Rescue-9 helicopter hoist rescue of injured climber on Lily Rock, Riverside County Idyllwild Ca.

[@wavedog23]

These dudes absolutely rule. There are few moments in life that can be as purely emotionally euphoric as one in which you think you might be at your end, only to have a rescuer descend from above in the eleventh hour to deliver you to safety. Absolute highest of props, hell yes.

[@Hook-in-hand]

Thank you! Well said. It’s a blessing to do this.

[@tomcray7907]

Это чит код!)

[@angelosorio9889]

​@@Hook-in-hand This was you??mad respect my man

[@eriksonoliveira6981]

Esse piloto é top! Parabéns!

[@frisk151]

People generally have no idea what this pilot is dealing with. The air currents off the face of thst mountain have to be highly challenging.... Talk about risking lives to save em! THANK YOU!!!

[@jackburton2680]

Mountain prob blocked all the wind. prob easy work

[@qwertyasdf5219]

​@@jackburton2680the wind doesn't stop after hitting the mountain. It changes direction and often affects the heli as the wind can move towards it

[@synthesis117]

yes insane technical ability from the pilot (must be ex military)

[@komrad1983]

You don't have to military to have good pilot skills @@synthesis117

[@komrad1983]

People also don't have the idea that these helicopters have auto hover mode. Not necessary that he was using it, but still. H145 Airbus helo is a state of art rotocraft with multiple protection modes, one of them is GTC.H which is autohover.

[@arcitejack]

“Am I safe, am I connected?” Is actually fair question.

[@themeatpopsicle]

It's something climbers are always checking. You never disconnect anything before you are sure you're connected to something else.

[@_marlene]

was it not a reallllly dangerous situation when he was connected to both the rescuer and the mountain for a moment?

[@josetanago]

@@_marleneI think so too. I guess if a sudden wind blow or move the helicopter away while still attached to the rope, it might compromise the movements and stability of the helicopter. But i am not an expert, just a climber, and saw rescues but I thought generally the crew untie from anchor the rescued person before attaching them to the cable

[@Tigerblood1940PS3]

@@josetanago because of this there is one operating the winch, and if necessary he have to react fast.

[@parkers5150]

it was a mandatory question after the rescuer asked if the gal "was going up"

[@CheaperEngineer]

'Compliments of Riverside County.' Wow. What a team effort on this rescue. Thank you all.

[@mrbeans2425]

I heard that and was liek wow they are top tier. cuz u know thats what everyone is thinking... FUK how much is this helo gonna cost me lol

[@boogiex7701]

Definitely team work 😁😎💯

[@Hook-in-hand]

Thanks all, it's no charge!

[@bobleshingle13]

@@Hook-in-hand that honestly brings a tear to my eye lol thats amazing

[@GetUpTheMountains]

@@Hook-in-handIn New Hampshire, you can be charged for SAR especially if you are determined to be negligent. It makes me wonder how many people wait until it's too late to pop SOS because they don't want to be hit with a rescue bill they can't pay. Is SAR funded fully by the state out there, county?

[@cymbala6208]

Impressive work by all of you. Thank you so much!!

[@Ravroid]

Heroes. Thank you for what you guys do.

[@artemZinn]

Unbelievable complexity of this job, hats off!

[@boogiex7701]

No lie I said the same thing lol

[@tapio83]

This was actually quite straight forward. Skillfull and well executed but pretty much as "simple" as cliffside rescue can be. Here's really complicated Italian one where they put patient on strechers on cliffside, drill in bolts to make anchor points etc. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5W3f4drhZWYf8k

[@Hook-in-hand]

@@tapio83 I wish this one was quite straight forward. Nothing about hoisting in conditions and terrain like this is easy, but we train as a crew several hours a week and perhaps that makes it look easy.

[@tapio83]

@@Hook-in-hand Yes that was maybe bit mis-communicated but exactly as you put it. Conditions seemed good, no injuries or first aid to give on cliffside, no panicking clients. I guess my point was that things can be way more difficult also. And I am in no doubt in your professionalism and training and as you put it, you made it look easy. Also if you could answer one question ive been wondering that what is the reason you don't use climbers own harnesses for hoists. Been wondering since i got picked up few years back (different country & company).

