@@addisonmosher64 you may be right, but doesn’t the snow wall look dense? If I were alone and in that situation I’d try to gets the skis off and try to wall climb somehow idk that’d be terrifying
My grandfather was a mountaineering, climbing and ski-tourguide in the alps for decades. in the mid 60s somewhere in the mont blanc area he fell (or rather slipped) down a crevasse about 30 meters (about 100 feet) deep, but virtually unharmed except for some bruises and an overstreched tendon. He found himself in an actual fucking ice cave and his first thought was "damn I need to explore this place" but his flashlight stopped working after about 5 minutes. So he decided to smoke a cigarette and wait for his partners to drop down a rope. They did that and started pulling him out. After about 10 meters, the damn rope broke! So he was back in the hole, this time with a fractured knee. Two of his partners went to get help, and an other guy dropped down some clothes and a blanket so he wont freeze. All in all he was down there for about 4-5 hours before a team of about 20 people managed to get him out. Luckily it happened in the morning so they had plenty of daylight. About 2 hours after they left, carrying him on an emergency sled, a massive avalanche went down exactly where it all happened. He still loves to tell this story to this day (he's almost 90 yrs old now). This ordeal never stopped him. He always thought of it as a fascinating experience and I admire him for that
Seriously, for a second my only thought was “C’mon, we can’t see anything!” until I actually processed that that was the last thing he should’ve been worrying about
He basically said that he couldnt remove his ski and he was afraid to fall even further or that the snow above him would fall. But most of the time he was saying that his knee was hurt.
Some lessons to be learned here. 1: That wasn’t just a crevasse, that was a bergschrund. A bergschrund is the top of a glacier where it breaks away from the mountain. You can tell by how the crack traverses the entire slope. That means they were skiing down onto a glacier which means after passing that crack, you would be susceptible to passing more crevasses possibly hidden by snow bridges. Very dangerous. 2: never ski and stop above another skier in high angle backcountry terrain. You could fall and take out the skier below you or trigger and avalanche on top of them. 3: if you know you are traveling on a glacier, always be wearing a harness and have at least 1 ice screw with you. First thing you need to do if you fall into a crevasse is to place the ice screw and clip in so that you don’t fall deeper into the crevasse. 4: this is obviously in Europe which has the largest and most well-established alpine rescue network in the world. They get many calls on the daily to save people in mountainous terrain. So if you are ever in the mountains in Europe and you see a rescue helicopter hovering near you, they are looking for people who called in for an emergency and they are checking on you. There are 2 hand motions you need to know. If you did not call for help, extend your arms in a diagonal direction(one arm angled up and other arm angled down) this lets the rescue team know that you are okay and they can continue their search for whoever did call. This saves precious time that could be the difference between life and death for whoever calls. If you are the one who called, hold you arms up in a “V” or “Y” like the skier did in this video. This lets the rescue team know that you are the ones who called and need help.
I don't know why I carefully read your entire comment since I will never ever be skiing in the backcountry 😅 But this may very well save another person's life! 🙏
@@DaRoyalSaif I mean, fun or not, it is pretty dumb. Humans decide to do pretty dumb stuff and a lot of that stuff is a lot more dangerous than it needs to be.
@@trickytreyperfected1482 I see your points, These kind of Stuff I recommend you pull of with a bunch of friends, just in case what was in this video happens to me, Although either way the chance for me to be in that position is close to 0 as the place I live, hasn’t experienced snow in fucking decades
Scary to believe that other people died like this either because their legs were too fucked up or someone wasn't there to help them, lucky this guy for surviving
My uncle was a pilot in the 4-corners area with these rescue helicopters. It's insane how skilled you have to be- they lost like 2/3 pilots during his career (retired now, btw) Sudden storms, winds, etc. He also took avalanche classes with his son. This man in the video is incredibly lucky. My uncle loved backcountry, and occasionally got free lifts from other helicopter pilots when they had a free space on the pay-per-seat charters. (Back before insurance wouldn't let you do that- give rides to dangerous places for your friends for free)
just for everybody wondering what he said, I'm french so here's the translation -Be careful we're close to the end -Oh shit there's an avalanche (falls down crevasse and starts shouting) -Help me! I think my knees are broken! Oh shit, I'm sinking in deeper! Fucking hell! Come and pull me out! -Hang on! -My knees are really hurting and, I can't see much because of the snow on my face, warn the others quickly, just don't step where I did -This is gonna be hard, I'm not balanced properly, it's very dangerous -You have to go and warn the others -Take your boots off -I can't its too risky -You making any progress? -No -Then I'm gonna pass you my ice pick, try and take your boots off -No I can't, I'll go in even deeper, you need to call for help, I'm gonna try and move up (removes boot) here take my boot, my knees are really painful -Good job, try and grab the rope -I can't my knee hurts, I'm gonna try and remove the other boot -Grab the rope -Ok It's done -Good job Hope this translation helped you
What baffles me is that this group didn't seem to be prepared for a crevasse rescue. I can't stress enough how important it is to get some training and carry some gear, even if it's just the most basic pieces. (They climbed up there so they had what would be have been required)
The fact that we have the ability to fly in with a helicopter and carry an injured person away is incredible. Imagine an ancient human seeing this happen.
@@msevans7 they have found remains of ancient humans in the alps.. with gear for climbing and exploring. It’s a certain desire we have, I’m sure he wasn’t skiing thoo😂
@@mikeol510 A friend of mine had to call the heli for one of his friends that wasn't feeling good (or was scared, idk) and couldn't climb down the mountain. They both boarded the helicopter and they were charged 3000 euro each since it wasn't an emergency. This wasn't an emergency either (since it wasn't an accident), and I seriously hope he got charged
Yeah fair play as the dude was coming down to them from the helicopter I was thinking this is soo dangerous 😬 fair play to these guys, probably a daily thing having to go and save people
Guy who helped you MVP. Not a SINGLE piece of equipment dropped throughout all of that, perfectly calm the whole time, and then, cool as fuck while pulling you out: "At least you're not buried in the snow." Felt like a Call of Duty 4 cutscene.
This is terrifying. Truly a nightmare scenario where you have virtually no control over the outcome and you’re completely at the mercy of the chance and the elements. Impressive composure as well, glad you’re ok.
i know you were in “intense fractured ligament pain” but you CANT tell me you didn’t enjoy and admire that view as the helicopter carried u away from the mountains
I'm not a weak man but every time I see a rescue by the PGHM I get emotional, they are such fantastic EXPERTS, they train so much and are at the leading edge of their field...Chapeau! et Bien Merci! Glad it all worked out for the positive finalle
Imagine: Being born, growing up, meeting friends, enjoying life, going on a ski trip, falling into crevasse, losing consciousness, waking up, you’re in a wagon You’re wearing shackles Some guy opposite you speaks *“Hey you, you’re finally awake”*
The fact that he almost lost his life yet in the midst of everything, still worried for his companions speaks levels and restores my faith in humanity. I'm sure a big part of it too was so they wouldn't make the situation worse but regardless, I admire your strength, courage and passion!
