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Professional Reading Suggestions
To further the principles of the Quiet Professional, we asked our community for assistance in creating a professional reading list for each respective profession: Military Law Enforcement Urban Fire/Rescue Wildland Fire Mountain Professional The recommendations are listed below. Feedback, Comments, Suggestions? Email rob@mtntactical.com MILITARY Military History (Conventional and Small Wars/Insurgency) Matterhorn – Karl Marlantes […]
Q&A 10.28.16
KUDOS Hi Rob, I’m a Spanish fan of your website and methods and Master of Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology) student at the University of Calgary, in Canada and I’m also studying to take the CSCS. And I also try to be a mountain athlete (even though lack of time and money are important limiters to my […]
Crux Awards: Ski Denali, Traverse in Kyrgyzstan, Solo El Cap, Split Board Colo, Ski Cali
– All Female Ski Traverse in Kyrgystan
– Ski Mountaineer Denali
– Split Board all 54 Colorado 14’ers
– Solo El Cap
– Birth to Triplets in 2015. Ski Four High Sierra 14’ers in 2017!
Are You Strong Enough? Take the MTI Relative Strength Assessment
By Rob Shaul There is one major difference between Mountain and Tactical Athletes and team sport or individual sport competitive athletes. Unlike competitive sport athletes, the fitness demands of Mountain Athletes, Mountain Professionals and Tactical Athletes are not specifically defined. Research tells us that the average football play is 7-10 seconds, and the rest between plays […]
Ian McCammon Interview, Part 2
By Rob Shaul and Lindsay Mann Background: In an August article, we asked if there was a better way to teach the Heuristic Traps common in many avalanche accidents. In September, we decided to reach out to the expert – Avalanche researcher Dr. Ian McCammon, who’s 2004 study, Heuristic Traps in Recreational Avalanche Accidents: Evidence and […]
Veterans Wanted for Wildland Firefighting
Veterans Wanted for Wildland Firefighting By Charles Bausman Veterans coming home from service during a period of war have nearly always experienced issues in re-assimilating in to the civilian world, where the a sense of purpose and camaraderie can be hard to find. So, where might a twenty-three year old (or thirty-three year old) vet find […]
Ian McCammon Interview, Part 1
By Rob Shaul and Lindsay Mann Background: In an August article, we asked if there was a better way to teach the Heuristic Traps common in many avalanche accidents. In September, we decided to reach out to the expert – Avalanche researcher Dr. Ian McCammon, who’s 2004 study, Heuristic Traps in Recreational Avalanche Accidents: Evidence and […]
Local Law Enforcement Salaries: Low in the South, High in the West
By Charles Bausman Law Enforcement salaries in the United States have a surprisingly wide range dependent on locality and departments. A 2014 NBC profile of a officer in Hillsdale, Missouri showed a officer struggling to make ends meet as he earned $23,000 a year, nearly half of the median household income in the country. Patrol […]
Q&A 10.21.16
QUESTION I just learned of your various plans and programming and I’m looking for a little direction as to what might fit me best and how your group can help me out. I’m a hunter, trail runner, skier and cross fitter but I also work full time, go to school half time, am training for […]