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

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!!!

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.

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

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

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.

Unbelievable complexity of this job, hats off!

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

I used to climb there a lot back in the ‘90’s. I also got to watch a CH-47 rescue a hurt climber on the NE prow of Mt Whitney at over 13,000’ in either ‘94 or ‘95, can’t remember which. Took that pilot quite a while to make the climb up the drainage and his blades were scary close to the mountain. When they finally plucked that guy off the pilot just descended rapidly down the drainage with the rescuer and rescued hanging on the hoist. These pilots and crews are awesome!

Incredible rescue. Thank you for your service!

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.

100% certified bad asses. True professionals.

Honestly that was so heroic and amazing and incredible talent of all involved- especially the heli pilot!

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

Respect to all the brave men and women of Riverside county ❤❤

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

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

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

This has to be the best job in the world for all the members of the team!

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.

GREAT JOB RESCUE AND PILOTS ARE GREAT TOO.