(don't woosh me) But actually the bodies would still be there with their very frost bitten flesh, because they are basically refrigerated by the snow, it's the same thing with mount everest as well in the "rainbow alley/path" the bodies still have their skin intact but are very frost bitten.
The injured guy kept a extremely level head considering his circumstances. His friend did everything he could to get him out, and the heli rescue did an incredible job quickly pulling the injured man off the mountain. All parties involved in this video were amazing handling and/or helping someone get out of a life threatening situation.
@@profecarrillo6479 Yeah, how would you have gotten him out of there? Mmmm? Tell me so I can tell you how it would fail and is more risky. Hint: mention the Avalanche and the holes 🕳 and freezing temperature for bonus points.
Swears in another language are some of the easiest and most memorable words to learn. Even if you didn't know what merde meant before, you can definitely figure it out here lol.
A few points to consider here: 1) Unless you are certain of the snow conditions, don't have someone skiing above another person as they did. The risk of sending an avalanche or a considerable amount of sliding snow onto the person below is too high in most cases for terrain like this. 2) The friend appeared to approach the edge of the crevasse displaying not nearly enough caution. He should have instead placed a snow stake and secured himself to it, and waited for the others with the rope to arrive. 3) What the friend tried to do by holding the basket of the ski pole and lowering the handle down to him is certainly not the way to go about rescuing him. 4) You can clearly see at 2:12 that there is obvious disturbance in the snow, which is likely the presence of a crevasse, also given the larger openings off to the side. Much more caution should have been displayed at this point, even aside from the friend's lack of control on his skis at this moment. Overall, this could have been avoided with higher levels of vigilance, but it is good that in the end he was able to be rescued without more serious consequences.
Well or think the hole was bit larger and fel all the way down in the mountain then your just waiting to starve to dead and freeze would be awfull slow death. If you make it down alive off course.. but then I would look for an opening and fel down head first so I would be faster death
There’s something so humbling and soul-quieting to observe masters in their craft. This heli-rescue team was so smooth, quick, laser-precise, and personable throughout the entire ordeal. It’s an incredible experience to watch excellence.
French National Gendarmerie unit: they belong to the armed force and serve duties within borders of french territory. This is how they got training. Dedication to people's safety is their own though. Thank you guys. You are awesome today!
@E Summers Yes. I was worried about the heroes who put their lives at risk to save the thrill seekers. Especially when he unclipped the rope from his waist and put it on the skier (who was on the slope above him).
@@lu_re7198 a lot of those heroes are thrill seekers themselves. But yea they deserve all the respect they can get for putting themselves on the line to rescue people
Most of RUclips “we almost died” and nothing happened or they are just pretending they did something dangerous This person: Actually happened, and he nearly died. Admitted his fault, explained his mistakes, showed the crazy videos and gave all of us lessons. But the most importantly, the world is fucking dangerous but beautiful
Yo you seen that video where they drop ice down into a hole and makes a weird sound? Now for some reason I'm imagining thats what would happen to the guy
I remember when a guest speaker spoke to us at an assembly in junior high. He climbed some huge mountain with 5 other people, told of the long & harrowing journey, how 1 or 2 fell down a crevasse and died, how he made it to the top and back but was the only person out of 6 climbers who survived. At the end was the message, "so you see, if you persist and believe in yourself, you can do anything!" My only thought was "but 5 out of 6 who persisted and believed in themselves ended up dead...."
I remember reading a quote somewhere that was something like "all those who died on mount everest were highly motivated, hard-working people" 💀 sometimes people go to far i guess.
What a sick homie. He stays calm the whole time and relays info to the guy to keep him understanding of his situations/options which helps him stay calm. Also he knows his limits and tells him that he cannot pull him up and potentially make the situation worse. Thats a dude you want by your side whenever you're doing something crazy.
basically he was saying "dont go above me it will all fall on top of me" in french: "ne viens pas au dessus de moi ça va me tomber sur la gueule" i mean its what i can remember lol it was at one moment also he sais multiple times "je me suis niqué le genou" which means "i fucked my knee up"
thats why the language system in schools is so bad. They teach you random vocabulary simply for a test and the dont actually teach you how to speak and interpret the language (for the first 3-4 years anyway, later at the very end of your learning the will teach you speaking skills) and learning at home is much faster (i say this assuming you are learning french at school
@@giraffewarrior1756 i also hated all of them they really just didnt like me either so i really didnt like the classes and i didnt pay attention so its kinda my fault but it was also theirs
@@GamerX152 If you have a non-corrupt insurance system, proper competition, and just enough regulations, it works amazingly well. Socialized healthcare has it's own huge share of issues 🤷♂️
This day we made many mistakes, when we reached the top another group came and asked us to use our rope, we said yes because the rappel was pretty hard to install, then our group (of four) accessed the couloir. The platform at the beginning was relatively sketchy, so with a friend we decided to start the descent without the rope while our two other friends were waiting for the second group to take back the rope. At this moment I was thinking that a group of six people at the top of the couloir was more dangerous than splitting the group, here was my first mistake. So with my friend, we started to get down together without a real analysis of the terrain. Here again, another mistake because we were excited to ski, instead we should have skied smaller sections one by one before regrouping on a secure point. I arrived at the bottom part of the couloir, I stopped in front of the crevasse, in the middle of the couloir to wait my friend to cross the crevasse. This is my biggest mistake because it was too exposed with all the snow... My friend came just above me with too much speed, the snow took me and caused the fall. I broke my knee ligament but I think it's a pretty low price, these places are serious and not always give you a second chance. I would add a final note, my family is heavily engaged in mountain rescuing, I grew up with these mountaineering stories in mind and this time it was my own experience, I take it as a lesson.
Dude broke his whole leg while being trapped inside crevasses, and still able to remind calm. So much respect and im glad everyone in this video is okay.
No one else found the friend annoying? Literally plows thru right behind the guy after he says "we need to be careful there's a crevase here". And then proceeds to stand on the unstable snow atop the crevase potentially covering the guy who's stuck or falling in himself securing both of their deaths.
his friend made some stupid decisions but all in all hearing there's a crevasse makes you become nervous and most people would stop. It's just unfortunate that his friend decided to stop above him on a thick layer of loose powder
For real, the people who put their lives on the line to help others. No matter how far away, how cold it is, or how steep, not all super heroes wear capes. Probably look like an angel flying in.
telling the guy trying to help him to warn the others of the crevasse while he is lying at the bottom of it with a broken knee when thousands of pounds of snow could cave in on him at any moment, is just peak humanity. Well done, sir.
