I don’t know what he’s saying, but the “oh shit” tone is a universal language

Don't worry, he's the protagonist, he won't die.

My grandfather was a mountaineering, climbing and ski-tourguide in the alps for decades. in the mid 60s somewhere in the mont blanc area he fell (or rather slipped) down a crevasse about 30 meters (about 100 feet) deep, but virtually unharmed except for some bruises and an overstreched tendon. He found himself in an actual fucking ice cave and his first thought was "damn I need to explore this place" but his flashlight stopped working after about 5 minutes. So he decided to smoke a cigarette and wait for his partners to drop down a rope. They did that and started pulling him out. After about 10 meters, the damn rope broke! So he was back in the hole, this time with a fractured knee. Two of his partners went to get help, and an other guy dropped down some clothes and a blanket so he wont freeze. All in all he was down there for about 4-5 hours before a team of about 20 people managed to get him out. Luckily it happened in the morning so they had plenty of daylight. About 2 hours after they left, carrying him on an emergency sled, a massive avalanche went down exactly where it all happened. He still loves to tell this story to this day (he's almost 90 yrs old now). This ordeal never stopped him. He always thought of it as a fascinating experience and I admire him for that

Grew up in the alps, this is quite interesting to watch because they are clearly very experienced skiers. He saw the crevise running through the snow and stopped to inspect it at 2:02, what pushed him in was the pressure from the snow on top. This is a common issue with deep snow skiing, however his friend also majorly fucked him over by pushing so much loose snow on him in 2:15. This is why generally speaking you are trained to not attempt and stop on top of another person. The weight of the loose snow in conditions like these can push the person below away and in a situation like this, that can be fatal.

This what happens when that damn ice age squirrel pulls the nuts

It's terrifying the crevice goes deeper past where he fell

You know how skilled that pilot is to land that swinging hook directly back in his hand like a magnet? I could only imagine how much they’ve practice.

Those rescuers are amazing. Its so impressive to see the work that they do. The guy is literally standing out of the helicopter staring out as if its nothing. Gave me chills

He basically said that he couldnt remove his ski and he was afraid to fall even further or that the snow above him would fall. But most of the time he was saying that his knee was hurt.

Good thing is I'm too poor to afford such activities.

Some lessons to be learned here. 1: That wasn’t just a crevasse, that was a bergschrund. A bergschrund is the top of a glacier where it breaks away from the mountain. You can tell by how the crack traverses the entire slope. That means they were skiing down onto a glacier which means after passing that crack, you would be susceptible to passing more crevasses possibly hidden by snow bridges. Very dangerous. 2: never ski and stop above another skier in high angle backcountry terrain. You could fall and take out the skier below you or trigger and avalanche on top of them. 3: if you know you are traveling on a glacier, always be wearing a harness and have at least 1 ice screw with you. First thing you need to do if you fall into a crevasse is to place the ice screw and clip in so that you don’t fall deeper into the crevasse. 4: this is obviously in Europe which has the largest and most well-established alpine rescue network in the world. They get many calls on the daily to save people in mountainous terrain. So if you are ever in the mountains in Europe and you see a rescue helicopter hovering near you, they are looking for people who called in for an emergency and they are checking on you. There are 2 hand motions you need to know. If you did not call for help, extend your arms in a diagonal direction(one arm angled up and other arm angled down) this lets the rescue team know that you are okay and they can continue their search for whoever did call. This saves precious time that could be the difference between life and death for whoever calls. If you are the one who called, hold you arms up in a “V” or “Y” like the skier did in this video. This lets the rescue team know that you are the ones who called and need help.

The scariest part here is that it's actually dangerous to try and climb yourself out because it's likely you'll end up covering yourself with snow as you dig yourself out.

My first knee-jerk thought was, “Dude, wipe off the lens!” Immediately followed by, “Never mind, I can see you are busy with other things.”