[@Boga217]

The reason they don't use climbers gear...example here, guy already fell and broke his ankle...his gear has been stressed once..its not safe now. Also just liability in general using theirs.​@@tapio83

[@danielcabrales]

Incredible rescue. Thank you for your service!

[@bobwoods1302]

And all the taxpayers who fund them.

[@Trezonaa]

What an amazing pilot! Awesome rescue guy too!

[@macfilms9904]

I was in a climbing accident with pretty serious injuries that included a fractured femur. I was rescued in a multi-agency effort, but requested that they not extract via helicopter as I was deep in a gorge and I didn't want to endanger the helo crew & ground personnel. It really sucked getting me out via litter, a raft, a backcountry litter wheel thingie & eventually a short ambulance ride to a (safely waiting in a parking lot) helicopter. I was incredibly grateful for all involved in my rescue. This one looked incredibly dangerous given the helo's proximity to the rocks - really impressed with the guy on the line checking, then double-checking that everything was correct for extraction.

[@Hook-in-hand]

Wow, I am so sorry that happened to you. Are you good now? I don't know all the circumstances in your situation, but there could have been several factors on the helicopter crew's side that prevented a helicopter rescue. Sometimes it is the experience level of the pilot or the terrain where you were. I know our rescue here looked dangerous, and it was no doubt, but we train for these and others every single week. We either have live rescues up on the mountains, or we are training for them. These require a ton of experience and proficiency. In fact, it would be much more dangerous and the risk would increase if we weren't flying every week. Thank you for the question and for watching.

[@macfilms9904]

@Hook-in-hand - I was an EMT for 6 years & actually made the 911 call & calmly reported a "43 y/o male with a proximal hip fracture, ankle fractures x2 etc" 911 operator thought I was reporting on rather than the victi- the state park Ranger was pushing for the helo extraction, but as it was pushing into the afternoon and I was aware that pretty high winds would come down the canyon, it was me that requested we not get a helo into the canyon. The fire paramedic who swam to me asked why no helo & when I explained, he said "you & I are gonna get along" . I was deeply in shock by the time rescue got to me & at first my BP was too low for Morphine. I wish I could say I'm all good, but 20 surgeries + later, a leg & foot full of metal and I'm still in PT, 13 years on. Sucks, but I knowingly took risks my whole life - back country snowboarding, free soloing 1,000 of ice, big wall climbing etc etc - my number just came up & no one to blame but me. I lived a life of adventure and I don't regret it. I watched a volcano in Java explode, killing the group I intended to join but my friend and I had decided to do something else - that was in the mid-90s and I figure I dodged a bullet and I just kept pushing.

[@fredo3161]

Did you learn anything from the experience?

[@gunnar4554]

@@macfilms9904 Interesting.

[@trouterman420]

how much did it cost?

[@StormyNorm]

Holy shit! Nerves of steel. Hats off to the rescue team!

[@tckirkpa]

As a former army medevac pilot I’ve done this job and I can tell you that was first class. We’ll done gentlemen. We’ll done

[@philipperessos5499]

Great Job! Thanks for sharing

[@donkyuhbuhts540]

What a badass job. The climbing community thanks you for your work!

[@peterkjaerulff-theringbear5937]

I am deeply impressed. Thank you God for these people

[@marchromano]

Thank these people for these people...

[@peterkjaerulff-theringbear5937]

That was included "between the lines"❤

[@reddyuda]

100% certified bad asses. True professionals.

[@anotheralt8010]

no idea why youtube recommended this to me but here i am, mad props, yall are true heroes

[@zanko11023]

The amount of respect I've gained for you guys watching this video, you have no idea. Thank you for your service!

[@matsewunderlich]

Awesome Rescue Operation 👍 these Airbus H145 Helicopters are used for rescue flights in Germany too. Nice to see this models now worldwide 👍

[@icecold7088]

Awesome job, RNRC Above and Beyond!

[@user-yw7rn5je3m]

This is really breathtaking

[@hectorsolorzano3613]

Thank you So very much for all the Great work you guys do... we Never think of those that we may put at risk by us going climbing, a walk on the Forest, Hiking, white water, scuba diving... etc, etc.... thank you for quietly being on the sidelines and ready to react in a moments notice

[@Alanoffer]

People that risk their own lives to rescue are a special breed ,

[@user-qp5ot2wm4u]

damnnnn! definitely takes a different breed to do a job like this. so much respect for you and your crew.

