Welcome to ICAR

International Commission for Alpine Rescue

Our annual congress will take place in Jackson Hole, USA, from October 8 to 12. Mountain rescuers from all over the world will be working here together to ensure the safety of our exercises and rescue operations. You can find all the information you need here on our website.

Jackson Hole 2025

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ICAR Mission

Our focus, our targets, our goals!

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Assembly of Delegates

Our topmost organizational body.

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ICAR Membership

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ESPN-R PCDS Guidelines now published extensively

Dear ICAR Air Rescue Commission colleagues and friends in the air rescue community: The European Safety Promotion Network – Rotorcraft (ESPN-R) recently published its Personal Carrying Device System (PCDS) Guildeines, a valuable document which addresses composition of PCDS equipment, usage, comb...

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Helicopter Rescue at Very High Altitude: - publication by the ICAR MedCom and AirCom

Dear ICAR Air Rescue Commission colleagues and friends: I am honored to report the publication of the efforts of an esteemed group of ICAR veteran high-altitude rescue mountaineers, pilots, rescue specialists, and authors. The paper was published this past week in High Altitude Medicine and Biol...

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Emerging Best Practices for Operational Stress - session in Jackson prior to ICAR Congress

On Cotober 7, 2025, in the day prior to the ICAR Congress in Jackson Wyoming, USA, you are invited to join Laura McGladrey, founder of Responder Alliance, for a one-day seminar covering: The Incident Support Framework Use of the Incident Support Tool to detect stress exposure The 3-3-3 Traumati...

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Program Jackson Hole 2025

Version from 12.09.2025

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