MayorMeanBeans Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Climber found reading map after 1,000ft fall A climber who fell 1,000ft (305m) down a mountain and survived was found by his rescuers standing up reading a map. The 35-year-old lost his footing at the summit of Sgurr Choinnich Mor near Ben Nevis in the Highlands and plummeted down the near-vertical eastern slope. Lt Tim Barker, from the helicopter rescue crew, said: "It seemed impossible... he must have literally glanced off the outcrops as he fell." He added that the climber was shaking from "extreme emotional shock". Lt Barker, the Royal Navy's Sea King helicopter crew's observer, said: "We began to hover-taxi down the slope and spotted a man at the bottom, standing up. "We honestly thought it couldn't have been him, as he was on his feet, reading a map. Above him was a series of three high craggy outcrops. "It seemed impossible. So we retraced our path back up the mountain and, sure enough, there were bits of his kit in a vertical line all the way up where he had obviously lost them during the fall. 'Almost flying' "It was quite incredible. He must have literally glanced off the outcrops as he fell, almost flying." The helicopter, from HMS Gannet in Prestwick, Ayrshire, was already airborne on a training exercise when it was scrambled to the scene just after 1430 GMT. A paramedic was winched down to check the climber over. He appeared unscathed aside from some superficial cuts and bruises and a minor chest injury. Lt Barker added: "He is lucky to be alive. It's hard to believe that someone could have fallen that distance on that terrain and been able to stand up at the end of it, let alone chat to us in the helicopter on the way to the hospital. "Really an amazing result - I have to say, when we got the call and realised the details of where he'd fallen, we did expect to arrive on scene to find the worst-case scenario." The climber, from Glasgow, was one of a group of 24 who had reached the summit when the accident happened. He is being treated at Southern General Hospital in the city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12317356?print=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 damn, wonder how the hell he pulled that off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 HOLY FUCK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopit Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 He was reading the map to see if he could find Heaven on it, cause he might have missed a left somwhere he knew he should have been there all ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Bounce to the ounce, nigga. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 That's wild. I once saw a cable guy fall off the telephone pole, land flat on his back, stand up, touch himself to see if he was OK, then collapse unconscious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Two friends of mine were fucking around on a trampoline once. When they were about 15 feet off the ground, one friend decides to drop kick the other. He landed on his back on the ground. He didn't get up for a while. It was hard to contain my laughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayorMeanBeans Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 ^both those stories made me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Spinal injury is serious business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 YEAH, SO HOPEFULLY ALL OF YALL DONATED TO OUR HOMIE WHEN HE WAS TRYNA GET A CANE CAUSE HIS BACK GOT BROKE. I WONDER WHAT THAT DUDE WAS THINKING THE WHOLE WAY DOWN AND WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT THAT NOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUST THE TIP Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 if he's smart he'll claim an article of clothing or some shit saved his life and $$$$ off an endorsement deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsauceinthedickholewastaken Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crack rock steady Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 what religion is this guy? Im converting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 pretty amazing. also saw this the other day A young woman has plunged 23 storeys from the roof of a luxury hotel in the centre of Buenos Aires in Argentina, and survived. Her fall was broken by a taxi... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasp Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I WONDER WHAT THAT DUDE WAS THINKING THE WHOLE WAY DOWN AND WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT THAT NOW. Probably thinkin': "I hope to fuckin' god I packed my map because I'm gonna be soooooo lost when I land." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 What about that bish that survived a 33,000 fall from a plane explosion. Bull poop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..romero.. Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 those scots sure are a resilient bunch..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Salamanca Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 HE WAS USING WIRES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SystemFailure Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 What bout that 6 year old that fell onto a metal fence spike from 50,000 feet in the sky after getting thrown out of a personal leer jet and didn't survive? What about THAT? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyViking Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 lol that does sound like a cool story bro. and i bet you that dude was pissed because now he has to re-do that whole climb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 damn, wonder how the hell he pulled that off. Obviously he was drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I WONDER WHAT THAT DUDE WAS THINKING THE WHOLE WAY DOWN AND WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT THAT NOW. He was probably thinking "I hope I remembered to bring an extra, clean pair of underwear." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Harris Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Glasgow people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Yo I'm looking at pictures of the mountain he fell from and shit doesn't look that hardt. I bet it must've looked like fall in Hot Rod: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 MAN! THATS A BITCH ASS MOUNTAIN... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LICKERISH Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hot Rod fall was hilarious. Someone posted this on FB yesterday: It involves a 2 story fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CancerDancer Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 so this nigga rolled down the mountain that's a different story i thought he fell vertical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 as did i, i figured he homer simpson'd the shit hitting every thing on the way down, assuming it slowed his path miraculously not hurtin him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Harris Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 if this cunt was from anywhere else than Glasgow he would've died... people from glasgow are at least 50% rubber. that includes brain matter. it's the fuckin' murder capitol o' western europe... i remeber hearing some statistic saying it's got more gangs per square metre than LA. i've never been to LA but i could believe that... any other big city in the world if someone wanted to kill you then they'd just shoot you or whatever... from everything i've ever heard aboot glasgow, people just want to pull kinves oot and play with you, see how many fingers they can cut off before you pass oot and throw up all before going into a coma. while they just leave you in the gutter and walk away. i seen the boy on the news earlier... his fuckin' coupon looked like someone threw a glass o' red wine over a cheese grater... i could go on but it's gettin' late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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