Potrero Chico Rescue Team
For the most part the park and the climbing here are pretty safe. As the park has become more popular we are seeing the number of rock climbing accidents rise though. Mostly it’s been leg and foot injuries with the more serious accidents being caused by rockfall. As a result we formed the Potrero Chico Volunteer Rescue Team.
There seems to be a gap as to how much help the local first responders can provide to injured climbers. So we’ve been assisting the local Protection Civil in an attempt to close this gap and have observed a need for our own equipment. We held a fundraiser and were able to raise enough funds to purchase a Stokes basket, backboards, radios and medical supplies. Continue reading “Potrero Chico Volunteer Rescue Team”