It's french, he mostly say "Tell the other to be careful", "Help me" and "my knee hurts"

The fact that you might continue falling without knowing the end is nightmare fuel

What baffles me is that this group didn't seem to be prepared for a crevasse rescue. I can't stress enough how important it is to get some training and carry some gear, even if it's just the most basic pieces. (They climbed up there so they had what would be have been required)

i just watched a whole action packed french movie in less than 11 minutes

The scariest part is sitting through 3 minutes and 42 seconds, wondering when "it" was going to happen.

Boss-level buddy you have there, hanging on the edge that could of collapsed and calmly working the problem! You both kept your cool and have a killer story to tell and some awesome video! Heroic!

mountain rescuers are such badasses but fr, why does anyone need this much excitement in their lives?

Everybody gangsta until theres a bunch of skeletons at the bottom

My mans fell into a crevasse, broke his knee, went in a helicopter, AND STILL MANAGED TO STAY CALM. Respect.

This is horrifying but you all handled it so well. I’m so sorry this happened to you and I hope your knee is okay. But this is also quite possibly the coolest video I’ve ever seen and it is cooler than any video game I’ve ever played.

My uncle was a pilot in the 4-corners area with these rescue helicopters. It's insane how skilled you have to be- they lost like 2/3 pilots during his career (retired now, btw) Sudden storms, winds, etc. He also took avalanche classes with his son. This man in the video is incredibly lucky. My uncle loved backcountry, and occasionally got free lifts from other helicopter pilots when they had a free space on the pay-per-seat charters. (Back before insurance wouldn't let you do that- give rides to dangerous places for your friends for free)

Good thing he wasn’t the last skier! “Where’d Doug go?” “Idk, I’m sure he’ll catch up”

"I fucked up my knee" "At least you're not buried in the snow" "Touche"

Sacrée video. Nous ne skions pas, nous faisons de la rando neige (sommets, pics), nous avons toujours nos piolets avec nous. En ski on nous a toujours dit la même, un piolet en cas d’urgence, des mousquetons et de quoi sangler pour porter un blessé au cas où et de quoi localiser pour les skieurs en cas d’avalanche (une mini pelle). Tout peut arriver très vite en neige 😔 tout va bien qui finit bien 🙏🏻 un grand merci aux sauveteurs, ils font toujours du bon boulot extraordinaire pour les avoir vu intervenir

Nobody is talking about the aim of that helicopter pilot once he was coming back to pick em up with the harness? The rescuer didn’t even have to move to catch the rope. Nice.

just for everybody wondering what he said, I'm french so here's the translation -Be careful we're close to the end -Oh shit there's an avalanche (falls down crevasse and starts shouting) -Help me! I think my knees are broken! Oh shit, I'm sinking in deeper! Fucking hell! Come and pull me out! -Hang on! -My knees are really hurting and, I can't see much because of the snow on my face, warn the others quickly, just don't step where I did -This is gonna be hard, I'm not balanced properly, it's very dangerous -You have to go and warn the others -Take your boots off -I can't its too risky -You making any progress? -No -Then I'm gonna pass you my ice pick, try and take your boots off -No I can't, I'll go in even deeper, you need to call for help, I'm gonna try and move up (removes boot) here take my boot, my knees are really painful -Good job, try and grab the rope -I can't my knee hurts, I'm gonna try and remove the other boot -Grab the rope -Ok It's done -Good job Hope this translation helped you

my 2 thoughts this entire video “pretty snow” “yeah, no, fuck that”

This is terrifying. Truly a nightmare scenario where you have virtually no control over the outcome and you’re completely at the mercy of the chance and the elements. Impressive composure as well, glad you’re ok.

I'm not a weak man but every time I see a rescue by the PGHM I get emotional, they are such fantastic EXPERTS, they train so much and are at the leading edge of their field...Chapeau! et Bien Merci! Glad it all worked out for the positive finalle

This was legit scary to watch.

