Fall Series 2024 dates announced soon. Stay tuned!
Julie Van de Valk (she/her) is a search and rescue volunteer with North Shore Rescue and an avid backcountry traveler. She is North Shore Rescue’s Training Officer, is a member of the team’s helicopter-based rescue (Class-D) team, and leads the team’s mapping efforts. Recreationally, she enjoys traverses and long days out on skis, bikes, feet, or any other means, and loves her local coast range. Professionally, she studies and manages natural hazard risk for the Federal Government.
This speaker was part of VIMFF 2024 which is now over.
A conversation about recreating safely, and how Search and Rescue responds when you need help. Including suggestions from a SAR volunteer about how to try to stay safe through trip planning, taking the right equipment, and training. We’ll also explore how group dynamics can help keep you safe, how to plan for accidents, and what you should do in an emergency. This will all be discussed through the lens of first-hand experiences on Search and Rescue calls, including many on our local North Shore mountains.
