.

  • Flight For Life

    Flight For Life

    Flight For Life participates in the mass avalanche deployment drill in 2009. Photo by Aaron Parmet

  • Smartwood photo shoot

    Smartwood photo shoot

    SCRG members participate in a photo shoot for Smartwool. Photo by Bob Scott

  • Tracker at the avalanche seminar

    Tracker at the avalanche seminar

    Tracker at the 2007 SCRG avalanche seminar. Photo by Tim Faust.

  • Beacon class with Brian Taylor

    Beacon class with Brian Taylor

    Brian Taylor teaches an avalanche beacon class during the 2008 avalanche seminar.

  • Zak Slutsky and Cascade

    Zak Slutsky and Cascade

    SCRG member Zak Slutsky poses with Cascade during the 2009 mass avalanche deployment drill. Photo by Denise Fair.

  • Joe Summers in high angle training

    Joe Summers in high angle training

    SCRG team leader Joe Summers attends the litter during a high angle training scenario in 2008.

  • Swiftwater rescue training

    Swiftwater rescue training

  • Swiftwater crossing

    Swiftwater crossing

    SCRG members practice swiftwater crossing techniques during a 2006 swiftwater rescue technician class.

  • Brian Binge and an Army helicopter

    Brian Binge and an Army helicopter

    The National Guard High Altitude Aviation Training Center provides helicopter support during a search for a missing 89-year-old horsepacker in 2006. Photo by Aaron Parmet.

  • Searching for a missing plane

    Searching for a missing plane

    SCRG members look on during the final moments of a search for a missing plane in 2008. Photo by Aaron Parmet

  • Pacific Peak rescue

    Pacific Peak rescue

    Flight For Life approaches to help evacuate a man from Pacific Peak in 2007.

  • Elliot's Ridge mission

    Elliot's Ridge mission

    SCRG members load a Kiowa from the National Guard High Altitude Aviation Training Center during the evacuation of an injured hunter from Elliot's Ridge in 2009. Photo by Shari Topping.

  • Technical evacuation on Quandary

    Technical evacuation on Quandary

    SCRG members descend a rope on the west side of Quandary Peak after evacuating cliffed-out hikers in 2009. Photo by Tim Faust.

  • Blackhawk on Holy Cross

    Blackhawk on Holy Cross

    A Blackhawk from the National Guard High Altitude Aviation Training Center lands to pick up an SCRG team during a search on Mount Holy Cross in 2009. Photo by Shari Topping.

  • Quandary injured climber evacuation

    Quandary injured climber evacuation

    SCRG members prepare to lower an injured climber down Cristo Couloir, on the south side of Quandary Peak, in 2008. Photo by Aaron Parmet.

  • Evacuation in McCullough Gulch

    Evacuation in McCullough Gulch

    SCRG members evacuate an injured hiker from the McCullough Gulch Trail in 2008.

  • Quandary winter evacuation

    Quandary winter evacuation

    SCRG members scan the north side of Quandary Peak, looking for a missing winter climber in 2007.

  • McCullough Gulch evacuation

    McCullough Gulch evacuation

    SCRG members negotiate some rough terrain during a 2009 evacuation of an injured hiker in McCullough Gulch. Photo by Shari Topping.

  • Safe Summer Kickoff

    Safe Summer Kickoff

    Kids get litter rides at the SCRG booth at Safe Summer Kickoff! Photo by Shari Topping.

  • Race at Dillon Valley Elementary

    Race at Dillon Valley Elementary

    Fourth graders at Dillon Valley Elementary learn about the force of physics during a ropes race with SCRG members.

  • Dillon Valley Elementary

    Dillon Valley Elementary

    Fourth graders learn about medical evacuation techniques during a 2008 visit to Dillon Valley Elementary by SCRG's public education team.

  • Quandary evacuation

    Quandary evacuation

    SCRG members evacuate an injured climber from Quandary Peak in 2010. Photo by Janie Merickel.

  • Injured ice climber on the Shroud

    Injured ice climber on the Shroud

    SCRG members rescue an injured ice climber who fell from the Shroud in 2010. Photo by Hunter Mortenson.

  • Injured snowmobilers on Vail Pass

    Injured snowmobilers on Vail Pass

    SCRG members prepare an injured snowmobiler on Vail Pass for evacuation in 2010. Photo by Aaron Parmet.

  • The human anchor

    The human anchor

    SCRG members form a human anchor during the technical evacuation of an injured climber on the south side of Quandary Peak in 2008. Photo by Aaron Parmet

  • Snowmobiler rescue

    Snowmobiler rescue

    SCRG members get ready to load an ambulance with an injured snowmobiler in Breckenridge in 2009. Photo by Aaron Parmet

  • John Reller and Flight for Life

    John Reller and Flight for Life

    During an avalanche call near Grays and Torreys Peaks in 2008. Photo by Aaron Parmet.

  • Glen Kraatz in Cristo Couloir

    Glen Kraatz in Cristo Couloir

    SCRG mission coordinator Glen Kraatz runs a belay during the evacuation of an injured climber on the south side of Quandary Peak in 2008. Photo by Aaron Parmet

  • Probe line

    Probe line

    SCRG members form a probe line at the 2006 avalanche seminar. Photo by Tim Faust.

  • Tim Schlough in high angle training

    Tim Schlough in high angle training

    SCRG team leader Tim Schlough attends a litter during high angle training. Photo by Lynn Schlough

  • Mike James on Quandary Peak

    Mike James on Quandary Peak

    SCRG team leader Mike James scouts for cliffed-out hikers on the west side of Quandary Peak in 2009. Photo by Tim Faust



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