Timber Wolf, Lake Superior, Ontario


A lone timber wolf greets
paddlers along the north shore
of Lake Superior, Canada
(Photo by Michael Neiger)

 
The Rucksack Masthead
By Michael A. Neiger, Marquette, Michigan
Wilderness tripper: backpacking, winter camping, swift-water canoeing
Web site URL: http://therucksack.tripod.com • E-mail: mneiger@hotmail.com
Contents copyright © 1984-2007 by Michael A. Neiger • All rights reserved.

                                                       
Helo Rescue

A U.S. Coast Guard unit
performs a helo rescue
(Photo by Michael Neiger)

Bush skills

By Michael A. Neiger
Copyright 2002
                                        

Last updated on October 13, 2004


Contents of page

   Search and rescue
      Skills
      Links
      Books
      Gear


Looking for
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equipment and
supplies?
For 100's of sources for wilderness tripping equipment and supplies, visit the sources for gear page on this Web site.

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or Web site.
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Mountain Rescue Association
   1-619-374-7072
   http://www.mra.org

National Association for Search and Rescue
   1-703-222-6277
   http://www.nasar.org

 


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American Canoe Association's River Safety Anthology--Accounts of Rescue and Tragedy on North American Rivers, by Charlie Walbridge and Jody Tinsley (Menasha Ridge Press, 1996)

Canoeing Safety and Rescue--A Handbook of Safety and Rescue Procedures for Lake and River Canoeists, by Doug McKown (Rocky Mountain Books, 1992)

CMC Rope Rescue, edited by James A. Frank (CMC Rescue, Inc., 1998) This oversized text addresses rope rescue in a number of different wilderness settings.

Confined Space and Structural Rope Rescue, by Michael Roop, Thomas Vines, and Richard Wright (Mosby Year Book, 1998) This oversized text addresses how to conduct rope rescues in challenging situations, particularly confined spaces.

Drownproofing Techniques, by Reagh C. Wetmore (Greene, 1981)

Engineering Practical Rope Rescue Systems, by Michael G. Brown (Delmar, 2000) This oversized text covers all aspects of rope rescue.

ESAR--Team Member and Team Leader Training Manual, by John Wartes, Jim Granger, and Bill Rengsgtorf (Chief Seattle Council, Boy Scouts of America)

Lifesaving (Boy Scouts of America, 1980)

Lifesaving--Rescue and Water Safety (American Red Cross)

Mountain Search for the Lost Victim, by Dennis Kelley (Search and Rescue, 1973)

Mountain Rescue Techniques, by Wastl Mariner (Mountaineers, 1968)

Mountain Search and Rescue Techniques, by W. G. May (Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, 1973)

Rescue From the Backcountry--The Basic Essentails Of, by Buck Tilton (ICS Books, 1991)

River Rescue, 2nd Edition, by Les Bechdel and Slim Ray (Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 1989)

Search and Rescue--The Team and the Missions, by Margaret Poynter (Atheneum, 1980)

Self Rescue--How to Rock Climb, by Jeff Fasulo (Chockstone Press, 1996)

Whitewater Rescue Manual, by Charles Walbridge and Wayne Sundmacher (Ragged Mountain Press, 1995)

Wilderness Search and Rescue, by Tim Setnica (Appalachian Mountain Club, 1980)

 

 


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**Rescue Source
   1-800-457-3728
   http://www.rescuesource.com

**Rock-n-Rescue
   1-800-346-7673
   http://www.rocknrescue.com

Search Equipment Co.
   1-800-473-4901

**Search Gear
   1-800-474-2612
   http://www.searchgear.com

Urban H.A.R.T
   http://www.uhartrescue.com/

 

 


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In God's wilderness lies the hope of the world,
the great, fresh, unblighted, unredeemed wilderness.
 
— John Muir 1838-1914, Alaska Wilderness, 1890

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