Reminds me of the time i fell off a similar drop on a snowboard and almost destroyed my knees. Didnt hurt when i landed just when i tightend my knees up duirng the impact, i shoulda rolled but snowbaord stuck in place. Kneed myself in the jaw. Never stop riding.
Yes. But also, it was a bit of self preservation. If others came near him they would have caused a collapse because of the weight and pressure. He could have fallen deeper into the crevasse.
Also, if they both would’ve fallen into the hole while trying to get the dude out, their friends wouldn’t’ve known where they were and would’ve been unable to help.
This is why you have designated safe zones in avalanche terrain. They’re lucky that 2 or all of them weren’t caught in the slide, otherwise they might be there to this day. Glad everyone was okay, and educate yourselves before going into terrain like this
@@Insertregret when you're on a steep mountainside and you almost just died in an avalanche, you might start thinking about the situation and panicking. Once you're panicking and your mind is messing with you you start thinking he's already dead and you're gonna die too. No one thinks "Fuck that guy, I don't care if he dies, I'm leaving him here" it's more like "Holy shit he's so fucked I can't help him, he's already dead, I don't wanna die" No one thinks they can help someone but they just don't care to take the risk, people get scared and think they can't help
Wow, such a brave saving operation done by a professional helicopter pilot and crew. Additionally, at first I thought his friend was not helpful, as he seemed way too calm, but rather that is a better way instead of panicking. Glad to see all went well.
Despite being in such a horrible and nearly hopeless situation, my guy stayed calm and prioritized the lifes of his friends above his own. Massive respect to you
uhm no, he did not seem calm. He didn't break down in a panic attack, likely because of the presence of the other guy, but he definitely didn't seem calm. Second, he didn't seem to be prioritizing the lives of his friends over his. He kept repeating he wanted them to be careful not to drop snow onto him, but he was still begging them to come over and risk their lives to help him. Understand, though I say this, I can't blame him one bit because he was very much in a life threatening situation that only they could help get him out of, but let's not pretend here.
Glad to see this ended well. One thing I don't understand is where was the rope? Why all that gear and ice screws but no rope? Getting your friend to essentially solo out of a crevasse with one axe and no backup and a leg injury even? Might be better to wait on rescue who is actually equipped for the job.
These helicopters rescue teams are legend. They are flying into mountains with air currents that can quickly change. They are amazing and selfless saving lives. This man got lucky.
@@informant09 they do not make a shitload of money with the flight, it's the PGHM, High Mountain Gendarmerie Peloton, a french military unit. The guy that have been saved being French, it didin't cost him anything. And the pay isn't that great either, being part of the French military.
Crevasses can be extremely dangerous. Once you fall in, your wedged in between two large ice walls. Not only is it very hard to get out, but your body tempature melts the walls around you, then you slip. And fall deeper.
@@paolodandini6155 Thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of living beings have died this way over the centuries. The world can be an unforgiving place.
As an Alaskan I have been in situations that are incredibly similar. One time we were taking our snowmachines up a steep mountain and ended up getting stuck vertical on a dropped crevasse (luckily it wasnt nearly as deep) every time we tried to push the snowmachine we would sink to our waists in the powder and I went to jump out of the way after pulling on the ski and fell into a 7ft crevasse (for context I am 5'8) and had it collapse a few times. Pretty scary.
honestly I use to work at a hospital and I always imagined where the people that were being brought in came from... Now my imagination is just going crazy.
I don’t know what he’s saying, but the “oh shit” tone is a universal language
They actually do say that. Hey at least taking French is good for something.
He actually said « oh chaud »
@@nicolb7395 he did say “putain merde”
He did keep saying his knee was fucked up
It’s French
Don't worry, he's the protagonist, he won't die.
watch re:zero
or Akame ga Kill.
or New Danganronpa Version 3
Or Pokémon
@@lili-rw4fd I’m watching danganronpa 2 rn 😂
It's terrifying the crevice goes deeper past where he fell
If he was unlucky he could be 100’s of meters deeper... he is lucky that he got stuck up there.
@@BjornAyo yeah
yeah hes lucky i think if he didnt have someone to help him he wouldve slowly fell down because of his body heat.
@@addisonmosher64 you may be right, but doesn’t the snow wall look dense? If I were alone and in that situation I’d try to gets the skis off and try to wall climb somehow idk that’d be terrifying
@@vegimandude yeah i also think the skis were propping him up and stopping him form falling. i would also be scared ahitless
My grandfather was a mountaineering, climbing and ski-tourguide in the alps for decades. in the mid 60s somewhere in the mont blanc area he fell (or rather slipped) down a crevasse about 30 meters (about 100 feet) deep, but virtually unharmed except for some bruises and an overstreched tendon. He found himself in an actual fucking ice cave and his first thought was "damn I need to explore this place" but his flashlight stopped working after about 5 minutes. So he decided to smoke a cigarette and wait for his partners to drop down a rope. They did that and started pulling him out. After about 10 meters, the damn rope broke! So he was back in the hole, this time with a fractured knee. Two of his partners went to get help, and an other guy dropped down some clothes and a blanket so he wont freeze. All in all he was down there for about 4-5 hours before a team of about 20 people managed to get him out. Luckily it happened in the morning so they had plenty of daylight. About 2 hours after they left, carrying him on an emergency sled, a massive avalanche went down exactly where it all happened. He still loves to tell this story to this day (he's almost 90 yrs old now). This ordeal never stopped him. He always thought of it as a fascinating experience and I admire him for that
Your grandad sounds like a badass, thanks for sharing!
Ice cave! That is so cool.
Interesting i wonder what the cave looked like
Moron
yeah my grandad went to mars
This what happens when that damn ice age squirrel pulls the nuts
Genius
Lol
LMFAO
Good explanation of a joke.
sheeeeesh
My first knee-jerk thought was, “Dude, wipe off the lens!” Immediately followed by, “Never mind, I can see you are busy with other things.”
His first knee-jerk resulted in a break
SAME
Seriously, for a second my only thought was “C’mon, we can’t see anything!” until I actually processed that that was the last thing he should’ve been worrying about
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He basically said that he couldnt remove his ski and he was afraid to fall even further or that the snow above him would fall. But most of the time he was saying that his knee was hurt.
Thanks for explaining
Merci
What language was it
@@redmin6066 french
@@redmin6066 baguette language
Some lessons to be learned here. 1: That wasn’t just a crevasse, that was a bergschrund. A bergschrund is the top of a glacier where it breaks away from the mountain. You can tell by how the crack traverses the entire slope. That means they were skiing down onto a glacier which means after passing that crack, you would be susceptible to passing more crevasses possibly hidden by snow bridges. Very dangerous. 2: never ski and stop above another skier in high angle backcountry terrain. You could fall and take out the skier below you or trigger and avalanche on top of them. 3: if you know you are traveling on a glacier, always be wearing a harness and have at least 1 ice screw with you. First thing you need to do if you fall into a crevasse is to place the ice screw and clip in so that you don’t fall deeper into the crevasse. 4: this is obviously in Europe which has the largest and most well-established alpine rescue network in the world. They get many calls on the daily to save people in mountainous terrain. So if you are ever in the mountains in Europe and you see a rescue helicopter hovering near you, they are looking for people who called in for an emergency and they are checking on you. There are 2 hand motions you need to know. If you did not call for help, extend your arms in a diagonal direction(one arm angled up and other arm angled down) this lets the rescue team know that you are okay and they can continue their search for whoever did call. This saves precious time that could be the difference between life and death for whoever calls. If you are the one who called, hold you arms up in a “V” or “Y” like the skier did in this video. This lets the rescue team know that you are the ones who called and need help.
