2019 April Club Meeting

Flying Pie Pizza     7804 SE Stark Street Portland, OR 97215

Website:       http://www.flying-pie.com/locations/portland

Schedule:     6:00 – 6:30       Social Time                  Pizza/Salad Delivered @ 6:15
                   6:30 – 6:45       Upcoming Trips            Pizza Delivered @ 6:30
                   6:45 – 7:15       Club Business               Pizza Delivered @ 6:45
                   7:15 – 8:15       Presentation
                   8:15 – 8:30       Clean-up

 

Topic:          

Back country Emergency Communication and Rescue.

 

Speaker:      Mark Morford

 

Description: 

 Back country Emergency Communication and Rescue.  This presentation will explore technologies for emergency communications and what to expect during a back country rescue. Mark will also talk a bit about dealing with tragedy prior to availability of professional staff. He will conclude with some humorous stories that have happened on the mountain and believe me there are some great ones.

Speaker Bio:

Mark Morford is a rescue leader, board member and public information officer for Portland Mountain Rescue.  Mark has been an avid back country user all his life and raised two gravity/wilderness junkies of his own.  Mark was a scoutmaster for 15 years and still prefers adolescent humor.  He enjoyed (sorta) a 35-year career as an environmental attorney with Stoel Rives and now characterizes his vocation as woodworker.  When not in his shop, he can be found kite boarding in the Gorge, skiing, climbing, mountain biking, driving or working on sports cars, or touring on a tandem with his wife.