Author Archives: ruapehurescue

Pinnacles strop rescue

Posted on August 15, 2013 by ruapehurescue

On the 28th of July a 62 year old climber from Auckland took a fall from above the “door” in the pinnacles and was injured severely. Whakapapa ski patrol members were alerted to the situation via St. John and responded. … Continue reading →

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Waterfall Hole Training – October

Posted on November 15, 2012 by ruapehurescue

We had a great day at Whakapapa Ski Area facilitated by Trav and Nick training on Waterfall Hole extractions and cliff raise and lowers. The new training facility provided by RAL aka the ‘Cave’ is perfect for all weather exercises … Continue reading →

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Rescue from Turoa – June 2 2012

Posted on June 4, 2012 by ruapehurescue

There was a rescue today for two climbers who slipped on ice and went a fair distance over some rough ground. They were just above the Jumbo T at around 2400m. The call came in at around 1120hrs through the … Continue reading →

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Helicopter Training Update

Posted on May 6, 2012 by ruapehurescue

About 18 members of RARO met with the Youthtown Rescue Helicopter team at Whakapapa on the 5th May 2012 for training with the new Human Sling load system. This strop consists of a two point attachment at the helicopter and … Continue reading →

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Longline Rescue from Ngauruhoe

Posted on April 2, 2012 by ruapehurescue

At about 2pm on the 2/4/12 a 15 year old male fell when descending the North Ridge of Ngauruhoe with a school group. During the fall he sustained a moderate puncture wound and couldn’t move from his location. The Youthtown … Continue reading →

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Ngauruhoe Rescue 16 March

Posted on March 18, 2012 by ruapehurescue

A 19 year old American woman has been rescued off Mt Ngauruhoe today after becoming trapped by steep terrain off trail on her descent from the summit. She reached the top of the mountain around 9am today having found her … Continue reading →

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RARO Team Involved in Multiple Rescue from TNP

Posted on February 21, 2012 by ruapehurescue

On Saturday 18th February, RARO team members were involved in three rescues from the Tongariro National Park including one life threatening cardiac patient. All three patients have made good recoveries and they are great examples of the good work we … Continue reading →

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Rescue Report – 30th November 2011 – Ngauruhoe

Posted on December 1, 2011 by ruapehurescue

On the morning of Wednesday 30th November the Youth Town Rescue Helicopter was alerted to an incident where a young gentleman had fallen while descending the northern slopes of Mt Ngauruhoe. Two RARO team members were required to assist the … Continue reading →

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LandSAR AGM

Posted on December 1, 2011 by ruapehurescue

Andy Hoyle attended the NZ LandSAR AGM and workshop at Wellington on Saturday 26th November. It was a good day with a lot of new stuff discussed among the delegates from all over the country. The key theme was building … Continue reading →

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Waterfall Hole Training at Whakapapa

Posted on November 19, 2011 by ruapehurescue

We had a great day out on the cliffs in Happy Valley this weekend training in vertical cliff raise and lowers. The original plan had been to do waterfall hole training but the weather conspired against our plan and we … Continue reading →

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