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I don't know why I carefully read your entire comment since I will never ever be skiing in the backcountry 😅 But this may very well save another person's life! 🙏
correct, the arm signals are
No (arms diagonally, the middle stroke of N) \
Yes (arms up and apart, the upper part of Y) V
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@@Adelicowsfr lol
My mans fell into a crevasse, broke his knee, went in a helicopter, AND STILL MANAGED TO STAY CALM. Respect.
adrenaline is one hell of a drug
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@@killingtimeitself shhhheeeesshh
Jeez man i would have died when getting pulled up to the heli. Like 100m in the air with one rope and one shackle, scary stuff (im afraid of heights)
Stay calm, well if he panicked he would of fell down
Moral of the story: if you're going to do something dumb, do it with a friend
Perfect
It ain’t dumb, it looks sick, I wanna do it honestly 😂
And make sure you bring a camera
@@DaRoyalSaif I mean, fun or not, it is pretty dumb. Humans decide to do pretty dumb stuff and a lot of that stuff is a lot more dangerous than it needs to be.
@@trickytreyperfected1482 I see your points, These kind of Stuff I recommend you pull of with a bunch of friends, just in case what was in this video happens to me, Although either way the chance for me to be in that position is close to 0 as the place I live, hasn’t experienced snow in fucking decades
Scary to believe that other people died like this either because their legs were too fucked up or someone wasn't there to help them, lucky this guy for surviving
And the fall wasn't horrible
Or they were burried under the snow and nobody could help them 😩
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Risk is included in the decision of doing this, and it's not a small one, they have only themselves to blame.
Why did this comment make me laugh
My uncle was a pilot in the 4-corners area with these rescue helicopters. It's insane how skilled you have to be- they lost like 2/3 pilots during his career (retired now, btw) Sudden storms, winds, etc. He also took avalanche classes with his son. This man in the video is incredibly lucky. My uncle loved backcountry, and occasionally got free lifts from other helicopter pilots when they had a free space on the pay-per-seat charters. (Back before insurance wouldn't let you do that- give rides to dangerous places for your friends for free)
imagine if his buddy was just like : I've always hated you Edouard. Goodbye.
hahahahhahahah
“Begins to kick snow in on top of him”
Thought you'd typed Edmond at first. It'd be grounds for another counte of monte cristo plot
Lol
Lion King be like
just for everybody wondering what he said, I'm french so here's the translation
-Be careful we're close to the end
-Oh shit there's an avalanche
(falls down crevasse and starts shouting)
-Help me! I think my knees are broken! Oh shit, I'm sinking in deeper! Fucking hell! Come and pull me out!
-Hang on!
-My knees are really hurting and, I can't see much because of the snow on my face, warn the others quickly, just don't step where I did
-This is gonna be hard, I'm not balanced properly, it's very dangerous
-You have to go and warn the others
-Take your boots off
-I can't its too risky
-You making any progress?
-No
-Then I'm gonna pass you my ice pick, try and take your boots off
-No I can't, I'll go in even deeper, you need to call for help, I'm gonna try and move up (removes boot) here take my boot, my knees are really painful
-Good job, try and grab the rope
-I can't my knee hurts, I'm gonna try and remove the other boot
-Grab the rope
-Ok It's done
-Good job
Hope this translation helped you
Boxblox Thank you. This really adds a lot to the videos. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks person ☺️
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@@Javier-kg2ev I love you too 🥺🥺
My man 🤝
It's french, he mostly say "Tell the other to be careful", "Help me" and "my knee hurts"
Shit translation
No
@@romainchaffard512 no what ?
I’m taking French in school and all I recognized was “merde” lmao
Yep I'm French and I confirm that he said that
What baffles me is that this group didn't seem to be prepared for a crevasse rescue. I can't stress enough how important it is to get some training and carry some gear, even if it's just the most basic pieces. (They climbed up there so they had what would be have been required)
Also, another thing to note is he said to watch out for that crevasse, and then proceeded to fall in that same crevasse
@@ファントム-n1u it meant they needed to be careful, snow started to knock him into the crevasse. jarvis, show me victim blaming
@@ファントム-n1uhe was pushed down by his buddy not being smart.
Not even a rope...
This
The scariest part is sitting through 3 minutes and 42 seconds, wondering when "it" was going to happen.
Yes
Georgie: FLOTE OUT OF THERE LIKE I DID
Yes
You monster
Haha 420 like funy number
The fact that we have the ability to fly in with a helicopter and carry an injured person away is incredible. Imagine an ancient human seeing this happen.
An ancient person would never have the ability to ski down the mountain and fall into a crevasse, I'm thinking
Ancient human would not scale a mountain to go skiing
@@msevans7 very true mike
@@msevans7 they have found remains of ancient humans in the alps.. with gear for climbing and exploring. It’s a certain desire we have, I’m sure he wasn’t skiing thoo😂
@@heyboogiee I’m just assuming Otzi used the copper axes to help him climb but I’m open to being wrong since I’m by no means an expert on the subject
Huge respect to the search and rescue teams around the world. Risking their lives to save others in distress like this.
Do they charge money like ambulances? If so about how much do you think?
@@mikeol510 yea I would like to know too
@@mikeol510 A friend of mine had to call the heli for one of his friends that wasn't feeling good (or was scared, idk) and couldn't climb down the mountain.
They both boarded the helicopter and they were charged 3000 euro each since it wasn't an emergency. This wasn't an emergency either (since it wasn't an accident), and I seriously hope he got charged
@@Elon-chan oh wow that’s expensive lol .. also you don’t think falling into a crevasse is an emergency? It looked like life or death lol
Yeah fair play as the dude was coming down to them from the helicopter I was thinking this is soo dangerous 😬 fair play to these guys, probably a daily thing having to go and save people
I love how one of the first things he said was “warn the others” it’s good to see he was concerned about his friends even in that moment of crisis
I think he said that to avoid another avalanche from falling into the crevasse
Good thing he wasn’t the last skier! “Where’d Doug go?” “Idk, I’m sure he’ll catch up”
And I hope nobody EVER thinks like that when skiing with other people on alpine terrain
When you in this place you never lose eye contact even with the last one
He said he spotted the crevasse and waited for his friend to signal and cross
Never. Someone always stays with the last person and always have eye contact with them.
