FRANCE: LEADING SKI INSTRUCTORS' PARACHUTE TRAINING FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE OPERATIONS.
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451006
FRANCE: LEADING SKI INSTRUCTORS' PARACHUTE TRAINING FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE OPERATIONS.
- Title: FRANCE: LEADING SKI INSTRUCTORS' PARACHUTE TRAINING FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE OPERATIONS.
- Date: 17th February 1965
- Summary: 1. GV INSTRUCTORS GATHER 0.09 2. SV PUT ON PARACHUTE 0.12 3. CV PARACHUTE ON (2 SHOTS) 0.18 4. GV INSTRUCTOR WALKS TO PLANE 0.23 5. SV REACH PLANE 0.35 6. GV PAN PLANE TAKES OFF 0.42 7. GV TERRAIN BELOW-PAN TO SKIERS IN PLANE 0.45 8. GV PAN PLANE IN FLIGHT 0.51 9. CU MAN JUMPS 1.00 10. LV REACHES GROUND 1.08 11. GROUND TO AIR ANOTHER MAN JUMPS 1.13 12. GV REACHES GROUND 1.26 13. CU ANOTHER MAN JUMPS 1.41 14. LV LANDS 1.52 15. CU MAN IN FREE FALL 2.01 16. SLV LANDS 2.06 17. SV ANOTHER DITTO 2.13 18. CU MAN SHOULDERS REPACKED 'CHUTE TILT TO SKIS ON FEET 2.20 19. SV INSTRUCTORS LINE UP 2.25 20. GV SKI TO CAMERA 2.34 Initials DE/V/JF/EEH Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 4th March 1965 12:00
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- Location: SAVOY ALPS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVACXEGDJRLS0F939B7E05GNX9UB
- Story Text: A MOUNTAIN RESCUE OPERATION IN THE ALPINE SNOWS CAN BE A DIFFICULT AND GRUELLING OPERATION. OFTEN RESCUE TEAMS HAVE HAD TO TRUDGE MILES OVER DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TERRAIN TO REACH AN INJURED MAN. AN EXPERIMENT IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN THE SAVOY ALPS THIS WEEK WHICH MIGHT HELP TO CUT RESCUE TIME IN HALF. EXPERT SKI INSTRUCTORS - THE MEN MOST QUALIFIED TO NEGOTIATE SNOW COVERED SLOPES - ARE LEARNING THE ART OF PARACHUTING SO THAT THEY CAN BE DROPPED FROM THE AIR CLOSE TO THE INJURE CLIMBER. THIS ELIMINATES THE LONG OUTWARD JOURNEY ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES AND SNOW-FILLED VALLEYS - AND BRINGS MEDICAL AND FOOD SUPPLIES TO THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIM MUCH MORE QUICKLY.
AMONG THE SKIERS TAKING PART IN THIS EXPERIMENT IS G.P. LEROUX - A FAMOUS HIMALAYAN GUIDE AND MOUNTAINEER. NO LESS CELEBRATED - IN HIS OWN FIELD - IS THE PILOT WHO IS FLYING THE SKIERS OUT FOR THEIR PARACHUTE JUMPS. HE IS M. GEIGER - FAMOUS FOR HIS ALPINE RESCUE FLIGHTS.
THE PARACHUTISTS JUMPED FROM 4,000 METRES (13,000 FEET). THEY FLOATED DOWN INTO THE MOUNTAINS - AND THEIR SKIS WERE PARACHUTED AFTER THEM.
THE COURSE WILL HELP TO MAKE THE ALREADY EXPERT SKIERS, EXPERT PARACHUTISTS - A COMBINATION OF TALENTS THAT COULD BE INVALUABLE IN SAVING LIVES IN THE ALPS...
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