The key to the successful survey and mapping of your mountain Heli-Portable Exploration Operations.

VSI survey mountaineers will safely survey your prospect using the latest technological advances in survey instruments and methodology. The VSI surveyors will:

• Survey terrain using industry best practices for mountaineering and rope access
• Provide technical rescue for personnel in technical mountainous terrain.
• Flag access around extreme terrain
• Use the VSI terrain evaluation system to:
  • Assess terrain for both steepness to determine fall related hazards
  • Assess the terrain for surface roughness (how rugged the terrain is) to prevent slip trip and fall related hazards
  • Assist drilling and recording crew coordinators in determining how they will allocate personnel according to their fitness level and abilities in rugged terrain
  • Assist and advise with mapping and engineering to create hazard maps that are easy to read so that drilling ops and recording ops have a clear understanding of the related hazards
• Select and construct helicopter landing pads.

VSI mountaineers are all trained in:

• Advanced Wilderness First aid
• Adult educational techniques
• Field training techniques
• WHMIS
• H2S awareness
• Defensive driving
• Off road driving