Alpine Rescue - Episode 1 - Angels of Mont Blanc

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A hair-raising 6 part adventure series set in the alpine resort of Chamonix, located at the heart of the French Alps. Following the Mountain Rescue Team (PGHM) as they rescue climbers and skiers from the Mount Blanc Region above the town.
The area is the climbing mecca of the world and its rescue team the busiest and the most respected. The terrain is extreme and virtually every rescue involves helicopter winching, often from sheer cliffs and ice faces.
Filmed during the peak climbing season in summer, the team risk their lives to save others in this beautiful but dangerous environment. A must watch for anyone interested in the tallest mountains in Europe or understanding the work performed by the world's premier mountain rescue service.
This 2001 documentary was produced by Pioneer Productions for Channel 5.
Pioneer Productions has strong links with the rescue team and is experienced at filming under extreme conditions. The specialist trauma unit at the Chamonix hospital, which is constantly under threat of closure, deals with anything from broken necks and backs to hypothermia and frostbite.

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  • @MtNikota
    @MtNikota7 жыл бұрын

    The doctor, Jerome, died in 2012 in a big avalanche.. RIP dear doctor.. you saved many lives...

  • @paulhoulden

    @paulhoulden

    4 жыл бұрын

    No way? was this the avalance on Mont Maudit?

  • @Zirmbergalm_Ruhpolding

    @Zirmbergalm_Ruhpolding

    4 жыл бұрын

    oBaboonMano no it was in Norway sadly. 5 people were killed skitouring

  • @paulhoulden

    @paulhoulden

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Zirmbergalm_Ruhpolding :( so sad

  • @TheDrLivingstone
    @TheDrLivingstone3 жыл бұрын

    The machines, equipments and procedures for the rescue teams have changed a lot. The EC145 twin turbine with its great capacity is now on duty everywhere in France. Individuals protections have made progresses...

  • @mortalclown3812

    @mortalclown3812

    Жыл бұрын

    I think courage has remained the same: peak.

  • @mkelebay
    @mkelebay5 жыл бұрын

    "5:35" "You're a great man, a strong man" "I WAS a strong man..." Found this fucking hilarious, followed by the doctor slapping the guy in the face to wake up.

  • @fratercontenduntocculta8161
    @fratercontenduntocculta81619 ай бұрын

    It's hard to imagine a world without Helicopters. My favorite flying machine!

  • @vixlenz
    @vixlenz8 жыл бұрын

    Thankful to the rescuers. Truly they're heroes!

  • @fernandog.aguirre2791
    @fernandog.aguirre27915 жыл бұрын

    High mountains and these weather conditions are no joking, same situation in South America and you re a dead person. Thank you to rescuers,doctors, pilots and organization to make this possible!!!!

  • @leeryan1969
    @leeryan19696 жыл бұрын

    Amazing people those rescuers, risking their own lives to save others

  • @traindudesink1804
    @traindudesink18042 ай бұрын

    Just over 6 months ago I severely broke my arm in two places longboarding on my campus. I literally had flashbacks when they pumped the splint he (the English officer) was in. I feel your pain man, hope he had a speedy and thorough recovery

  • @ahastar1141
    @ahastar11413 жыл бұрын

    Man if I was that climber, i'd be buying my buddy beers for the rest of his life

  • @johnmoonitz2968
    @johnmoonitz29688 жыл бұрын

    Yeah . . . I think I'll stick with my career as a real estate appraiser! These guys are studs!

  • @koenvo6519
    @koenvo65199 жыл бұрын

    Funny, in the part with Justin, I can see a pink sling where they put their karabiners in (e.g. 7:44). I removed it from that exact spot in the mountain in 2004 because of the bad state. I still have it at home....

  • @LittleChena

    @LittleChena

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Koen VO Wow.. thats great! Small world.

  • @lindarodriguez1372
    @lindarodriguez13728 жыл бұрын

    that's a hell of a fkn ride for the patient

  • @bo2web
    @bo2web9 жыл бұрын

    Quite old documentary because of the helicopters. The rescue (PGHM) is now equiped with Eurocopter EC145

  • @lenoir2851
    @lenoir28518 жыл бұрын

    This show is nice but pretty old. At least 15 years old. The equipments going from clothes, medical ustensils, helicopters now are all much more developed and efficient.

