the chopper holds steady, lifting two of the most critically injured patients, chris kern and thomas hillman, off the mountain. the prettiest sight i ever saw was seeing chris going up in the litter and being flown off. weight of the world off my shoulders. now jeremiah moffett is the only injured patient left on the slope, but that national guard blackhawk needs to refuel. also flying over the summit over the top of the summit is another military helicopter. waiting in the wings an air force pave hawk, a little heavier than the blackhawk the national guard used, but the pilots believe they have enough power to perform a rescue, even at that altitude. this is tricky flying when you re that close to the edge of the mountain. as the chopper approaches, all seems well. the pilot eases in perfectly, lowering a parajumper with a litter onto the slope. next as the pave hawk huddles close to the icy surface, the jumper hooks jeremiah s litter to the helicopter s heavy metal cable.
had no idea what was going on, that he might not make it off that mountain. then finally, at 12:50 p.m., four hours after the accident, the first national guard blackhawk arrived. it s dangerous flying in the thin air atop the mountain, but the chopper holds steady, lifting two of the most critically injured patients, chris kern and thomas hillman off the mountain. the prettiest sight i ever saw was seeing chris going up in the litter and being flown off. weight of the world off my shoulders. now jeremiah moffett is the only injured patient left on the slope. but that national guard blackhawk needs to refuel. also flying over the summit over the top of the summit is another military helicopter. waiting in the wings an air force pave hawk, a little heavier than the blackhawk the national guard used, but the pilots believe they have enough power to perform a rescue, even at that altitude. this is tricky flying when you re that close to the edge of the mountain. as the chopp
the chopper holds steady, lifting two of the most critically injured patients, chris kern and thomas hillman off the mountain. the prettiest sight i ever saw was seeing chris going up in the litter and being flown off. weight of the world off my shoulders. now jeremiah moffett is the only injured patient left on the slope. but that national guard blackhawk needs to refuel. also flying over the summit over the top of the summit is another military helicopter. waiting in the wings an air force pave hawk, a little heavier than the blackhawk the national guard used, but the pilots believe they have enough power to perform a rescue, even at that altitude. this is tricky flying when you re that close to the edge of the mountain. as the chopper approaches, all seems well. the pilot eases in perfectly, lowering a parajumper with a litter onto the slope. next as the pave hawk huddles close to the icy surface, the jumper hooks jeremiah s litter to the helicopter s heavy metal
chris kern and thomas hillman off the mountain. the prettiest sight i ever saw was seeing chris going up in the litter and being flown off. weight of the world off my shoulders. now jeremiah moffett is the only injured patient left on the slope. but that national guard blackhawk needs to refuel. also flying over the summit over the top of the summit is another military helicopter. waiting in the wings an air force pave hawk, a little heavier than the blackhawk the national guard used, but the pilots believe they have enough power to perform a rescue, even at that altitude. this is tricky flying when you re that close to the edge of the mountain. as the chopper approaches, all seems well. the pilot eases in perfectly, lowering a parajumper with a litter onto the slope. next as the pave hawk huddles close to the icy surface, the jumper hooks jeremiah s litter to the helicopter s heavy metal cable. now every second is crucial.
the news helicopters are no help to the injured. they re not equipped for rescue. and by now, the survivors in the crevasse managed to get the most critically injured climber, a man named chris kern, up to the surface. selena, a trained paramedic, tends to him. he would be in and out of consciousness. his hands were freezing. i had an extra pair of gloves. so i took off his wet gloves to put the dry ones on and i saw his wedding ring. that really made me upset knowing that he had someone that had no idea what was going on, that he might not make it off that mountain. then finally, at 12:50 p.m., four hours after the accident, the first national guard blackhawk arrived. it s dangerous flying in the thin air atop the mountain, but the chopper holds steady, lifting two of the most critically injured patients, chris kern and thomas hillman off the mountain.