Safety is an attitude!
During the summer of 1997, an Air Force A-10
jet crashed into a Colorado peak at about 13,000 feet above sea level. Our job
entailed safely searching every square foot of the dangerous NW face of the peak,
recovering unexploded ordnance and 21’500 pounds of aircraft debris. The
safety plan called for 100% fall protection. The team worked for 2.5 months
(up to 14 hour days), used 12’000 feet of rope and 400 carabiners (overnighted),
endured massive rock fall, and walked away tired and humbled, but with no
serious injuries.
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