  • @Shadowofthesoldier

    @Shadowofthesoldier

    6 жыл бұрын

    from Alouettes to Eurocopter 145

  • @cyvynyvytv

    @cyvynyvytv

    Ай бұрын

    I know I’m 7 years late but the show is from 2001

  • @netfischer
    @netfischer10 жыл бұрын

    "aaaahhhhgraaaaaaa aahhh" *slap* *slap* (sweet french accent) "justin?" "graaaaaahaaaaaa stopp AAHHHH" *slap* *slap* "justin?" feel sorry for the guy but couldnt help but find that funny

  • @margo6976

    @margo6976

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree! 🤣I guess up there what else can you do to your patient but slap them into consciousness

  • @lu4414
    @lu44142 жыл бұрын

    They got a nice heli upgrade :)

  • @i.p.knightly149
    @i.p.knightly1498 жыл бұрын

    1500 calls in a season, geez. Does anybody make it up and down without calling a helicopter?

  • @oberonkingdwarf2974
    @oberonkingdwarf29745 жыл бұрын

    Interesting docu, very educational! To-day they improved the evac protocol, horizontal transport victem and (!) rescuer together. Where is climming gear of the doctor? (helmet, crampons, ice axe )

  • @LA_Viking
    @LA_Viking6 жыл бұрын

    Strange how small details “jump out” at you. When the doctor was preparing the injection, I noted he was using what is called an “eccentric” Luer syringe. In four decades plus in public safety I’ve never seen one actually used. In fact, I’ve never even seen one in a med bag.

  • @Desi365
    @Desi3659 жыл бұрын

    how old is this documentary, exactly? I'd say 10 or 12 years probably. The alouettes have been decommissioned a long time ago, replaced by EC145s. Long live the PGHM!

  • @stagmite11rs68

    @stagmite11rs68

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Didier Martins this was made in 2001

  • @brianfuller5868

    @brianfuller5868

    5 жыл бұрын

    The PGHM is awesome. The Alouettes had a distinguished career.

  • @wildandbarefoot
    @wildandbarefoot6 жыл бұрын

    6000 people killed on montBlanc... 290 killed on Everest... I wish the cameras would follow through to the bad news being given to the Families of victims. Then maybe something can be done to licence climbs, mitigate avalanche, map routes through crevasse, and ensure climbers have enough to last 24 hours on the mountain in any weather, and observe weather reports. If you disagree, YOU get to tell the families...

  • @venom663

    @venom663

    6 жыл бұрын

    bikerjon1 if you had as many people attempt Everest as you do mt blonc then you would see a higher number of deaths on Everest than mt blonc.

  • @mrobbdavis
    @mrobbdavis9 жыл бұрын

    Please Doctor - wear your helmet

  • @Stalley75

    @Stalley75

    9 жыл бұрын

    French people don't believe in helmets. Ever see the Tour de france? none of those frogs wear helmets and every other year one will wreck and his head will pop open like an eggplant.

  • @bordeaux33800

    @bordeaux33800

    9 жыл бұрын

    It's not that french people don't believe in helmet, it's just that it's an old documentary and at this time, helmet was not very common. Nowadays in France you can see a lot of people wearing helmets on bike or in moutaineering.

  • @scottgoddard3497

    @scottgoddard3497

    4 жыл бұрын

    Made a fool of himself and the so called professional team... I did a mountaineering course well over 20 years ago and there's no way you would be in a climbing environment with no helmet...just plain stupid. The reason they were there was because of falling rock. Idiots.

  • @lindanwfirefighter4973

    @lindanwfirefighter4973

    4 жыл бұрын

    He is dead now

  • @LukeFrisken
    @LukeFrisken9 жыл бұрын

    The guy who fell in the crevasse wasn't badly injured, why didn't they self rescue?? Why didn't he try to prusik up??

  • @mixpix

    @mixpix

    9 жыл бұрын

    I don't see any prusik loops or ascending equipment on his harness, so it's possible they were not prepared for it.

  • @j.radford7109

    @j.radford7109

    9 жыл бұрын

    Terry Cameron Hard to tell if they had any kind of ascending gear. Prusik slings attached to the harness and climbing rope are basic for any kind of crevassed glacier travel. Climbing 101.....

  • @misterfunnybones
    @misterfunnybones8 жыл бұрын

    9:43 I'd leave him in that rotor wash all the way back to base, just to make a bold statement.

  • @deenasmusicbox
    @deenasmusicbox4 жыл бұрын

    Was this before or after Mountain Rescue series? Has anyone seen the Air Zermatt series from Red Bull? It's pretty exciting to watch also.

  • @martacacciafeste9450

    @martacacciafeste9450

    Жыл бұрын

    I think this was before Mountain Rescue

  • @voltron5128
    @voltron51284 жыл бұрын

    I wonder what kind of device they all used to get help? Cell phone, satellite phone, or a beacon. Looking into the Garmin InReach Satellite Communicator for myself

  • @drayhazel
    @drayhazel5 жыл бұрын

    These pilots are bad ass

  • @JustFLBeats
    @JustFLBeats4 жыл бұрын

    Pure heroes

  • @ruganer8852
    @ruganer88524 жыл бұрын

    cool cool cool

  • @piteras_52
    @piteras_52 Жыл бұрын

    Aún quedan aluette 3 volando?

