El misterio de un escalador sin cuerda atrapado de noche en una pared y rescatado por un dron en Canadá
El servicio de rescate de Squamish improvisa una actuación con un vehículo aéreo no tripulado que acercó una cuerda, una lámpara frontal y una chaqueta a un hombre para que pudiese rapelar por sus medios
A vascoclimber had been scaling the icy Cirque de Gavarnie for years, witnessing numerous rescues by French CRS and their helicopter. The mountain rescue services of the tiny Pyrenean town did more than wait for calls for help; they scanned the falls from their station with powerful binoculars, alert for any emergency. That day, four years ago, there were no ropes in the Cirque, shrouded in a cold silence.
While ascending, about 150 meters down, he heard a faint buzz he couldn't identify. Afterwards, his fear was palpable. "Good morning," he heard in French, "we're speaking to you from a drone in a police mountain rescue test. We hope you have a great climbing day." A click followed, like someone disconnecting a phone, and the buzzing faded, leaving the climber bewildered.
The arrival of drones in mountain rescue operations promises to optimize work that is already extremely complex, but just days ago, most mountaineers were unaware of the true potential of these devices. A movie rescue in Squamish, Canada, has revealed their immense potential.
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