Some college kid at my local mtn fell in a tree well and that happened to him. He died.
i just watched a whole action packed french movie in less than 11 minutes
You had
Love
Drama
Action
CRAZY ending
What's not to love
Mane what 👏🏾
Fr though
Superhit Movie
SO MUCH WIN
Guy who helped you MVP. Not a SINGLE piece of equipment dropped throughout all of that, perfectly calm the whole time, and then, cool as fuck while pulling you out: "At least you're not buried in the snow." Felt like a Call of Duty 4 cutscene.
Right??
Well, he also tapdanced around the edge of the snow despite being told not to multiple times.
lool
i think that guy is also the one who put him down there bro lol
All I thought of during some of it was that mission where u climb the mountain wiv Soap from MW2 lmao
This is terrifying. Truly a nightmare scenario where you have virtually no control over the outcome and you’re completely at the mercy of the chance and the elements. Impressive composure as well, glad you’re ok.
i know you were in “intense fractured ligament pain” but you CANT tell me you didn’t enjoy and admire that view as the helicopter carried u away from the mountains
oh hi billy
@@hiccup1001 oh hi hiccup:D
@@bigwijdsljla oh hi puffy
@@valkyrja-- oh hi michelle
@@katsukibakugo834 oh hi Bakugo
my 2 thoughts this entire video
“pretty snow”
“yeah, no, fuck that”
You dont have snow alot where you live do you?
@@wingedlight899uwu6 There are some places with no snow at all.
@@ninjahunterx7497 maybe no snow right now but its snowed every where just may not for years again
@@wingedlight899uwu6 Not in my place, not even after a decade.
@@ninjahunterx7497 thats 10 years look at sahara desert it never really does but it has
This dude could’ve fallen deeper and died at any moment and he kept telling dude to make sure everybody else was safe, true friend right there
It was also for his own safety, if other people skiied over him, it would collapse on him too
@@knightrl3576 yes but he didn't want other people to fall in another crevasse when no one saw them
@kcxbana. Nah. The real true friend was the guy who risked his life to save the thrill seekers. The pilot was also amazing!
Hes the definition of a Chad
@@lu_re7198 The saver and pilot were just doing their jobs.
1. Clicked on the video to see the fall
2. watched skiing, forgot about the fall
3. jumpscared by the fall
This was legit scary to watch.
It was the bit in the helicopter that was giving me the big nopes haha.
Yeah.. how many people have gone out in a dark, cold, pit of the abyss they found themselves in 🥶
honestly this is the least scary crevasse video i’ve seen personally. it’s definitely the coolest one though with the helicopter rescue and everything
Only 4 comments?!?
ikr
He’s so lucky he had someone with him. Just goes to show why you always let someone know where you are, or you bring a friend with you.
You're very wise friend
When you try to show your mum a funny meme
@@pgkrkkhtenus3206 XD
Хорошо когда рядом надёжный друг.
@@pgkrkkhtenus3206 when u try to be funny but u make laugh only teenagers.
How to survive:
Step one:
Be a camera man
Except when Abu Hajar is with you...
Think about all of the videos that were never posted because the cameramen didn't make it
Ah yes film the people who is taking your kidney
@@misha2351 It was a joke
Hahah no get a sponsor to pay for the video
I'm not a weak man but every time I see a rescue by the PGHM I get emotional, they are such fantastic EXPERTS, they train so much and are at the leading edge of their field...Chapeau! et Bien Merci! Glad it all worked out for the positive finalle
Wait, having emotions makes one a weak man?
Imagine: Being born, growing up, meeting friends, enjoying life, going on a ski trip, falling into crevasse, losing consciousness, waking up, you’re in a wagon
You’re wearing shackles
Some guy opposite you speaks
*“Hey you, you’re finally awake”*
Lol
@R1FTZ why would they rescue to kill you tho
Skyrim joke 😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@rynzoku8662 to make u suffer.
"I fucked up my knee"
"At least you're not buried in the snow"
"Touche"
I used to be a skier like you but then I took a crevasse to the knee
Grand theft auto 4 the wind waker story mode and Cold War edition
@@carlossssssss5492 NOO-
Touché serait correcte
@@carlossssssss5492
I used to hate this joke but now it reminds me of a more innocent time. Time flies 😭
All jokes aside, that could’ve gone terribly wrong and he would fall into the bottom and oof
i was all serious until you said oof now im laughing 💀
*o0f*
SAME LOL
*oof*
@@sv3n0cap42 so funny 😐
The fact that he almost lost his life yet in the midst of everything, still worried for his companions speaks levels and restores my faith in humanity. I'm sure a big part of it too was so they wouldn't make the situation worse but regardless, I admire your strength, courage and passion!
Everybody gangsta until theres a bunch of skeletons at the bottom
Underrated
Oh god
Cave spiders
(don't woosh me)
But actually the bodies would still be there with their very frost bitten flesh, because they are basically refrigerated by the snow, it's the same thing with mount everest as well in the "rainbow alley/path" the bodies still have their skin intact but are very frost bitten.
@@faolor6468 zombies it is.
“I’m in the crevasse.”
“He’s in the crevasse.”
“Shit, he’s in the crevasse?”
Lmao
I think he's in the crevasse
Yo im stupid is it pronounced creave a say or creave ace?
Petey?
Holy fuck he’s In the crevasse!
Good thing is I'm too poor to afford such activities.
Cap
@@tariq7018 maybe if you actually skied you would know it actually cost money if you lives near big mountains and parks
@DHCETC true I agree on your opinion
Top comment 😂
@DHCETCi would be great if you would do video explaining all the stuff about hiking and prices and how to
Huge respect for the guy who fell.
The first thing that came to his mind is to tell the others to watch out 💯🔥
The injured guy kept a extremely level head considering his circumstances. His friend did everything he could to get him out, and the heli rescue did an incredible job quickly pulling the injured man off the mountain. All parties involved in this video were amazing handling and/or helping someone get out of a life threatening situation.
smh an helicopter for a broken leg smh
@@profecarrillo6479 there's just a bit more context than that. Just a bit.
@@profecarrillo6479 Yeah, how would you have gotten him out of there? Mmmm? Tell me so I can tell you how it would fail and is more risky. Hint: mention the Avalanche and the holes 🕳 and freezing temperature for bonus points.
@@Echoesoftimelover i would get myself out there. that’s where you’re wrong.
@@profecarrillo6479 How would you get out of there with a dislocated knee? He can't go down on his own.
This is how my grandparents got to school back in their day
Legit 🤣
Lol
Haha, unoriginal joke that I’ve seen hundreds of times.
