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Fairy Cave Quarry training session, 27th September 2020

Mendip Cave Rescue held a surface training session at Fairy Cave Quarry on Sunday the 27th September 2020. 17 MCR wardens enjoyed a day in the sunshine, whilst practising hauling and rigging techniques, rock splitting and lifting, and some casualty first aid, including familiarisation with the new Slix stretcher.

Preparing the new Slix StretcherPreparing the new Slix Stretcher

Photographs taken by Mark Kellaway

Slix StretcherBlackHawk Jack

Photographs taken by Estelle Sandford

Wookey Hole Rescue Practice 1st October 2019

Mendip Cave Rescue are organising an evening rescue practice at Wookey Hole on Tuesday 1st October 2019. The rescue practice will concentrate on rigging aspects for a rescue, and as such participants will require SRT equipment if they wish to be involved with any rope aspects of the session. Clean oversuits are also required. All are welcome to attend this rescue practice - please meet at the Wookey Hole car park at 19:00.

Eastwater Rescue Practice 30th June 2019

Mendip Cave Rescue are organising a rescue practice at Eastwater Cavern on Sunday 30th June 2019. As part of the assessment of what scenarios of various rescue situations and the techniques needed for assisting with various injuries. Depending on numbers, the aim is to see what can be transported down the Technical Master Piece and the systems needed to get an injured caver back out. This is a very important part of contingency planning and the more people who attend the more that will be gained from the exercise. All are welcome to attend this rescue practice - please meet at the MCR store by the Belfry at 09:30.

Cheddar Caving Club Rescue Practice 17th March 2019

Eleven Cheddar Cave Club (ChCC) members and four Mendip Cave Rescue Wardens took part in a joint rescue practice at North Hill Swallet, Priddy, on Sunday 17/03/19.  The simulated scenario was that a party of cavers had raised a rescue callout due to one of the party suffering a serious fall-related injury at the bottom of the entrance pitch. This session aimed at focusing on casualty care - lifting and packaging an unconscious caver (in this case MCR's dummy) - and rigging two Z-rig hauling systems to the MCR tripod above the cave's concrete entrance pipes. At the debrief, the Wardens were pleased with how the ChCC members had worked as a team.  The club enjoyed the opportunity to visit the MCR store and gain first-hand experience of using the rescue equipment.

Cheddar Caving Club Rescue PracticeCheddar Caving Club Rescue Practice

Photographs taken by Estelle Sandford

Search and Surface Communications evening, 26th July 2018

A surface rescue practice evening is to be held with a search around the Longwood Valley / Velvet Bottom area, to include the use of the surface radios, is to be held on Thursday 26th July 2018. Meet at the Black Rock car park at 19:30. This training event is open to all cavers.

  1. Rescue Workshop, CaveFest 6th May 2018
  2. GCRG Training Session 28th February 2018
  3. Rescue Practice, 28th January 2018
  4. Communications evening in Eastwater, 30th October 2017

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