“The day I almost fucking died”

I'm happy that you came out safe in that situation and the rescue was excellent! But as someone living in the mountains or someone that knows the conditions you can already see at 0:06 that there are crevasses and that you brought yourself in severe danger just by walking there. Still glad that everyone was safe in the end and rescued!

Those search and rescue teams are incredible 🙌🏼

the immediate “*merde*” is so fucking funny i’m sorry

All jokes aside, that could’ve gone terribly wrong and he would fall into the bottom and oof

I was holding my breath the whole time! My heart was pounding! Thank God for friends!

Now that’s put me off skiing! ……..incredible footage…….I hope you made a full recovery 👍🏻❄️

How to survive: Step one: Be a camera man

“I’m in the crevasse.” “He’s in the crevasse.” “Shit, he’s in the crevasse?”

Great beginner board. The kids loved it. Sturdy, great strong material, and the kids could maneuver easily. My kids are 7 and 5.

I would definitely have the same anxiety of falling further into the crevesse. Glad you made it out!

The fact that we have the ability to fly in with a helicopter and carry an injured person away is incredible. Imagine an ancient human seeing this happen.

Moral of the story: if you're going to do something dumb, do it with a friend

I tore just 1 ligament in knee (pcl) & it was awful i don't know how many you tore but i can't imagine getting on top of that pain. Glad you survived always do this with a friend. Thanks for your friend who saved your life 👏

I'm glad you guys are alright! Good video scary man!

This is how my grandparents got to school back in their day

Guy who helped you MVP. Not a SINGLE piece of equipment dropped throughout all of that, perfectly calm the whole time, and then, cool as fuck while pulling you out: "At least you're not buried in the snow." Felt like a Call of Duty 4 cutscene.

C'est bien qu'une vidéo comme celle ci est une visibilité énorme, ça fait prendre conscience aux gens des dangers biens réels du ski en hors piste !

This is amazing. I cant believe you survived, but im glad!

Guy nearly dies category: entertainment

I barely understand French, but I heard “Merde” as soon as he fell in and was stuck😂

"warn the others" shows the true character of this man. Thinking about the safety of others in such a time is just wild.

Toi t'est un vrai warrior, force a toi ! ✊

imagine if his buddy was just like : I've always hated you Edouard. Goodbye.

i know you were in “intense fractured ligament pain” but you CANT tell me you didn’t enjoy and admire that view as the helicopter carried u away from the mountains

Huge respect for the guy who fell. The first thing that came to his mind is to tell the others to watch out 💯🔥

Absolutely terrifying to watch. Literally, new fear unlocked... and it doesn't even snow where I live.

Scary to believe that other people died like this either because their legs were too fucked up or someone wasn't there to help them, lucky this guy for surviving

Imagine: Being born, growing up, meeting friends, enjoying life, going on a ski trip, falling into crevasse, losing consciousness, waking up, you’re in a wagon You’re wearing shackles Some guy opposite you speaks *“Hey you, you’re finally awake”*

This was hard to watch my heart was racing the while time. Glad you made it out.

Amazing that he stayed calm. Also amazing that he was worried about getting his skis out of there instead of unclipping and getting the fuck out of there!

Imagine how terrifying this would be if no one else was there

And that my friends, is why you don’t ski the mountains alone.

I fell into a crevasse last winter and shattered my leg. Luckily it was only about 10 ft deep and I was able to climb out. I was alone and climbing out with a broken leg was the hardest thing I have ever done. I had a fiend with me but we got separated right before I fell in

Amennn !! God bless you all don't forget to read your word today and represent Christ in all you do , walk by faith and not by sight ! 🤍💗

I wonder what language they're speaking... "Merde" Ah, ok French.

This dude could’ve fallen deeper and died at any moment and he kept telling dude to make sure everybody else was safe, true friend right there

bro this guy is a beast. mad respect❤

This is epic life video. I guess i never go ski again if that happens to me like that.😂 i am so glad he is rescued!!

Huge respect to the search and rescue teams around the world. Risking their lives to save others in distress like this.

Moment of silence for all the ones that ended up in the same predicament while skiing alone.