@@logan2906 hahahaha
@@logan2906 becus boomer funy amirite?
the immediate “*merde*” is so fucking funny i’m sorry
Swears in another language are some of the easiest and most memorable words to learn. Even if you didn't know what merde meant before, you can definitely figure it out here lol.
it means shit
@@runistos_on_tiktok well shit
@@runistos_on_tiktok it means fuck
@@originalclan7357 no, it does mean shit
A few points to consider here:
1) Unless you are certain of the snow conditions, don't have someone skiing above another person as they did. The risk of sending an avalanche or a considerable amount of sliding snow onto the person below is too high in most cases for terrain like this.
2) The friend appeared to approach the edge of the crevasse displaying not nearly enough caution. He should have instead placed a snow stake and secured himself to it, and waited for the others with the rope to arrive.
3) What the friend tried to do by holding the basket of the ski pole and lowering the handle down to him is certainly not the way to go about rescuing him.
4) You can clearly see at 2:12 that there is obvious disturbance in the snow, which is likely the presence of a crevasse, also given the larger openings off to the side. Much more caution should have been displayed at this point, even aside from the friend's lack of control on his skis at this moment.
Overall, this could have been avoided with higher levels of vigilance, but it is good that in the end he was able to be rescued without more serious consequences.
“The day I almost fucking died”
RIGHT !
lol! I almost fucking died today! So fucking funny!
@@drownindesigner Ikr lmao
:D
@@drownindesigner Ye this aint a joke he almost died
Imagine how terrifying this would be if no one else was there
But then you are considered a certifiable badass for your escape.
@@creapyalbinofish without anyone there he would've never even escaped to be considered a badass
@@creapyalbinofish If you escape*
If you do this kind of shit alone its a matter of time
Well or think the hole was bit larger and fel all the way down in the mountain then your just waiting to starve to dead and freeze would be awfull slow death. If you make it down alive off course.. but then I would look for an opening and fel down head first so I would be faster death
There’s something so humbling and soul-quieting to observe masters in their craft. This heli-rescue team was so smooth, quick, laser-precise, and personable throughout the entire ordeal. It’s an incredible experience to watch excellence.
French National Gendarmerie unit: they belong to the armed force and serve duties within borders of french territory. This is how they got training. Dedication to people's safety is their own though. Thank you guys. You are awesome today!
@E Summers Yes. I was worried about the heroes who put their lives at risk to save the thrill seekers. Especially when he unclipped the rope from his waist and put it on the skier (who was on the slope above him).
I could never articulate that feeling as well as you did, but you said it perfectly.
@@lu_re7198 a lot of those heroes are thrill seekers themselves. But yea they deserve all the respect they can get for putting themselves on the line to rescue people
I garuntee you that helicopter evacuation was cheaper than taking an ambulance in America
Now that’s put me off skiing! ……..incredible footage…….I hope you made a full recovery 👍🏻❄️
Most of RUclips “we almost died” and nothing happened or they are just pretending they did something dangerous
This person: Actually happened, and he nearly died. Admitted his fault, explained his mistakes, showed the crazy videos and gave all of us lessons. But the most importantly, the world is fucking dangerous but beautiful
Yo you seen that video where they drop ice down into a hole and makes a weird sound? Now for some reason I'm imagining thats what would happen to the guy
Almost died in RUclips means 3 years ago when you were crossing the street a car stopped 50cm in front of others therefore it almost ran you over
😐
I can tell you’re white
@@Imjustgoatedsir Yeah tf
I barely understand French, but I heard “Merde” as soon as he fell in and was stuck😂
Oh wait a second, I remember my french teacher said “Merde” and we all questioned what it meant. We can see her panicking
Lol I’m French Canadian I understood everything
I think it means shit because mierda is shit in spanish and I'm guessing merde is shit in french
@@puedeepi makes sense
@@raptor0011 yesss moi avec
Moment of silence for all the ones that ended up in the same predicament while skiing alone.
well, you should never ever be skiing alone in these types of locations, or atleast someone watching over you
No sympathy what so ever for these people as they put themselves in these situations but the thrill of these types of things must be insane.
@@Jiminy-trx Hehe your comment made me giggle, cheers.
@@RainWhenIDieKane aren’t you sweet
@@RainWhenIDieKane who hurt you?
This is terrifying, i’m so glad you guys were able to contact the rescue team
This seems like the type of vid that will get recommended to me in 7 or 8 years
Yep
Totally true
i agree
I'll see you then, friends.
@@Alex-wu7ip see ya bud
“You should tell the others to be careful!”
I like how he’s not just worrying about himself
You realize that anyone else coming down would cause more snow to collapse down on him
@@OttMattSens that and if they go over him they will fall in with and on top of him
☆ selflessness ☆
@@OttMattSens He was obviously still worrying for the people
@@GEROKII you can do both
I remember when a guest speaker spoke to us at an assembly in junior high. He climbed some huge mountain with 5 other people, told of the long & harrowing journey, how 1 or 2 fell down a crevasse and died, how he made it to the top and back but was the only person out of 6 climbers who survived.
At the end was the message, "so you see, if you persist and believe in yourself, you can do anything!"
My only thought was "but 5 out of 6 who persisted and believed in themselves ended up dead...."
I remember reading a quote somewhere that was something like "all those who died on mount everest were highly motivated, hard-working people" 💀 sometimes people go to far i guess.
@@rattytheratty yea man we aren’t built to climb that big shit
Exactly my thought... what a stupid "message". The arrogance, the hubris..to think that you are in control in such circumstances...😂
Survivor's bias at its best.
The Everest is littered with highly motivated and persistent people...
“You must tell others to be careful”. Wowww even in his worst time he thought of others safety. Take a bow!!!
I can’t imagine how nerve wracking it was for both people
I know, I was in a vaguely similar situation where my friend was quite hurt and I was the only other person, it was very stressful
@@rattusrattus_og lol
Cameraman: “hey man there’s a crevasse be careful!”
His friend: “lol avalanche oops”
Lmaooo deadass 😭😭
Lmaooo deadass 😭😭
Snow go brrr
@Fire Lyrics lmao why you mad
@Fire Lyrics It's just a joke, no need to get offended.
What a sick homie. He stays calm the whole time and relays info to the guy to keep him understanding of his situations/options which helps him stay calm. Also he knows his limits and tells him that he cannot pull him up and potentially make the situation worse. Thats a dude you want by your side whenever you're doing something crazy.
Well he did put him in there so...
@@SpindicateAudio on accident
@@stabdart2.060 there are no oogways
@@SpindicateAudio both of them were at fault. He because he stopped in the middle and his friend because of the speed.
