• 52 curated items in one EVA case
  • Video instructions from IFMGA Guide Mark Smiley
  • $500+ of gear if bought individually
  • Medical + repair + rescue in one kit

A blown binding toe piece or heavy bleeding two miles from the trailhead turns a good day into a serious problem — and most of us carry a random handful of gear that only half covers it. I spent years working with mountain guides, doctors, and paramedics to build one kit where every item earned its spot: repair, medical, and rescue, light enough that you'll actually carry it. Every item comes with video instruction from me on how to use it to its full potential, and buying the pieces separately is $512.

Be part of the few who have the OG rescue kit from Mark Smiley. The differences between this and the Rescue Kit 2.0: This kit has the SnakeStaff Gen 2 Tourniquet, Battle Wrap, Nitecore NU-25 Headlamp, Stainless steel zip tie, an extra hemostatic gauze, mini chapstick, and the $55 2-octyl skin glue, a larger syringe, and the rescue tarp included.

BONUS: FREE entry into a drawing for a Backpack ($849 value) after all 500 kits are sold out.

Mountain Sense Backcountry Rescue Kit laid open flat, showing repair tools, hemostatic gauze, headlamp and tourniquet in labeled compartments

Backcountry Rescue Kit 1.0

$399.00 $419.00
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Mountain Sense Backcountry Rescue Kit laid open flat, showing repair tools, hemostatic gauze, headlamp and tourniquet in labeled compartments
  • Mountain Sense Backcountry Rescue Kit laid open flat, showing repair tools, hemostatic gauze, headlamp and tourniquet in labeled compartments
  • Every item in the Pro rescue kit laid out flat, total weight 2.02 lbs including foam organizer, rescue tarp and stuff sack anchor
  • Compact stainless multitool from the rescue kit opened beside a folded fifty dollar bill for scale
  • Folded rescue kit multitool measured against a steel ruler, under three inches closed
  • Labeled layout of the rescue kit medical items: tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, CPR mask, nitrile gloves, skin glue and irrigation syringe
  • Two vacuum sealed packets of Kaolin hemostatic gauze from the Mountain Sense rescue kit
  • Tourniquet from the rescue kit coiled beside a folded fifty dollar bill, showing its everyday carry size
  • Hand holding a vacuum sealed roll from the rescue kit with the remaining components laid out behind
  • Surgical skin adhesive, woven carbon fiber scraper card and a rolled component from the rescue kit
  • Hand holding the woven carbon fiber ice scraper card from the Mountain Sense rescue kit
  • Labeled layout of the rescue kit repair items: carbon fiber ratchet, multitool, binding rip out kit, glob stopper wax, ski strap and zip tie
  • Carbon fiber handle ratchet with two double ended bits beside a folded fifty dollar bill for scale
  • Hand holding the Mountain Sense glob stopper wax block stamped with the mountain logo
  • Labeled layout of the rescue items: Bruce Wayne Rescue Tarp, deadman sack anchor, Nitecore NU-25 headlamp and ski strap
  • Rescue Tarp package with contents unpacked: white Tyvek tarp, Kevlar and UHMWPE rigging cord, and mylar emergency blanket
  • Nitecore NU-25 headlamp from the rescue kit beside a folded fifty dollar bill for size comparison
  • Overhead view of a skier towing a loaded Bruce Wayne Rescue Tarp across a snow slope
  • Mountain Sense Backcountry Rescue Kit laid open flat, showing repair tools, hemostatic gauze, headlamp and tourniquet in labeled compartments
  • Every item in the Pro rescue kit laid out flat, total weight 2.02 lbs including foam organizer, rescue tarp and stuff sack anchor
  • Compact stainless multitool from the rescue kit opened beside a folded fifty dollar bill for scale
  • Folded rescue kit multitool measured against a steel ruler, under three inches closed
  • Labeled layout of the rescue kit medical items: tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, CPR mask, nitrile gloves, skin glue and irrigation syringe
  • Two vacuum sealed packets of Kaolin hemostatic gauze from the Mountain Sense rescue kit
  • Tourniquet from the rescue kit coiled beside a folded fifty dollar bill, showing its everyday carry size
  • Hand holding a vacuum sealed roll from the rescue kit with the remaining components laid out behind
  • Surgical skin adhesive, woven carbon fiber scraper card and a rolled component from the rescue kit
  • Hand holding the woven carbon fiber ice scraper card from the Mountain Sense rescue kit
  • Labeled layout of the rescue kit repair items: carbon fiber ratchet, multitool, binding rip out kit, glob stopper wax, ski strap and zip tie
  • Carbon fiber handle ratchet with two double ended bits beside a folded fifty dollar bill for scale
  • Hand holding the Mountain Sense glob stopper wax block stamped with the mountain logo
  • Labeled layout of the rescue items: Bruce Wayne Rescue Tarp, deadman sack anchor, Nitecore NU-25 headlamp and ski strap
  • Rescue Tarp package with contents unpacked: white Tyvek tarp, Kevlar and UHMWPE rigging cord, and mylar emergency blanket
  • Nitecore NU-25 headlamp from the rescue kit beside a folded fifty dollar bill for size comparison
  • Overhead view of a skier towing a loaded Bruce Wayne Rescue Tarp across a snow slope
Backcountry Rescue Kit 1.0
How to use the waterproof stuff sack as a snow anchor
$399.00 $419.00

The Details

Fix These Common Problems
  • Broken Binding Toe/Heel Piece
  • Binding Adjustments
  • Glopped-Up Skins
  • Ice On Ski Bases
  • Broken Climbing Skin Tip Or Tail
  • Loose Bolts
  • Core Shot Ski Base
  • Blisters
  • Heavy Bleeding
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • And more...
Medical Items Included
  • 1) SnakeStaff ETQ Gen2 Tourniquet
  • 2) Battle Wrap Compression Dressing
  • 3) CPR Mask
  • 4) Nitrile Gloves
  • 5) 2 Kaolin Hemostatic Gauze Packets
  • 6) Surgical-Grade Skin Adhesive 2-Octyl
  • 7) Irrigation Syringe
  • 8) 2 Waterproof Tubes for Medications
  • 9) Sunscreen Storage Tube
  • 10) Lip Balm SPF 15
Repair Items Included
  • 11) Carbon Fiber Storage Handle 1/4” Ratchet
  • 12-18) 7 Bit Set
  • 19) Drill Bit: Binding Repair
  • 20-28) 3 T-Nuts / Bolts / Washers: Binding Repair
  • 29) Super glue
  • 30-36) Multitool (pliers, wire cutter, scissors, knife, screwdriver, can opener, nail file)
  • 37) 24” MTN Sense Ski Strap
  • 38) 65cm Stainless Steel Zip Tie
  • 39) Wax Block
  • 40) Carbon Fiber Ice Scraper
  • 41-42) Double-Capped Rivets
  • 43) Chicago Screws (aka Sex Bolts)
  • 44) Ceramic Utility Knife Blade
Rescue Items Included
  • 45) Bruce Wayne Rescue Tarp
  • 46) UHMWPE Cord for Rigging
  • 47) Kevlar Cord for Rigging, whiteout navigation, ECT column cutting
  • 48) Mylar Emergency Blanket
  • 49) Nitecore NU25 Headlamp (USB-C charging, 400-lumen)
  • 50) Waterproof Stuff Sack / Deadman Snow Anchor
  • 51) 3ft (1m) UHMWPE Eye-Spliced Anchor Cord
  • 52) EVA Foam Carrying Case

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