That was pretty gut wrenching this should have more views, at least as many in dollars for that rescue mission.

“You must tell others to be careful”. Wowww even in his worst time he thought of others safety. Take a bow!!!

“Hello everyone, this is your Daily Dose of Internet.”

nobody is gonna talk about the arrival of the rescue guy? that was epic

Your friend must have been so scared yet he was so brave and helped you through it in❤ glad you’re ok❤

Wow! That guy is lucky to be alive. 😳I was stunned after seeing the large crevasses when the chopper pulled the injured man up off the mountain. I recon if these guys only had a drone to scout the side of the mountain first before skiing down it could have prevented this accident, which could have been much worse for all the skiers. I was also surprised that none of these guys had ropes on their person while skiing down such a dangerous mountain. At times, it required ice climbing in certain areas.

Most important lesson here: Never go adventuring alone. If his buddy wasn’t there who knows what would happen

This dude playin steep in real life.

A few lessons to be learned from this video thanks for posting. Great idea for both people to have rope and not to ski right above your partner... especially with a terrain trap below.

The pilot and the rescue guys - absolute badass professionals.

All i got from that was “putain merde” and i have been learning french for three years

The crevice: “I’ve waited my entire life for this”

That was the most scariest thing ive watched on here for a while! Thank God for the other guy and the rescue team!

This is terrifying, i’m so glad you guys were able to contact the rescue team

Most of UKposts “we almost died” and nothing happened or they are just pretending they did something dangerous This person: Actually happened, and he nearly died. Admitted his fault, explained his mistakes, showed the crazy videos and gave all of us lessons. But the most importantly, the world is fucking dangerous but beautiful

I feel like I just watched an entire movie lol this video had everything!

I wish all the best to you; i hope you recovered well.

Im impresed by this heli pilot skill. He is very good.

He didn’t even find a cool crystal that gave him super powers wtf.

Cameraman: “hey man there’s a crevasse be careful!” His friend: “lol avalanche oops”

A few points to consider here: 1) Unless you are certain of the snow conditions, don't have someone skiing above another person as they did. The risk of sending an avalanche or a considerable amount of sliding snow onto the person below is too high in most cases for terrain like this. 2) The friend appeared to approach the edge of the crevasse displaying not nearly enough caution. He should have instead placed a snow stake and secured himself to it, and waited for the others with the rope to arrive. 3) What the friend tried to do by holding the basket of the ski pole and lowering the handle down to him is certainly not the way to go about rescuing him. 4) You can clearly see at 2:12 that there is obvious disturbance in the snow, which is likely the presence of a crevasse, also given the larger openings off to the side. Much more caution should have been displayed at this point, even aside from the friend's lack of control on his skis at this moment. Overall, this could have been avoided with higher levels of vigilance, but it is good that in the end he was able to be rescued without more serious consequences.

My goodness, it was extremely dangerous to drive through the snowfield and stop in the middle, especially when you can see the cracks on the left and right side that indicate that the snowfield has recently shifted. When you see all of this, the only safe way down is along the edges of the snowfield, which, although it takes a lot longer, can save your life. Moving in a dangerous snowfield in the late afternoon without rope, avalanche protection and crampons is asking for trouble. He was incredibly lucky he fell through the snow and not into an ice crevasse.

I can’t imagine how nerve wracking it was for both people

There’s something so humbling and soul-quieting to observe masters in their craft. This heli-rescue team was so smooth, quick, laser-precise, and personable throughout the entire ordeal. It’s an incredible experience to watch excellence.

Imagine the panic and fear, thinking of all the life you'd be missing out on if you don't make it out. Suffocating alone in darkness. Then imagine being rescued, lifted into the heavens by a few guardian angels. And during your ascent, you see how naturally gorgeous earth and life really is. It's an instant example of the beauty in this world that was almost never experienced again. What a profound experience.

thanks for sharing, glad you made it out okay. what a beast, you got that dog in you