[@Dstew57A]

Phenomenal job to all the rescue crew..very well done. Thank you all.

[@kailashbtw9103]

You guys are so cool! Great rescue!

[@stephan_1507]

Beside the big tanks and Kudos to the rescue crew, a big kudos to the climbers for staying calm and safe during the rescue operation, always double checking before removing any safety gear.

[@GrubbHubbClips]

the "am i safe' triple checks, these guys are seasoned climbers so the height was the least of their worries. Goats in their element

[@mattsmitt00]

@@GrubbHubbClips that's what impressed me about the climbers, despite being the "victims needing rescue", they maintained their mindset to be responsible and verifying of their own safety gear and the gear of the rescuer.

[@Phoenixhunter157]

Much respect to the amazing job these guys did. ❤🙏🏽

[@andrewshutty3345]

My God this man is every single Superman Batman superhero you could ever imagine I can only assume when they are at the base he has to have a full-time assistant who carries a wheelbarrow for his balls to walk around the base thank you so much for what you do sir you are amazing and the people that you rescue are also amazing and fearless I don't know how they can do what they can do

[@allensanderson2273]

Great video. A few bits to note. The rescue harness put on the climbers are affectionately known as "Screamer Suits." At 12:20 it is noted "only a cam holding her to the rock, which is normal." It is not normal, nor is it correct. Normal is at least two pieces of gear for an anchor. At 14:15 the first (grey) cam is removed. At 14:28 the second (blue) cam is removed.

[@Hook-in-hand]

Hi, thank you for that observation. I am by no means a climber! You were correct, and that this was not normal being anchored into only cams. That was the concern that the rescue specialist had when he made the initial assessment. That really changed the equation for the Hoist plan in his mind. We usually utilize a device called the Lezard, but that requires the climber to be anchored in to an anchor point above them. In this case, the climbers were essentially sitting on their cams and so the rescue specialist was not going to rely on their cams, which, as you could see, could just be easily removed. It’s not ideal, but that is why he stayed on the hook attached to the helicopter, the whole time, and he told us he was going to do this and the reason why via radio. The rescue specialist also did not feel comfortable clipping into the climber’s harnesses, given the fact that the male had just taken a fall, and he did not know what condition the harness was in. in these very complex types of environments to conduct hoist operation, there are many different variables that can change on the fly and require the rescue specialist to make a decision based on the information in front of them.

[@allensanderson2273]

@@Hook-in-hand For climbers it is totally normal to use only cams for an anchor. Further, using two pieces of gear is normal. What is not normal is to use a single piece of gear as an anchor. Regardless if that piece of gear is a cam, nut, or any other gear. As such, "only a cam holding her to the rock, which is normal" is not normal (two pieces is normal), nor is it correct (two pieces were used). All of that is independent of the rescue. In terms of the rescue, the issue for rescue specialist is that the anchor could not be assessed because of its location. As such, he stayed on the hook attached to the helicopter. Which from my perspective is something the rescue specialist should do regardless. That is given the number of inexperienced climbers these days I would not trust their anchor even if it could be assessed.

[@13donstalos]

@@allensanderson2273 By any means available and necessary, he saved their lives.

[@1337bG01]

This was so incredibly impressive, yet stressful to watch. I can't imagine the time, training, and effort involved to end up being on either side of this situation. It's absolutely amazing what rescuers do, and good lord, you've got one hell of a pilot backing you up. Every time you were getting close to the wall and having to back off again and again... totally unfathomable. You guys are amazing.

[@JuhaPuuma]

Big respect to all helo crew, so calm, relaxed, focused and professional and the checks they do to prepare everything, excellent. And the pilot casually keeping the door open while balancing the chopper = priceless! Excellent team work and professionalism!

[@Chrispbacon99]

Those rescuers are rock stars

[@joelacey5243]

I've been their man...eastern sierra wall climb with friend, fall Inyo County Rescue...nothing looked better than those guys...Kudos Riverside!!!

[@Hook-in-hand]

I’m glad you got help! Thank you!

[@fiatmultiplaa]

Helicopters are incredible piece of machinery. Who would have thought we could invent so many methods of flying..

