AntlerPeak
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Rather than hijack the Mt Washington rescue thread I thought I'd add this here. My qualifier is that I hate cell phones but recognize they are or can be a useful tool. A couple of years ago I was watching the local TV news and they led with this story, "Climber hanging over a ledge on Mt Rainier details to follow." Of course I waited. When they finally got to it after the sports and weather they added merely the fellow fell and rescue operations were under way. That's it the sum of the report.
I knew that there was a TV station that streamed their broadcast on the internet. It was Northwest Cable News that had a Washington, Oregon, Idaho coverage area similar in design to CNN. So I tuned in. KIRO channel 7 in seattle had their chopper up there providing a live report. It seems three or four roped climbers fell, one over a ledge and was hanging there while the others went into a cravass and were suspended helpless on the other end of the rope. The guy on the ledge had a cell phone and called 911. Well the rescue was covered in full by northwest Cable News, very interesting to watch. All survived with little or no significant injuries.
That was of course before the lawsuits that effectively ended the promise of internet TV and radio, ( another rant for another place ) The point is as big a pain as I think cell phones are the things can be a useful tool. What do you guys think?
I knew that there was a TV station that streamed their broadcast on the internet. It was Northwest Cable News that had a Washington, Oregon, Idaho coverage area similar in design to CNN. So I tuned in. KIRO channel 7 in seattle had their chopper up there providing a live report. It seems three or four roped climbers fell, one over a ledge and was hanging there while the others went into a cravass and were suspended helpless on the other end of the rope. The guy on the ledge had a cell phone and called 911. Well the rescue was covered in full by northwest Cable News, very interesting to watch. All survived with little or no significant injuries.
That was of course before the lawsuits that effectively ended the promise of internet TV and radio, ( another rant for another place ) The point is as big a pain as I think cell phones are the things can be a useful tool. What do you guys think?