The safety pack
The mountains are a magnificent adventure playground, but they need to be explored with great care:
The minimum pack to accompany you is an avalanche transceiver + probe + shovel, but just because you have all 3 products doesn't mean you feel absolutely protected.
The DVA
Avalanche Victim Locator:
Used to locate a buried skier or hiker wearing an avalanche transceiver in transmit mode.
Used to be searched by a user using an avalanche transceiver in search mode.
Technical data
- Group check to be carried out before each outing.
- Victim marking
- Search alarm in wrong direction
- Interference management
- Return to automatic transmission mode after 8min (in case of avalanche)
Warning
Wear your avalanche transceiver as close to your body as possible to prevent it from tearing off.
Check that it is working properly on every outing.
Train regularly.
Know how to give up.