[@MohammeddAlanazi]

MY FEET was just sweating watching this, hats off to the rescue team

[@rkatrails]

Thank you Rescue Nine Riverside County

[@dethiusa2591]

Hell of a hover! Everyone person on that helicopter did a phenomenal job! Up there dangling next to a mountain, putting your life in the crews hands… actually not even a crew that’s a family

[@edward7596]

To say amazing is an understatement! Great job guys! Thanks for all your service!

[@ittejehova8280]

That is professionals at work! Hats off for these heroes!

[@ebhkkc1]

Great Pilot a great crew and so thankful for the necessary training to help save those who love the outdoors and not their TVs AND PHONES

[@LaPiedra-ok7rl]

Compliments to pilot and his team,,,👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@josephastier7421]

Helicopter rescue is so cool. They even came back for his belayer! My buddy broke his ankle on a climb in the pre-cellphone era and all we could do was lower him two pitches to the ground and "three legged race" hop him back to the truck. This is a far better way to go.

[@olivervarah696]

Making an incredibly difficult rescue look like another day at the office. Incredible work

[@manuelaalbrecht674]

Wow, you are angels ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@GrahamMcHugh]

Absolutely phenomenal! What a team!!

[@stevenschofield8518]

Hell ya to the rescuer.... holy smokes.... I bet when he woke up that day he didn’t expect to be dangling from the side of a mountain. hero and balls of steel.

[@A38]

Real life heroes! Like literally action hero stuff. Thank you so much for sharing this footage, this is the best kind of craziness.

[@flexthedaae8819]

the last thing he was saying I gotta say nice to that good work

[@Grtfulhead41]

Tremendous work!

[@frankdeak2397]

Respect for the crew. Professionally done. Thank you climber. I understand. But I’ve found my “never”. At least we have go pro now. Respect to all this. Another serious appreciation to the crew

[@X-GamerPro-HD]

A very dangerous job but you do an amazing job at rescuing them. Well done.

[@corbindallasmultipass]

Well done rescue team! I had sweaty palms watching this!

[@yeticlimber2768]

Perfect Save Rescue from the helicopter Crew🤗❤️

[@ufoguys1264]

Very good pilot one of the best I have seen in a long time to keep that very still

[@c2819fnf]

5:10 thats a damn fine human being right there. having 2 pilots keep the helicopter pefectly still next to a rock wall and asks do you need to go up to

[@normanmallory2055]

That’s a very highly skilled team to pull off a rescue like that ! Nothing easy about that one !

[@bigjj974]

WOW just incredible!

[@lawrencemartin1113]

Stunning. Amazing heroic work that all rescue teams do around the world. The consummate skill of the pilot and winch team here is fantastic to watch and those two climbers were so fortunate to have their lives saved that day. How a seemingly 'relatively' small, non life threatening injury, becomes a life or death situation on a mountain side. (Hope the climber is mending ok.) Amazing video. Thanks for sharing.

[@oei301]

Absolutely amazing job this type of recue and equipment would have never been offered without the dedication of Sheriff Chad Bianco focusing on providing the best service to everyone in the County of Riverside.

[@mikayla_collie]

well, when he's making over 300k a year, i would hope he does the bare minimum to provide a rescue copter for emergencies. >_>

[@gotalove1362]

Well done guys true Hero's all of you Good People you Inspire Me....❤

[@Reclamalo]

i'm out of words... such an amazing job. greetings from venezuela

[@larrylambrick5404]

Hello from here

[@thublit]

And here we have it, strangers risking their lives to aid others.

[@distilledfreedom1840]

Awesome. Thanks for having cameras and sharing.

[@baronimo]

Great Job! 👌👍❤

[@nastyboydmytro]

This is amazing! Thank you for your service!

[@ensohebert-santos5439]

Something like this happened to my mom a few years ago. She was hiking then slipped and fell down and mostly frozen water wall. She had to smash her foot and hand into crevasses to stop herself which shattered both of them. Once she was stopped she started climbing down with her usable limbs and got to a small ledge big enough just to sit on. She was very cold and wet and her phone fell out during the slide. She eventually got the attention of some hikers coming up the hill. They tried to help her and were able to get her some water and a dry jacket. They called the rescue team who were not able to get her from below or above so they called in a chopper. 8 minutes before it got too dark to do a helicopter rescue they were able to save and get her of the ledger to safety. She was up there for 8 hours. I will be forever great full to rescuers like this.

[@elfanarion]

Supermen in real life, all of you, mad respect for what you're doing.

