r/searchandrescue • u/bpdd1 • 18d ago

Question about yosemite

Hey, just looking to chat about what might look good for a YOSAR application. I come from a fire dept family (am hoping to join my city's department depending on how my test score comes back) and as an avid climber I would love to bring that together to join the Yosemite team. I am a registered nurse, have an EMT license, first aid certified, and am starting an ER job soon to get more acute care experience, can comfortably climb 5.10 and higher, though do not have Yosemite climbing experience which I know isn't great for that. Just want some advice about what I should be doing between now and January when I send my application for next season.

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u/ujitimebeing 18d ago edited 18d ago

Have you tried reaching out to the team? Each team has different requirements.

Here’s some things I see missing based on what my team requires:

  • Map/compass navigation (no GPS)
  • Tracking lost persons using the above
  • Snow back country experience
  • Rappelling (not climbing) and climbing rescue skills (look at Saano Adventures for training)
  • Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness EMT (hospital experience is nice but not a direct carry over). There are accelerated courses for medical professionals through NOLS.

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u/AJFrabbiele Enjoys walking through mountain snowstorms at night. 18d ago edited 18d ago

When I looked in the past, I believe they did have a Trad Lead requirement of 5.10.

edit: with exception for YoDogs, for obvious reasons. I work with former YoDogs people.