Thread: For Those Who Have Used Your PLB

I fell 140m down a cliff
Multiple fractures
Both shoulders dislocated
Large flap torn off skull
Multiple lacerations

Stuck on small ledge
Friend cared for me until fog came in and then he had to walk the PLB to a ridge so they could find us
I spent 2 hours alone but awake.
We both had whistles so ever 10 minutes we whistled to each other so he knew I was conscious
It was a massive effort until the high altitude rescue team from Mt Cook arrived.

They climbed down to me
Stabilized my injuries
Long lined in a stretcher
Finally gave me 10 seconds of pain relief to put me in it.
Lifted me to the ridge on a 60m long line
Then put me inside the machine to go to Franz
My friend came out with me
Another machine went and got their two crew on the hill

Up on the ridge