Thanks for the analysis
the fact that this is in French makes it 100% better for no reason. I'm glad that he's okay
All i got from that was “putain merde” and i have been learning french for three years
basically he was saying "dont go above me it will all fall on top of me" in french: "ne viens pas au dessus de moi ça va me tomber sur la gueule" i mean its what i can remember lol it was at one moment also he sais multiple times "je me suis niqué le genou" which means "i fucked my knee up"
thats why the language system in schools is so bad. They teach you random vocabulary simply for a test and the dont actually teach you how to speak and interpret the language (for the first 3-4 years anyway, later at the very end of your learning the will teach you speaking skills) and learning at home is much faster (i say this assuming you are learning french at school
@@giraffewarrior1756 i also hated all of them they really just didnt like me either so i really didnt like the classes and i didnt pay attention so its kinda my fault but it was also theirs
@@giraffewarrior1756 but yes i completely agree
i don't even know french but i understand that "putain merde" because in spanish is "puta mierda" (I'm from argentina)
Guy nearly dies
category: entertainment
Так набираются опытом спуска на снежных склонах.
well it's not going to say that the category is music xD but it's still funny lol
LOL
I wanna like your comment but it’s at 666 so sorry
@@keirabrooke9517 you can like it now
And that my friends, is why you don’t ski the mountains alone.
You could've stopped and put a period at the end of the word 'mountains.'
@@JohnSmith-mk1rj Where else would you ski? On grass? In the desert?
@@gargaduk it’s called a joke bud
@@bellab6794it’s called a joke bud
Or without any proper gear/communication devices
0:35 The way everything falls into complete silence when he stares
This was like something straight out of a movie...I'm glad everyone is okay. Those medics and your friend who pulled you out are heroes!
All those tax dollars to save someone being stupid. 🤷♂️
Because I'm sure this place has socialized medicine.
One of the onlu things I agree with lefties is "socialized medicine" fuck being in debt and sick at the same time
@@GamerX152 If you have a non-corrupt insurance system, proper competition, and just enough regulations, it works amazingly well. Socialized healthcare has it's own huge share of issues 🤷♂️
@@MasterRoshi69 I'm fairly certain they just have insurance, at least for the helicopter
This day we made many mistakes, when we reached the top another group came and asked us to use our rope, we said yes because the rappel was pretty hard to install, then our group (of four) accessed the couloir. The platform at the beginning was relatively sketchy, so with a friend we decided to start the descent without the rope while our two other friends were waiting for the second group to take back the rope. At this moment I was thinking that a group of six people at the top of the couloir was more dangerous than splitting the group, here was my first mistake. So with my friend, we started to get down together without a real analysis of the terrain. Here again, another mistake because we were excited to ski, instead we should have skied smaller sections one by one before regrouping on a secure point. I arrived at the bottom part of the couloir, I stopped in front of the crevasse, in the middle of the couloir to wait my friend to cross the crevasse. This is my biggest mistake because it was too exposed with all the snow... My friend came just above me with too much speed, the snow took me and caused the fall. I broke my knee ligament but I think it's a pretty low price, these places are serious and not always give you a second chance. I would add a final note, my family is heavily engaged in mountain rescuing, I grew up with these mountaineering stories in mind and this time it was my own experience, I take it as a lesson.
Wow, that’s crazy
Glad you okay man that was crazy 👍🏽
Gg
In Russia we say “anybody who stops above you, wants to kill you”. Always stop behind folks.
Very beautiful place btw
Dude broke his whole leg while being trapped inside crevasses, and still able to remind calm. So much respect and im glad everyone in this video is okay.
Well he didn’t really break his leg, but he was mega brave and I have respect for him too
@@iakdrawllim4127 he broke his ligament that hurts a lot
@@Vyansya The pain comes in once the adrenaline subsides. And there probably was no shortage of adrenaline.
Vyansya yeah i know lmao, that’s what i’m saying, he didn’t break his leg. not saying it didn’t hurt tho
As opposed to one-third of his leg?
How were they able to call for help? They had a signal out there?
This dude playin steep in real life.
Yeah fr
Or ssx
The paintball man
It’s called skeeing
@@tttpig7911 no it’s not. It’s called skiing
Is noboody gonna talk about how good the rescuers were, they risk themselves to save others, seriously they are the life savers👏
Yes
I feel like I just watched an entire movie lol this video had everything!
But it never so......
@@bradsdirtytoenail7794 yes
yes
probably because it’s real life
Yaaaaaaaas!
No one else found the friend annoying? Literally plows thru right behind the guy after he says "we need to be careful there's a crevase here". And then proceeds to stand on the unstable snow atop the crevase potentially covering the guy who's stuck or falling in himself securing both of their deaths.
his friend made some stupid decisions but all in all hearing there's a crevasse makes you become nervous and most people would stop. It's just unfortunate that his friend decided to stop above him on a thick layer of loose powder
I wonder what language they're speaking...
"Merde"
Ah, ok French.
“Ah Putain Merde!”
Isn't that a word in spanish as well? Portuguese maybe
@@bentownsend4017 You're thinking of "mierda" (Spanish) or "merda" (Portuguese).
Same
It didn’t quite sound like normal french to me but im no expert
nobody is gonna talk about the arrival of the rescue guy? that was epic
Hell yeah
This video is my biggest fear falling into a creavese and getting lifted into the sky whit an helicopter
it looked like a scene from a movie
For real, the people who put their lives on the line to help others. No matter how far away, how cold it is, or how steep, not all super heroes wear capes. Probably look like an angel flying in.
@@boxem1416 the helicopter is the good and fun part.
This is more intense than a series cliffhanger, glad he’s ok
ahahah you naughty naughty
BAHHAHAHABHAHAHAHAHA
A show (that isn’t real) shouldn’t be so serious. A real persons life at stake should be.
@@biigg22 ah I see you’ve never watched a series before people get into the series
Aot s4 wyldin tho
telling the guy trying to help him to warn the others of the crevasse while he is lying at the bottom of it with a broken knee when thousands of pounds of snow could cave in on him at any moment, is just peak humanity. Well done, sir.
Imagine falling all the way down in such an enclosed space, he managed to stop himself before e went too deep, it could've been much worse.
He could've broken his whole legs
He block clutched.
@@cool3061 LOL
That’s what I keep thinking about.. imagine how fucking terrifying it would be to fall down one of these so deep that it becomes dark 😳😭 fuck that
@@3thirty3am and then you hear a weird noise and feel something crawl on you... EW CREEY
My heart rate while watching this was uncomfortable. Can't imagine how this dude felt. Glad you're safe.
Yeah also the helicopter part lloked so scary
I was about to say the same thing
You sound like a wimp
@@Alex-nz9xe I thought it looked cool, I wish I could do it
Reminds me of the time i fell off a similar drop on a snowboard and almost destroyed my knees. Didnt hurt when i landed just when i tightend my knees up duirng the impact, i shoulda rolled but snowbaord stuck in place. Kneed myself in the jaw. Never stop riding.
The humility and courage this dude had is unbelievable. He told the dude to go warn others before he even attempted to get himself out of the crevice
Yes. But also, it was a bit of self preservation. If others came near him they would have caused a collapse because of the weight and pressure. He could have fallen deeper into the crevasse.
