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Mountain Rescue Competition

Mountain rescue competition is a technical team competition for alpine rescue tasks. Teams complete stations such as navigation, ski or terrain travel, avalanche search, rope/stretcher rescue and first aid; safe execution, task completion and time determine the result. The sporting context is rescue technique, team coordination and alpine safety.

LevelMain sport FamilyOutdoor Sport CategoryOutdoor / rescue sport

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Classification

Category Outdoor / rescue sport

Family Outdoor Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung A team competition that links alpine rescue scenarios with technical execution and time scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for people with serious interest in mountain rescue, rope work, first aid, navigation and teamwork.

Cost Not intended as normal self-entry; start through mountain rescue, alpine or rope-rescue training with supplied/approved gear. High because of training, technical equipment, travel, rescue/team structure and event participation. Mountain rescue organisation, alpine club, rescue school or documented mountain-rescue-race organiser. No improvised rescue drills…

First progress Basic routines follow courses and team practice; competition readiness needs much more practice.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

mountain rescue/alpine team
qualified instructors
helmet and harness
rope and belay gear
first-aid kit
navigation and weather protection

First steps

find mountain-rescue or alpine training
learn knots, harness, helmet and belay basics
practise first-aid scenarios
train navigation and team communication
then read event rules

Mountain rescue organisation, alpine club, rescue school, rope-rescue training or official mountain-rescue-race organiser.

Train only with qualified leadership, inspected gear, weather/avalanche checks, rescue plan and clear stop rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Mountain Rescue Race, IMRRR, Mountain Rescue Competition

Tags mountain rescue, rope rescue, first aid, team, Bergrettung, Seiltechnik, Erste Hilfe, Team

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete rescue scenarios as a team safely, correctly and as quickly as possible.

Teilnehmer

Mountain rescue/rescue teams with rotating roles by test.

Teamgröße

usually team format; documented for example as four people per team.

Spielfeld

Alpine terrain with technical rescue stations.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Safe task completion plus time scoring by sport test.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid overall result from task completion, safety and time.

Ausrüstung

helmet/harness
rope-rescue kit
first-aid kit
navigation
mandatory winter/alpine gear

Wichtige Regelpunkte

unsafe belay
missing mandatory gear
wrong rescue procedure
team/route rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

International Mountain Rescue Race Romania 2023 International Commission for Alpine Rescue · event-note · medium
Info Race Salvamont Romania · event-regulations · medium
Advanced Mountain Rescue Alpine Institute · course-guide · medium
Mountain Rescue Tyrol Bergrettung Tirol · rescue-organisation-guide · medium