| Type | Team |
| Country | USA 🇺🇸 |
| Members recorded | 4 |
The climber-staffed search and rescue team in Yosemite National Park. Its members have traditionally lived at the SAR site in Camp 4. Jim Bridwell helped to create it with a core of skilled climbers. [1] [2]
[1] AAJ: Jim Bridwell obituary https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214821/Jim-Bridwell-1944-2018
[2] Alpinist, 2022 https://alpinist.com/features/fifty-years-in-yosemite-the-soft-spoken-legacy-of-werner-braun-mr-astroman/
4 recorded climbers.
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Bridwell |
"He helped to create the famed YOSAR rescue team, with a core of skilled climbers." [1] References[1] AAJ obituary https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214821/Jim-Bridwell-1944-2018 |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John Middendorf | Jan 1984–1986 |
Lived in Camp 4 "from January 1984 to the fall of 1986 as a member of the Yosemite Search and Rescue Team". [1] References[1] Middendorf's declaration https://bigwalls.net/climb/JM_Statement_for_Camp%204_lawsuit.html |
| Cedar Wright |
"I had a good four-year run on SAR before getting the boot for being too 'countercultural.'" [1] References[1] Climbing, 2008 https://www.climbing.com/people/profile-yosemite-stone-monkeys/ |
|
| Werner Braun |
Long-serving team member. Ken Yager: "Werner has contributed more to YOSAR than almost anyone". John Dill: "Werner became the go-to person on our team". [1] References[1] Alpinist, 2022 https://alpinist.com/features/fifty-years-in-yosemite-the-soft-spoken-legacy-of-werner-braun-mr-astroman/ |