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Physical Training For Mountain Hunts & Backpacking
A MUST have for me on any hunt, and is always with me.
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<blockquote data-quote="littlebighorn" data-source="post: 2245265" data-attributes="member: 112108"><p>Six years ago I was hiking a local mountain preparing for my first Stone sheep hunt. Fortunately I had my son hiking with me. We were 2000 feet up the mountain when I suddenly had all the symptoms of a heart attack. Luckily we were within cell coverage and my son call 911.</p><p>The paramedics were only minutes away from our vehicle but too far down the mountain to help, given my symptoms so they called the Life Flight Helicopter. Within 15 minutes a paramedic was below me and hiked to me carrying a defibrillator. After only seconds of asking me questions I went unconscious and into full cardiac arrest. I was literally gone. My son performed CPR while the paramedic readied the machine. After shocking me multiple times he finally started my heart beat again. When I came to I had IV's and a respirator attached. I was also surrounded by paramedics who had hiked up the mountain. A hoist helicopter was in the area and lifted me to another, which transported me to a hospital 20 miles away. They took me straight in and put two stents in my two fully blocked arteries. Miraculously I survived with no heart damage and was eventually able to still go on the Stone sheep hunt.</p><p>Every day since has been a gift from God because I should not have survived, had it not been for the angels on that mountain, including my son and rescue workers helped me continue to enjoy many additional years. </p><p>Life is not guaranteed for any of us, regardless of our "fitness". I didn't have baby aspirin (wish I would have) but I did have my son and a cell phone and the sense to use it. At 72 I'm training to accompany my son on his Wyoming Bighorn sheep hunt, but you can be assured I will take all the precautions I can to keep on truckin.</p><p>Be safe out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="littlebighorn, post: 2245265, member: 112108"] Six years ago I was hiking a local mountain preparing for my first Stone sheep hunt. Fortunately I had my son hiking with me. We were 2000 feet up the mountain when I suddenly had all the symptoms of a heart attack. Luckily we were within cell coverage and my son call 911. The paramedics were only minutes away from our vehicle but too far down the mountain to help, given my symptoms so they called the Life Flight Helicopter. Within 15 minutes a paramedic was below me and hiked to me carrying a defibrillator. After only seconds of asking me questions I went unconscious and into full cardiac arrest. I was literally gone. My son performed CPR while the paramedic readied the machine. After shocking me multiple times he finally started my heart beat again. When I came to I had IV's and a respirator attached. I was also surrounded by paramedics who had hiked up the mountain. A hoist helicopter was in the area and lifted me to another, which transported me to a hospital 20 miles away. They took me straight in and put two stents in my two fully blocked arteries. Miraculously I survived with no heart damage and was eventually able to still go on the Stone sheep hunt. Every day since has been a gift from God because I should not have survived, had it not been for the angels on that mountain, including my son and rescue workers helped me continue to enjoy many additional years. Life is not guaranteed for any of us, regardless of our "fitness". I didn't have baby aspirin (wish I would have) but I did have my son and a cell phone and the sense to use it. At 72 I'm training to accompany my son on his Wyoming Bighorn sheep hunt, but you can be assured I will take all the precautions I can to keep on truckin. Be safe out there. [/QUOTE]
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