About this episode

James and George recount a dramatic rescue of a BASE Jumper in Thailand, emphasizing teamwork and first aid skills.

In this episode, James and George share a gripping rescue story from Thailand, highlighting the importance of teamwork, planning, and first aid skills in emergency situations. Discover how their climbing experience and quick thinking saved a BASE Jumper’s life in a challenging environment. This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This episode is sponsored by Rocky Talkie, the American Alpine Institute and onX Backcountry. → 10% off physician designed emergency kits at OZIO with code SHARPEND10 → 14% off all open enrollment Desert Mountain Medicine courses that start between now and November 1st with code SHARPEND14 → 60% off onX Backcountry Premium or Elite - SHARPEND60 → 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at RockyTalkie.com/SharpEnd → 15% online Responder Alliance trainings, including the Responder HUB - SHARPEND → 15% off SWOOP. garments - SHARPEND → 10% off any wilderness med course with Desert Mountain Medicine - SHARPEND → Use code SHARPEND to waive the activation fee on ZOLEO → Global Rescue Insurance: https://partner.globalrescue.com/thesharpendpodcast/index.html → 20% off American Alpine Club membership with code sharpend26

People in this episode

Guests: James, George

Topics covered

• BASE jumping
• rescue story
• teamwork
• first aid
• emergency situations
• climbing experience

Keywords

• BASE jumping
• rescue
• teamwork
• first aid
• Thailand
• climbing

Sponsors

Rocky Talkie, Desert Mountain Medicine, onX Backcountry, Responder Alliance, SWOOP., ZOLEO, Global Rescue Insurance, American Alpine Club

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ashley Saupe, Global Rescue Insurance

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