Annual Winter Survival games kick off in Jeseníky Mountains

The annual Winter Survival games organized by the Czech Defence Ministry and the Defence University in Brno get underway in the Jeseníky Mountains in the north-east of Czechia on Monday.

Several dozen professional soldiers, military police and mountain rescuers from Czechia and abroad will be taking part in the endurance competition simulating military patrol and rescue operations in unknown and difficult terrain.

The four-day competition includes disciplines such as mountaineering, downhill and cross-country skiing, avalanche rescue and first aid and two nights spent out in the open. The event is taking place after a three-year break.