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this was the moment that ben longton was finally lifted out of piers gill below the summit of scafell pike last month, a moment he didn t think would come. i thought i was dead, i didn t think anyone would call, so i thought, i m just going to go sleep cos it ll be a less painful death than staying awake. in deep snow, ben had lost the path on his way down. the fall broke his femur and left him trapped in the notorious ravine alongside his two dogs. look at you. hello. i m penny. ben came to meet the mountain rescue volunteers who d spent 19 hours first identifying where he was and then working out how to get him out. it was extremely challenging from all angles. we had an access problem where we needed technical ropes rescue to get down into the gill, logistical problems to get all the gear up with limited people. and then medically, quite a difficult challenge in rescue in difficult winter conditions

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