Final weekend, an ice climber fell about 60 toes on a steep part of Shoestring Gully in New Hampshire however survived the autumn. His good friend was in a position to name for assist solely after ending the climb, since there was no mobile service on the level the place his good friend fell. The climber, 55-year-old Slavek Zaglewski, sustained accidents to his arm and head from the large fall, however in the end he bought very fortunate. Not solely did this ice climber survive the autumn however he additionally survived the lengthy wait after the autumn amid frigid temperatures whereas rescuers labored to get him out.
“Together with Conservation Officers, twenty-eight volunteers from the Mountain Rescue Service (MRS), Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue (ASVAR), and the Bartlett/Jackson Ambulance Service responded,” wrote New Hampshire Fish and Game in a press release. “A small MRS crew ascended the gully to achieve Zaglewski whereas the remainder of the group hiked up the ridge above them with tools wanted to boost Zaglewski out of the gully.”
After stabilizing the ice climber’s accidents, treating him for hypothermia, and securing him on a litter, rescue crews raised Zaglewski up about 400 toes, then carried him for 2 miles by treacherous terrain to a trailhead. All in all, the rescue effort took about 10 hours. Authorities say it seems to be like Zaglewski goes to return out of this incident with no long-term accidents.
Header picture by Jack Lawlor through MountainProject.com.