  • @ccb3313
    @ccb33135 жыл бұрын

    Falling rock broke his shoulder at least he was wearing a helmet

  • @ernestb.3523
    @ernestb.35238 жыл бұрын

    unglaublich

  • @ivanbarbaresco5477
    @ivanbarbaresco54777 жыл бұрын

    Nice vid well done there's another MUST video "MONVISO IN NEBBIA"

  • @georgeschachuat2684
    @georgeschachuat26843 жыл бұрын

    A savoir, cette perche a été mise au point par le capitaine Peguillem du CNEAS de grenoble crs des Alpes à l epoque annee1972 à 1978 ou j etais au secours en montagne! L avantage de la perche Barnaud sa facilité a rentrer dans l helico

  • @susanbilodeau7793
    @susanbilodeau77932 жыл бұрын

    MORE RESCUES PLEASE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!!!!!!

  • @normferguson2769
    @normferguson27692 жыл бұрын

    The doctor is lowered into a known rockfall area with no helmet!

  • @mikeday62
    @mikeday627 жыл бұрын

    What if Arby's has a roast beef sale.....from Mt. Blanc how far must one drive to restaurant district?

  • @rickcostea1936
    @rickcostea193610 жыл бұрын

    Just wondering why they are not wearing head gear.

  • @littlebritton1

    @littlebritton1

    9 жыл бұрын

    It's the Envers, an area that it usually pretty safe from rockfall as it faces east so doesn't get frosted like N facing cliffs. This program was filmed at least 15 years ago, things have changed a lot since then and helmets are probably mandatory gear now. Sadly, Dr Jerome was killed in an avalanche in Norway whilst guiding in 2012. The Chamonix hospital no longer takes trauma emergencies, these are now taken down to Sallanches. It is little more than a minor injuries unit these days. The Alouettes have now been replaced with more powerful EC145. Many things have changed in 15 years.

  • @scottgoddard3497

    @scottgoddard3497

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because there morons. Get called to a rescue for people hit by rock fall and dont worry about helmets...all the rocks have fallen already.

  • @rogerivy2919
    @rogerivy29193 жыл бұрын

    9:55 the injured man rotating madly, is there not a way to secure him ? i find this weird, he's already in and out of consciousness maybe the wiggle will help him or maybe its gona make him more dizzy i dont know.

  • @aldoud1
    @aldoud19 жыл бұрын

    yahoooo

  • @mirilella
    @mirilella9 жыл бұрын

    Considerare il MONTE BIANCO situato nel cuore delle Alpi francesi denota scarsa familiarita con la geografia visto che questo e' situato sul confine con l'Italia e quindi la sua cima e' meta in Francia e meta in Italia,a meno che non si voglia intendere che il cuore della Francia e' molto vicino all'Italia

  • @RollingPeople97
    @RollingPeople978 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to Chamonix in two months. Is the Mountain Rescue still free of charge in Summer? Or do you require Alpine insurance?

  • @jimfinn4824

    @jimfinn4824

    8 жыл бұрын

    It's definitely not free of charge. Without insurance you will pay upwards of 10k Euro for a rescue. I highly recommend rescue insurance. Good luck and have a blast in Cham.

  • @travellingshoes5241

    @travellingshoes5241

    8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that. From what i've researched, the actual mountain rescue is free but any medical care administered is charged. I'll be taking out alpine insurance for sure.

  • @jimfinn4824

    @jimfinn4824

    8 жыл бұрын

    Good luck, mate, I'm very jealous.

  • @travellingshoes5241

    @travellingshoes5241

    8 жыл бұрын

    Jim Finn Cheers. Can't wait.

  • @lenoir2851

    @lenoir2851

    8 жыл бұрын

    Actually its not free since 2002. With more than 40 000 rescue par year , its huge cost for the government. But the fee is not very high going from 50 euros to 342 euros, depending the distance and the way you are rescued. By helicopter that's much more expensive with a 30 euros fee per minute. But our insurance cover something like 75% of it. However for foreigners I'm not sure. Better you check with your personal insurance. Enjoy your trip and be safe !

  • @rotorcraftsimulation
    @rotorcraftsimulation2 жыл бұрын

    13:09 is he really holding the cyclic like that?

  • @vananderman6429
    @vananderman64298 жыл бұрын

    At 3.03 the image of Grandes Jorasses is mirrored! Tsss...

  • @patstokes3615
    @patstokes36154 жыл бұрын

    at 19:23 she said "they have knew idea where the father and the son are" that is quite a stupid statement, of course they knew, why would you leave a birds eye view of the mountain and go to ground instead.

