A Rescue Helicopter of the type A star is performing a longline rescue mission on Mount McKinley, Alaska. Beneath the helicopter a mountain rescuer is dangling on a rope. Mount Foraker in the background.
A Rescue Helicopter of the type A star is performing a longline rescue mission on Mount McKinley, Alaska. Beneath the helicopter a mountain rescuer is dangling on a rope. Mount Foraker in the background. Every climbing season High Mountain Rangers of the Denali National Park Service are called to help climbers in need. If possible the patient is brought down to base camp on foot, only in life threatening conditions a helicopter is called to evacuate the patient to a hospital in Anchorage. Sometimes the victim is even shorthauled by longline form the accident scene to base camp. Denali National Park and Preserve expects teams to be self-sufficient. In the Alaska Range, mountaineers are responsible for their own safety and must be prepared with the knowledge, equipment, strength, and common sense to support their own expeditions. Nevertheless, every year visitors become ill or injured. Search and rescue operations are always conducted on a discretionary basis. It is the policy of Denali National Park and Preserve to assist visitors in need when park management considers a rescue to be: Necessary and appropriate, meaning an emergency involving an immediate threat to life, limb, or eyesight, Within the skill and technical capability of park staff; and Search and rescue operations can be conducted safely. Rescuer safety is always the first priority. Teams cannot depend on an NPS rescue, nor on the strength and expertise of other climbers, in the event of an emergency. Due to bad weather, high altitude, and geographic locations where accidents typically happen, it is very rare that rescue personnel can respond to an emergency in a timely manner. More often than not, rescuers pick up the pieces and deal with the aftermath of an accident on Denali. Rescue is not something to count or factor into your decision making. In most circumstances, Denali National Park and Preserve does not require payment for NPS search and rescue efforts.
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Location: Denali National Park,AK,USA
Photo credit: © Menno Boermans / Alamy / Afripics
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