A Rescue Question

[ChrisB]

Recent rescues have referred to the "piggy back" carry as a method of victim transport.

Is this what it sounds like... the victim hoisted up on the back of a rescuer and carried for a significant distance (possibly uphill)?

I've hauled some heavy packs in my day, but not equal to the weight of an adult human (130lbs plus).

My Question: What kind of superheros do we have assisting with rescues in NH?!?!

 

[Puma concolor]

I would say probably yes.

Saw this post over on twitter a few weeks ago. Speaks for itself ...

https://twitter.com/scottvanlaer/status/1132339056543772677

 

[DayTrip]

I assume there is a limit to this method and the circumstances. I wouldn't want to get in an argument with a guy that could piggy back my 6'3" 230 lb frame out of the Whites. I suppose someone could do it. I'm impressed just seeing the AMC hut crew people going up and down the trails with those wooden supply "backpacks".

 

[nartreb]

This was once very common, when prefab litters were unknown. If you had multiple rescuers you'd take turns, or have two of them do a "chair carry" (linking arms). In those days normal woodsman's equipment included a saw or hatchet, so you could build a litter or travois (semi-sledge), but that's very hard to manage on a slope without a big team.