Flying off the Grand
A shattered leg, a new direction.
A shattered leg, a new direction.
See what goes into a real rescue.
In what will likely be remembered as one of the most daring Himalayan rescue operations ever, Adam Bielecki and Denis Urubko blasted up Nanga Parbat during a frigid night to rescue the stranded Elisabeth Revol. Her partner Tomek Mackiewicz could not be saved.
On January 25, Elisabeth Revol and Tomek Mackiewicz ran into trouble on the 9th highest peak in the world when the latter became snow blind and frostbitten. A massive rescue operation is currently underway.
Cast by chance into the frenzy of a dramatic Yosemite rescue, the author confronts his youthful fears head-on.
The pilot transmitted a mayday moments before ditching in the open ocean. Frank, wrapped in Ken's pullover and new windproofs, was still lashed semi-conscious to the stretcher. Sugar couldn't swim.