{"id":6010,"date":"2026-06-08T10:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funparkmenina.com\/blog\/what-do-river-rescue-technicians-do-during-the-winter-months\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:16:55","slug":"what-do-river-rescue-technicians-do-during-the-winter-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funparkmenina.com\/en\/blog\/what-do-river-rescue-technicians-do-during-the-winter-months\/","title":{"rendered":"What do river rescue technicians do during the winter months?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6010\" class=\"elementor elementor-6010 elementor-6002\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f3308 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16f3308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85958a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85958a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Most people think that once the season ends, whitewater rescue technicians go into winter hibernation. In reality, that is when the real fun for us begins. We simply swap paddles for skis and riverbeds for alpine slopes.   <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2443551 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2443551\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7587070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7587070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the winter highlights for Rudi and me was the ascent of the north face of Ojstrica.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The alarm pulled us out of bed at 5 a.m. sharp. We quickly ate breakfast and drove to the Logar Valley, where we began our ascent. We strapped our skis to our backpacks and prepared our crampons, ice axes, and pitons. From there, the climb into the stunning alpine world began.    <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The north face was steep. For safety, we roped up on the more demanding sections and clipped into pitons as we ascended. Heavy backpacks pressed into our shoulders, while the snow alternated between hard ice and deep powder. We slightly underestimated the weight of our gear, as the ascent took two hours longer than we had expected.   <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Already quite exhausted, we finally reached the summit at 16:30, at 2,350 meters. Despite the cloudy weather, all the effort was rewarded on the other side of the mountain. At the top, we stowed our crampons, strapped on our skis, and descended the southern slope, carving turns into soft spring snow on tired legs. After hours of ascent, the descent felt fast and entirely worth all the effort.   <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 18:00, we were already back at the car in the valley\u2014hungry, exhausted, and ready for a well-earned pizza.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are tempted by an active adventure and would like to join us on one of our future trips, follow our updates. The next adventure might be waiting for you. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people think that once the season ends, whitewater rescue technicians go into winter hibernation. In reality, that is when the real fun for us begins. We simply swap paddles for skis and riverbeds for alpine slopes. One of the winter highlights for Rudi and me was the ascent of the north face of Ojstrica. 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