By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Air Five spent their weekend climbing a wall of ice. This was the team’s annual pilgrimage to Lee Vining where they continue their training as a Vertical Ice Response Team. “We are one of the few rescue teams […]
By Mary O’Keefe There are some that spend their weekend gardening and others that go for walks around the neighborhood. Then there are members of the Montrose Search and Rescue team that hike a few miles through snow to climb about 150 feet up a pure ice slope. Montrose Search and Rescue is a volunteer […]