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/No_Shoulder7581 13d ago
If you want join YOSAR, go climb in Yosemite, with a focus on grade V walls. Get yourself a respectable NIAD time. Learn to move fast while aid climbing and alpine climbing. You are up against a host of phenomenal dirtbag rock climbers who put in hundreds of days per year on rock. They are heavily focused on climbing skills, and if building that skillset doesn't appeal to you, I don't think you actually want to be on YOSAR.