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One person suffered a broken wrist, leaving her unable to scramble out of a steep cliff area.<\/p>\n<p>After the rescue, crews released a dramatic video of the operation showing a SAR official pluck one of the women off of the rocky slopes of the peak.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>Outside<\/em>, the responding agency, Two Bear Air, said the two women, whose names and ages have not been released, were well-prepared for such an emergency. After their fall, the two sent a satellite message to park rangers, alerting them of their situation and location. They also shared that they had a shiny gold space blanket with which to alert rescuers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did the right thing. The two women triaged, took care of the injury, stayed put, and did everything right from the point they were injured,\u201d Wil Milam, chief rescue specialist with responding agency <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twobearairrescue.org\/\">Two Bear Air Rescue<\/a> in Montana, told <em>Outside<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is exactly how we found them,\u201d Milam said, pointing to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1ANkoq4xs8\/\">video<\/a> shared on Facebook showing the rescue.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"fp-remove\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1506444920656374%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mount Siyeh is known for its crumbling loose rock face. At 10,019 feet, it\u2019s the fifth tallest peak in Glacier, making it one of only six peaks over 10,000 feet in the national park. Mount Siyeh also features a staggering 4,000-foot vertical north face, one of the highest rock walls in the lower 48.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were in an area that would have required gripping and holding onto rocks. With an injured wrist, the woman didn\u2019t have that capability,\u201d Milam said.<\/p>\n<h2>Helicopter Hoist Rescue in Inaccessible Terrain<\/h2>\n<p>Milam has 30 years of experience in search and rescue, and has been with Two Bear Air since 2017. He says that the agency responds to approximately 120 calls each year. In the summer, most of those emergencies involve rafters and hikers\u2014and a portion of those rescues involve a search-and-rescue hoist system.<\/p>\n<p>These specialized systems involve a motorized winch attached to a helicopter to safely raise and lower rescue personnel, litters, and patients in areas where landing an aircraft is otherwise impossible. Milam says that once his team locates a patient, they run through a checklist to discuss all parameters involved in a rescue, such as how well the aircraft is performing at altitude and whether it has enough power to hold a hover and hoist people out. They also run through potential hazards, such as wind, cliffs and rock faces, tree cover, snow, and terrain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re all in agreement, then the system operator will then open a cabin door; he\u2019ll step out on the skid and connect the hoist hook to the rescue specialist, lower them down with whatever equipment we decided is appropriate,\u201d Milam said.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the team used an air rescue vest, a one-size-fits-all harness worn by rescued patients. Two Bear Air sent down a rescue specialist with 120 feet of cable to extract each patient one at a time.<\/p>\n<p>Both women were taken to the Visitor Center at Logan Pass and left in the care of Glacier National Park.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"fp-remove\" style=\"border:none;overflow-y:hidden;background-color:white;min-width:320px;max-width:420px;width:100%;height:420px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaiagps.com\/public\/EnaO4Rt20S0SNnuuZi8G0ehg\/?embed=True\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Come Prepared, Leave Alive<\/h2>\n<p>Milam says the hikers were well prepared, carrying communication devices and emergency gear on their hike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the missions that make it worthwhile. They were prepared for the emergency,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>When going into the backcountry, Milam reminds hikers to tell people where they\u2019re going and when they plan on being back\u2014and to stick to that plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave a way to communicate and be prepared to stay longer than you think,\u201d he added. \u201cIn this case, if the weather had gotten too bad and the helicopter couldn\u2019t get in, the women were equipped to spend time there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Satellite devices like Garmin inReach also have an advantage over some phone SOS systems, Milam said. These devices send links with the location from which a text was sent, giving responders a starting point for their search.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-adventure\/exploration-survival\/mount-siyeh-glacier-helicopter-rescue\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescuers tell Outside about the dramatic hoist rescue of two climbers stranded on Mount Siyeh in Glacier National Park after a fall. 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