Had a brilliant day up at Canonteign Falls doing one 2 one tracking. I have never seen it that cold up there, and was amazed by the ice crystals that were growing upwards from the ground. Very unusual, as this only occurs when it is very cold and the air is saturated with water( usually at dew point). We did lots of skills n a very rrelaxed yet focused manner. Some challenging tracking was done and was a useful confidence boost for the client, who is already

We are approaching our first wildlife tracking course this year. It is my favourite course of all. The woods will be alive with new life, and its always great to see a new influx of

Wel done to al 17 of you who passed either the Advanced or Basic Search and Rescue Course.
It was good to see people on course who had been on our Search and Rescue courses ten years ago, returning to their avanced and incorporate it into their SOPs.
For a couple of years I have wanted to experiment with a SAR bike team, by placing a low mounted light onto the bike for night tracking. I was amazed  that it was more succesful than I had expected and works well.

The team are busy preparing for an intense tracking course. This is the first time we have done an Advanced Search and Rescue course, that includes controller ,tracker team.
That means that those who do the Advanced course will be trained in controlling a tracker team
Over more than ten years we have evolved a course that is specific to SAR tracking, and it is getting great results from the SAR technicians who out there come all weather.