  • @mariahsmith5751
    @mariahsmith57513 жыл бұрын

    the rescuer wheres crampons and helmet but not the doctor????????????/

  • @Sergecalifornia
    @Sergecalifornia4 жыл бұрын

    Hey seems to me that is mostly British climber that needs to be rescued.

  • @ip2862

    @ip2862

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's difficult to see how one would get that impression on the evidence of this particular film; 1 Brit, 2 French [or possibly French-speaking Swiss], 2 Germans - all Europeans, ie from the continent in which the mountain is located. I suspect that the majority of rescues on North American mountains involve North American people.

  • @nomade1697

    @nomade1697

    3 жыл бұрын

    Serge, people from all over the world get rescued in Chamonox, sadly for all of them, not just UK

  • @nigellbutlerrr2638
    @nigellbutlerrr26389 жыл бұрын

    you can not fall into a crevasse when roped and secured as a team properly people are not roping up .......

  • @Mumuke87

    @Mumuke87

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Natts Bab of course you can.

  • @Shadowofthesoldier

    @Shadowofthesoldier

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Natts Bab They are mostly skiing, not trecking. It is as people free-ride down to the valley that fall into crevaces...

  • @totalyruben
    @totalyruben8 жыл бұрын

    western europe's highest mountain?? really?? not entirely sure thats correct like but never mind...

  • @tgm9991

    @tgm9991

    8 жыл бұрын

    I think it's the second highest peak in europe and the highest is Mount Elbrus in eastern europe so yeah I think that's right.

  • @nisboilechristensen3094

    @nisboilechristensen3094

    8 жыл бұрын

    Correct Tim.

  • @gonzalojuancogonzalez8708

    @gonzalojuancogonzalez8708

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it is the highest in western Europe but not the second highest in Europe, there are more higher peaks in the Caucasus than just Elbrus.

  • @tgm9991

    @tgm9991

    5 жыл бұрын

    @x y The western part of Russia is in the continent of Europe.

  • @anthonysears871
    @anthonysears8716 ай бұрын

    Ok. No female narrators. Their voices hurt my ears!

  • @wojciechgrodnicki6302
    @wojciechgrodnicki63022 жыл бұрын

    When a piece of the mountain decides to climb you.

  • @borbslivehere
    @borbslivehere10 жыл бұрын

    People seeking thrills, getting themselves into danger. :S

  • @borbslivehere

    @borbslivehere

    10 жыл бұрын

    Eww the bone just moved! ಠ_ರೃ

  • @melodyveylupek762
    @melodyveylupek7625 жыл бұрын

    I am from So. California. I think the climbers are indeed stupid for taking the high risk to the top of the dangerous mountains and putting the rescuers to risk!!! Should ban the climbers from going up there. Mountains are dangerous to the humans, period! SMH, ridiculous!

  • @geckolia3823

    @geckolia3823

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mountain rescue started for comrades and still is unpaid voluntary in Bavaria, perhaps also elsewhere. The ppl helping are excellent Alpinists who grew up in the mountains themselves. Accidents happen. Troublesome are idiotic tourists going up on mountains in flip flops and normal trainers. Those, if rescued, have to pay it themselves. But there is nothing wrong with going into mountains just how Californians go to the beach, surf or what not. Only many ppl overestimate their skills or don't respect the mountains and that is hardly those who like me went into the mountains every other weekend since I was a small kid. I learned how to walk, what to prepare, what to look out for and where I can get help. There is discussions such courses should be offered to tourists. The ppl in this docu were all experienced and did not make grave mistakes and I'm sure will continue to love and respect mountains.

  • @semperparatus678
    @semperparatus6784 жыл бұрын

    Drama Queens

  • @eisgeist300
    @eisgeist3009 жыл бұрын

    Awesome series, HORRIBLY annoying British commentary. Ah well, good way to kill a few hours.

  • @scottgoddard3497
    @scottgoddard34974 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't believe what I was watching. The doctor is there in his casual street gear...No Helmet???? Wtf... made a fool of himself and the team he works for....embarrassing.

  • @devo1d
    @devo1d7 жыл бұрын

    Dude, there's better ways than slapping. Come on

  • @scalpscalp2621

    @scalpscalp2621

    Жыл бұрын

    Anglos are so precious

  • @kaloufrag6755
    @kaloufrag67556 жыл бұрын

    Very selfish climbers.

  • @HPPalmtopTube
    @HPPalmtopTube7 жыл бұрын

    All these people, machines, resources, time etc... spent so a few snobs can practise their hobby... pffff... hope they get sent a big fat bill...

  • @truthseeker7192

    @truthseeker7192

    7 жыл бұрын

    This is not the US, you don't have to go bankrupt because of an accident ore a disease.

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