Speleological maneuvers in the Tatra Mountains: lifting a stretcher from a three-hundred-meter depth of a cave

As part of the autumn training, mountain rescuers from Tatrzańskiego Ochotniczego Pogotowia Ratunkowego (TOPR) conducted specialized training in Jaskini Śnieżnej. 26 specialists participated in the maneuvers, practicing cave rescue techniques and testing new equipment.

A key part of the program was a simulation of an emergency operation: rescue teams transported a hypothetical victim on a stretcher from the Suchego Biwaku area from a depth of minus 300 meters to the surface.

The training also tested a wireless underground communication system. The equipment ensured constant contact between the underground groups, the coordination base at the cave entrance, and the central headquarters in Zakopanem.