OCR Text |
Show Sim las 9 o Tfirtfis' Lions PHofos ; " '. " y- - : ' - 1,. ' w - , ! 7 An Alpine rescue squad assembles equipment for ascent to "injured" climber in practice drill. - ordinarily guides, drill during bad weather conditions to toughen themselves. The rescuers, The "injured" mountaineer is really a guide, too, who receives first aid at "accident" scene high in Alps. - 1 - tw. i s Now the tiairsh part- -a i descent down precipitous slopes with victim helpless in sack-lik- e stretcher. The "survivor rides a sled to guide house and safety. ) 1 en Italian mountain climbers, roped togetner, tumbled 2,000 feet from Piz Palu in the Swiss Alps this Summer. Although there was little hope of survivors, an Alpine rescue team started up the treacherous paths. Their perilous journey was rewarded: an injured man, cushioned by an envelope of snow, had survived one of the worst climbing disasters in years. The survivor joined a long list of climbers who owe their lives to such Alpinists, men always ready to leave their regular jobs as expert guides to aid distressed mountain parties. 4 Family Weekly. September , 1957 The teams stage regular training exercises during the worst Winter weather to make certain every man knows his job in a time of crisis. Several members of the squad act as stranded climbers, injured in an accident about halfway up a precipitous slope. The remaining members of the squad climb to the 'accident" as rapidly as possible, administer first aid, and carry the "survivors" down some of the steepest slopes in the Alps. All phases of the "rescue" are carried out under the worst possible conditions to toughen climbers for the real thing. |