NSP International Division

 Fred Gregaard an NSP instructor from the International division volunteered again to run as the "sweeper" in the 2023 Swiss Alps 100 ultra marathon race in Switzerland. Fred is no stranger to the Swiss Alps as he has completed many of the races and mainly in the role of sweeper. Being the last runner to run the course and ensure the safety of all participants. The race is non stop for 48 hours over the mountains of Switzerland with a distance of 160 kms and a vertical height gain of 10'000m...! Well done Fred and a well earned beer too.

 During the Swiss Alps 100 race in August 2023 NSP patrollers Sienna Goebel and Taryn Bauerle were involved in a Search and Rescue operation to locate a missing and very tired runner in a thick alpine forest. Just after midnight on the final leg of the 160km race their base got informed by other runners that a participant was failing to continue the race and was "lying down to have a sleep", the runner was off the race route, in the trees, after completing almost 140kms of the gruelling mountain ultra marathon. Sienna and Taryn backtracked the race route and eventually found the weakened runner. They called in the REGA helicopter, equipped with Night Vision Goggles (NVG), who lowered a winchman down through the tress to where they had sent the GPS location and were marking the site with headtorches. The victim was successfully winched into the helicopter and transferred to further medical care. The REGA flight crew complimented Sienna and Taryn on their professionalism in han...

 NSP supports the Swiss Alps 100 The NSP International division once again supported the fast growing Swiss Alps 100 race along the Goms valley, near the beautiful mountain resort of Zermatt, Switzerland. The NSP International division has been the main medical support for this race since 2017 The Swiss Alps 100 ultra marathon race is a gruelling 2 day event that attracted over 660 runners from all over the world. This year the NSP international division was supported by patrollers from the USA and Ireland. Without the NSP volunteers this fantastic race could not take place. The NSP provided round the clock medical support to all runners. A shout out to all the patrollers that came from far and near to support- From Ireland- Lorcan O'Neil  From the US- Marc Goebel Taryn Bauerle Sienna Goebel Keenan Herlocker Germany based Patrollers- Mike DeRosier Swiss Patrollers- Micky Saeftel Frauke Haertel Bernadette Haslam Fergus Rae Support by friends and family- Angelina Max  Silas...