On December 2-5, 2021 training with partners from Ukraine took place Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine. It is another training in the series of joint training under the project “Adaptation of former observatory on the Pip Ivan mountain to the needs of alpine rescue service training center” (PIMReC).
11-14th November, a training was held for mountain rescuers from Poland and Ukraine in rope techniques and evacuation from hard-to-reach places in Sanok (PL). This action will increase their professional skills and improve their reaction time. During the training, the equipment purchased from the project was used, which will also be needed during the real rescue operations.
On July
15-18, 2021, 16 mountain rescuers (10 from the Ukrainian side and 6 from the
Polish side) underwent theoretical and practical training in the organization
and conducting of search and rescue operations in mountain areas.
On Tuesday, May 18, 11:00 till 13:30 (10:00-12:30 Polish time) information event devoted to safe tourism in mountain regions and improvement of rescuers operation in the high mountain area with the procured equipment and establishment of International Training Center for rescuers under the project of Cross- Border Cooperation Programme Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020 “Adaptation of the former observatory on Mountain Pip Ivan to the needs of the high-altitude rescue training center (PIMReC)”will be held.
Journalists
from Television News Service (TNS) of 1+1 Channel, ranked in top-5 of the most
rated TV programmes in Ukraine, told all the Ukrainians
about who and what the
Observatory at Pip Ivan mountain is renovated for.
The correspondents visited the top of the mountain and saw with their own eyes what is under way there and the rector of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University – Ihor Tsependa replied all the questions concerning the project «Adaptation of former observatory on the Pip Ivan mountain to the needs of alpine rescue service training center» (PIMReC) and implemented with the financial support of the European Union within the Cross-border Cooperation Program Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020 and further plans of the Precarpathian University and Warsaw University for transformation of the Observatory into a strong scientific center.
On April 22, 2020 partners of the project PIMReC – «Adaptation of former observatory on the Pip Ivan mountain to the needs of alpine rescue service training center» organized online coordination meeting via Cisco WebEx cloud platform. Project aim is to establish close cooperation between Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University and Warsaw University, Polish and Ukrainian rescue services to enhance the safety of mountain tourism.