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Spring 2010, Air Zermatt of Switzerland and Fishtail Air of Nepal have joined forces to provide the first Himalayan standby helicopter rescue service in history. The team is able to initiate high-altitude rescue attempts up to 7000 meters within hours of receiving a call and fly a so-called “human sling operation.” The first missions have already taken place. On Kyajo Ri a body of a Danish climber was recovered, while on Manaslu today 7 were rescued.The following is a newsreport posted on Bergredding.nl:Danish Philip Ulrich...
Lhotse Summit Push and Update on Other Teams