Or been buried by the other skiers coming down causing snow to fall on him
Also, if they both would’ve fallen into the hole while trying to get the dude out, their friends wouldn’t’ve known where they were and would’ve been unable to help.
no, the reason he wanted to warn others is because if they all came, they would've pushed more avalanch into the crevass, burying him deeper.
@@aloysiuspendergast7221 if they all came then that's a whole lot of yogurt 😬
This is why you have designated safe zones in avalanche terrain. They’re lucky that 2 or all of them weren’t caught in the slide, otherwise they might be there to this day. Glad everyone was okay, and educate yourselves before going into terrain like this
The reason people go out into the wilderness like this is, just look at how beautiful it is. No noise or pollution.
The heli ride looked fun
Prolly a really cool experience except for the torn ligament near death stuff
@@mousearts7079
A little pain and adrenaline just makes it better
@@ki-kodevorne7318 🤓
@@StevenP726 Let people go outside bruh..
Yeaaa sure, they do this cuz they enjoy the wilderness and not because they’re adrenaline junkies
"We should be careful there's a crevasse here"
What timing for an avalanche to come when you're near a crevasse man, scary as hell
mind blowing stuff
And while youre in pain
The fact that his mate stayed behind when there might have been an avalanche shows real friendship
I mean, I don’t think anyone would want to ditch on a guy stuck in a crevasse with a fucked leg
@@mr.pillow8943 Some people are selfish and would save themselves before saving others. Luckily his friend was not, he’s a good guy!👌🏻
Injured one always gets taken first
@@mr.pillow8943 ikr why would anybody do that
@@Insertregret when you're on a steep mountainside and you almost just died in an avalanche, you might start thinking about the situation and panicking. Once you're panicking and your mind is messing with you you start thinking he's already dead and you're gonna die too. No one thinks "Fuck that guy, I don't care if he dies, I'm leaving him here" it's more like "Holy shit he's so fucked I can't help him, he's already dead, I don't wanna die"
No one thinks they can help someone but they just don't care to take the risk, people get scared and think they can't help
Wow, such a brave saving operation done by a professional helicopter pilot and crew. Additionally, at first I thought his friend was not helpful, as he seemed way too calm, but rather that is a better way instead of panicking.
Glad to see all went well.
It's so scary... Imagine if snow covers the hole....
Woah I’m early to your comment
I know right 😬
Here before this comment blows up
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@@Deaf0 why? He said imagine something which happens and he just watched happen...
Despite being in such a horrible and nearly hopeless situation, my guy stayed calm and prioritized the lifes of his friends above his own.
Massive respect to you
Yeah, and that's what you should never ever do.
Yeah, and ya know, he also did not want to get buried in by another mini-avalanche caused by his friends.
NUGGET?! FROM 8BITRYAN??
Stayed calm? Man's dropped major f bombs
uhm no, he did not seem calm. He didn't break down in a panic attack, likely because of the presence of the other guy, but he definitely didn't seem calm. Second, he didn't seem to be prioritizing the lives of his friends over his. He kept repeating he wanted them to be careful not to drop snow onto him, but he was still begging them to come over and risk their lives to help him. Understand, though I say this, I can't blame him one bit because he was very much in a life threatening situation that only they could help get him out of, but let's not pretend here.
We gonna ignore like that rescue doesn’t look like one of the hardest yet most awesome jobs ever
No kidding! Badass
Search and Rescue at it's finest team SAR
They made it look easy. Good job!
It's what I did for 5 years in the Marines, only in the desert! In the snow looks much more fun to me!!!
@@tima.478 well thank you for your service
Wow! That’s so awesome! When was it filmed?
lol can't understand any french but I know a "MERDE!" when I hear one
I feel like I’ve heard it before too! But what does it mean? Is it like “shit”?
@@greenbeancasserole6646
Yes
@@greenbeancasserole6646 yup
@Gappie Al Kebabi i laughed at this, fuck you lmao
@@cloudytea3121 similar to mierda
Holy hell, this is enormously scary. Who knows how deep that crevasse was
I’m gunna guess as deep as the snow and that was where a large chunk of snow shifted down creating that gap
100s of meters
@@liamwhite527 probably not. Probably not more than the low 10s
Could’ve gone down another hundred feet or so
Yeah. And the problem is when the ice shifts if you’re in the Crag trying to get out.
Most important lesson here: Never go adventuring alone. If his buddy wasn’t there who knows what would happen
And here I am planning a solo adventure trip 🤓 But I won't go skiing ;-)
Aha but what if his buddy gets stuck?
@@ntense81 thats why you need another buddy
@@papyfun5097 what if that buddy gets stuck too
@@noahk3496 that's why you need a third buddy
Glad to see this ended well. One thing I don't understand is where was the rope? Why all that gear and ice screws but no rope? Getting your friend to essentially solo out of a crevasse with one axe and no backup and a leg injury even? Might be better to wait on rescue who is actually equipped for the job.
These helicopters rescue teams are legend. They are flying into mountains with air currents that can quickly change. They are amazing and selfless saving lives. This man got lucky.
It also helps that they make a shitload of money with those helicopter flights. But you are right they are legends.
@@informant09 doesnt take away from it
@@tarambukis-c2q I agree.
Makes me want to do it ngl
@@informant09 they do not make a shitload of money with the flight, it's the PGHM, High Mountain Gendarmerie Peloton, a french military unit. The guy that have been saved being French, it didin't cost him anything. And the pay isn't that great either, being part of the French military.
Crevasses can be extremely dangerous. Once you fall in, your wedged in between two large ice walls. Not only is it very hard to get out, but your body tempature melts the walls around you, then you slip. And fall deeper.
yeah its so scary wth
A well deadly trap designed by nature
@@trollgejr2984 yeah
...that must be a really horrible way to die
@@paolodandini6155 Thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of living beings have died this way over the centuries. The world can be an unforgiving place.
He’s lucky I saved him by pausing right before he fell in.
Edit: How is the most unfunny comment I have ever wrote have this many likes?
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How original
As an Alaskan I have been in situations that are incredibly similar. One time we were taking our snowmachines up a steep mountain and ended up getting stuck vertical on a dropped crevasse (luckily it wasnt nearly as deep) every time we tried to push the snowmachine we would sink to our waists in the powder and I went to jump out of the way after pulling on the ski and fell into a 7ft crevasse (for context I am 5'8) and had it collapse a few times. Pretty scary.
That rescue hanging so far above the mountains while being pulled up was fucking badass
That whole time I was like, wow he couldn’t be lifted all the way before flying out over the valley lol.
honestly I use to work at a hospital and I always imagined where the people that were being brought in came from... Now my imagination is just going crazy.
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Shoutout to the first responder crew, everybody acted with precision to get him out quick much respect
Hiking through that super tall snow must be brutally exhausting