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

Incredible. Thanks for what you do. We know it’s extremely dangerous and genuinely appreciate you.

[@Daniellobo55]

Good work man

[@thejerkyshack8040]

This is gnarly y’all are so badass.

[@AquaKing02]

These guys are awesome!

[@duleymark80]

Great job, true heroes

[@RomanCC]

Estos sujetos de rescate son unos héroes de verdad todo nuestro respeto y reconocimiento saludos desde México!!!

[@lucianoaugustob]

Imagine the hospital bill.

[@AverageDiscordMod]

I'd probably just kms

[@amazin7006]

It's like firefighting, they don't charge for the rescue, only the ambulance cuz that's privately owned

[@SANITIZEDINC]

Heroic. Mad respect to all these badass responders.

[@sandyharman5067]

Unbelievably brave!!!!

[@geomardomingo1672]

Wild. Thanks for the upload.

[@jorgelinares22]

Dammm this rescue team is badass!!!

[@seveirt3880]

Vu de la France, vous êtes au top les gars, super secours dans des conditions délicates 👍. Many thanks🙏 to help people.

[@Forestryman707]

Such a cool perspective thank you

[@glendavis1266]

A note from midwest resident….great/wonderful performance under difficult tactical circumstances.

[@amandakellib]

Love the Safety Checks and Precautions, Great Crew!

[@nicoocin85]

2 Life's saved. Good Job Guy's.

[@acemannw]

These guys all have balls of steel. I can't decide which is more precarious the guy in the line or the chopper pilot.

[@johanballin6601]

Chopper pilot for sure. If the pilot messes up the whole crew and climbers go down. These pilots are incredible. I speak from personal rock climbing and mountain rescue experience.

[@Swaygooy]

You have no idea how hard it is to hover like that. He damn near looked like he was tied off.

[@acemannw]

@@Swaygooy I also thought the hovering was Rock steady and when I looked into it they have a laser guided 4 axis autopilot that keeps them in the same location. It's pretty amazing

[@Drummer7030]

Compliments !! Super team !

[@jursh9903]

I'm a rock climber that has always been fascinated by search and rescue, and I was wondering what are the requirements to this type of work!

[@izil1fe]

Amazingly executed rescue operation. Thank God we live in times when this is possible. Also that Airbus H145 is an unbelievably good helicopter. (other than being beautiful i mean) All the best to these officers from the north of Serbia !

[@milkabarilari6968]

Amazing !!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@br1ghtwater440]

That pilot is ridiculously skilled wtf

[@justsmallstuff4994]

Great video all the best from Australia

[@Hook-in-hand]

Thanks 👍

[@Ericxnugz]

That’s crazy! Thank you guys for all the hard work you do ❤️

[@Hook-in-hand]

Our pleasure!

[@bprLogos]

Great rescue. I really admire the people involved in SAR work. It's no longer surprising to hear a climber "not able to get down" without the leader or guide. More people should take climbing seriously and learn about self rescue and how to rappel before going out especially in the mountains. For whatever reason, Taquitz seems to draw in a lot of inexperienced and under prepared climbers. Had this injured leader been with a competent second, they likely would have been able to rap together since the leader appears to only have broken one foot.

[@clarkkent0]

Any climber as long as they are conscious should be able to rap a route - they are both a disgrace, but most especially the dweeby beta male that took an inexperienced female up there and called 911 for a broken ankle- what a waste of resources

[@EXROBOWIDOW]

I wouldn't bet on it. The PAIN, depending on what was broken (there are a lot of bones in and around the ankle), can knock you out. It would be necessary to stabilize the ankle before moving, which may or may not be possible, depending on what specific gear you have with you. Sometimes you can put weight on a fractured ankle. Sometimes you can't. And how many people are experienced at rappelling with only one usable leg?

[@ahmedilyas125]

That’s i call amazing work

[@actionjacksondan]

So thankful for people like this

[@JoshBlaylockRocks]

Wow. Riverside County rescuers are awesome. So cool they didn't bill him!

[@logand12356]

Yall are super heros

[@user-pg2xk8ct3d]

GJ! Respect!

[@artbuck7709]

My god, the lengths that our first responders will go to, to save and preserve, human life…

[@motor2of7]

Wow! 7 people plus gear at 7500’. Capable chopper. Nice job team.