GPSGuided wrote:20m drop and very lucky to be alive. Amazed that he actually managed to climb back out by himself.
RonK wrote:Aslo interesting to note from this news report implies that he was able request assistance using Facebook.
photohiker wrote:Actually it was a delorme. wonder why he didn't SOS.
photohiker wrote:Edit. Actually it was a delorme. wonder why he didn't SOS.
Here is their press report on the topic: https://www.globalrescue.com/about.cfm?view=news&article=123photohiker wrote:Found it on the linked page above. He was using Global Rescue, a subscription based worldwide rescue service.
photohiker wrote:RonK wrote:Aslo interesting to note from this news report implies that he was able request assistance using Facebook.
I think he requested assistance by satellite messenger, could have been a yellowbrick or similar or he would have just pressed the SOS button on a Delorme. You can route messages from these devices to email, facebook, twitter etc.
Edit. Actually it was a delorme. wonder why he didn't SOS.
See link posted above by RonKGPSGuided wrote:What did he say in his FB post?
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