http://www.redbull.tv/video/AP-1N849...e/the-crevasse
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That was sick. And so fucking scary. Thanks for sharing
Amazing, that's a high quality edit.
Gripping. Soon as I saw the blood on the snow, I had to turn it off. Anyone want to tell me the extent of the injuries?
^^^ Fractured pelvis, rib injuries, brain injury, internal organ damage and possibly more.
spoiler alert-
victim survives and visits rescuers 3 months later to say thank you.
The victims thousand mile stare on extraction was harrowing.
Amazing series.
I lost a friend that way.
Being unroped on a big glacier is a gamble more often than not.
Watching 2 x rescuers and 3 x friends all clustered like that near the hole was uncomfortable. In fact, stepping out of the heli unroped would be uncomfortable.
" I remember that I fell down... and that the ground suddenly disappeared under my feet. And the next moment I opened my eyes, I was in the hospital."Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Awesome edit!
Such professionalism shown by the European high mountain rescue guys.
The precision of a fine Swiss timepiece and abilities of a seal team sans weapons.
How can I not get on my knees and bow to a crew like that?
That was really cool, thanks for posting that....... So is this a continuing series, or just a one off thing???
^^^ I thought there may be more coming as well, (notice the S1 E1 thing). Frankly, not what I expected from Redbull, I only became aware from a guide friend's fb post.
I've seen a couple of rescues in process and it is impressive. If you have time to kill search YouTube for "PGHM" and also the British series "Angles of Mont Blanc".
It should be mandatory watching for any North American wanting to get rad in the Alps. Somewhat off topic but notice how most rescues are initials with a mobile phone. When traveling to the birth place of extreme skiing, having a phone the works with the appropriate rescue numbers is very important.
That started a couple years ago. During the guide meeting we all exchange phone numbers including heli rescue, local taxis, etc.
Best bars to go to, etc.
just watched that last night
thx for posting it up
With the pervasive reception coverage most of the Alps have, calling in seems a lot easier than getting caught in the US b/c and having to hike a day to get a signal. Or even being on the side of a highway in the mountains that's not an interstate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles
Wow, heavy stuff. I love first responders.
Fantastic rescue, and fantastic edit. Thanks for sharing.
Agreed 100%. I was surprised they stepped out unroped so close to the opening of a clearly very large crevasse.Quote:
Originally Posted by neck beard
I was also surprised they chose not to put the patient on a back board before pulling him out. I'm curious how much extra time that would have taken.
True, but, to be fair, that can be mitigated with a PLB, sat phone, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
Has anybody else continued watching past episode 1?
I watched episode 2 and 3 last night. Some cool scenes, but I don't understand why they airlift half the people they do.... There were two airlifts from the resort that would have been sled rides in the US. A dislocated shoulder and a blown knee. Do the Swiss have some awesome healthcare system where they airlift people for less than critical injuries? Or does Air Zermatt sell some type of airlift insurance to vacationers that these people are exercising?
PLB/InReach devices sure help in places without cell. But really the idea is that if you are on crevassed terrain in an area with non-EU air response, you should be able to rope-rescue your own team mate from a slot. Deep ones are pretty hard, but at least be able to get down the hole, secure the person, and try to keep them warm.
...plus the camera man.Quote:
Originally Posted by auvgeek
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
No disagreement from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by neck beard
Zermatt / cervinia prob have more terrain than all cali resorts put together.you just don't go down a lil ski run in the big euro resorts to get to the bottum. Some runs take hours to get down. And yes you buy insurance when u buy a lift ticket.make a call n they come n pick you up.
Very cool little series, love seeing this side of things. I was a bit surprised too that they airlifted the guy with the busted shoulder/arm, but hey, if he's gonna pay for it...
Would love a similar series on YOSAR, I don't think most people understand the crazy lengths that idiots go to to get themselves into trouble, and all the work that goes into getting them out of it! :rolleyes:
Oh my god. What a video! But yes, couldn't believe they all worked unroped like that.
Yes, along with most of the other modern 1st world countries around the world. There are actually 58 countries with legislation mandating universal health care, along with greater than 90% health insurance coverage, and grater than 90% skilled birth attendance.Quote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
America is so fucked up with its heath care system. That's as far as I will go without entering PollyAss.
Line up, line down, second person in the crevasse to get patient on backboard, secondary anchor for second rescuer has to be set up, etc. Someone seems to have done the cost/benefit because they didn't even put them on a backboard until the heli showed up again.Quote:
Originally Posted by auvgeek
More interesting to me is how fast they were able to rally 3 extra mountain guides and get them to the scene.
That was a good watch.
While a backboard seems like it would've taken a lot of time, kinda surprised they didn't do anything to stabilize the neck - seems like that would have been pretty quick (although ultimately I suppose it turned out to be unnecessary).
From memory (a few weeks since I watched it) it would have been a royal pain in the ass to get him on the backboard. Nigh on impossible to get him on there without moving him around a lot. You need room and a couple people to get someone on a board effectively. By effectively I mean without moving the patient around lots and loosing the spinal immobilization. You need to be able to access the head and sides of the patient just to strap him in once he is on there.
Also that could have been a false floor in the crevasse, they need to get the guy on a rope ASAP.
And thirdly recent studies are proving that back boards aren't as vital as we previously thought. I don't think we will be using them much in awkward situations (mtn rescue) in a few years time.
Been hearing the same in recent training. Also, we've been training almost exclusively with a vacuum bag spineboard now. Haven't tried a vertical application yet, but on the horizontal it is so much easier to get a patient immobilized and comfortable. Much warmer, and so much easier to get a patient into a long ranger too. Just have to be conscious of puncture potentials.Quote:
Originally Posted by rob stokes
Are you a Patroller, SAR or...?Quote:
Originally Posted by BCMountainHound
I patrol on Blackcomb and we just got a vacuum bag, sweet bit of kit.
Volunteer SAR. We just got our vac bag this spring. A bit pricy at ~$1300, but now we are grant writing a second for back-up. No more pressure points for the poor subject strapped down in some rough manner of conveyance.
I love The Horn.
Its helicopter porn, aesthetic mountain porn and Swiss Alp mtn culture porn all wrapped in one.