Hey guys, I just had my first half of classes. We looked through slides of rescue missions my teacher, Bill, lead. Bill is looks like a british, balding version of Anthony Hopkins who had numerous experiences with SAS operatives, rescue missions, and paramedics. Experiences that he'd have to kill you if he told you. Anyway. We looked at pictures of people caught in blizzards on top of Mt. Washington. Some of them were frozen solid, others got lucky. One unfortunate climber had a ice axe penetrating his abdomen through and through (He survived). Although we didnt learn anything new first-aid-wise, we did learn the details on how rescue missions work. What surprised me is that when I picture rescue missions, I think of highly trained professional veterans wearing uniforms all knowing what to do and while for many rescuers, that is true, the reality is: many of the rescuers are exactly like me. some of them are around my age and possess the same amount of training as me (maybe even less!) called up on a random weekend to preform a life-saving rescue. It's crazy to hear that once i get my license, I can qualify to be one of these rescuers pulling people out of life threatening situations.
It's about time for class, I just wanted to share my thoughts. I might go rock climbing with some other students later!! should be fun. Until next time....
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