Off-duty US air force officer saves fallen climber on Yosemite’s Half Dome
An off-duty US air force flight instructor braved strong winds, hail and slippery conditions to rescue a fellow climber who had fallen about 80ft (24.4 meters) down a slippery slope at Yosemite national park this past Labor Day weekend, according to the military branch.
Haveman watched as the climber plummeted about 80ft and landed on a ledge that measured only about 6ft (1.8 meters) by 1.5ft (0.4 meters). That space was the only thing separating the climber from another fall of at least 500ft (152 meters).
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/07/air-force-officer-rescues-climber-yosemite-half-dome
https://www.travis.af.mil/News/Article/3540503/everyday-heros-remarkable-rescue/
Photo of the "ledge" I think from another slide down Half Dome (2006):
https://mrhalfdome.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/slip-sliding-away/
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/11/2023 07:45AM by KenS.
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