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Cliff plunge mountain biker saved by mobile phone
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...ame_page.html:
Cliff plunge cyclist saved by mobile phoneMay 3 2007 A mountain biker who fell over a cliff was rescued after calling for help on his mobile phone. After an hour-long rescue operation he was airlifted to hospital from Hurlestone Point near Porlock Bay, north Somerset. Swansea Coastguard watch assistant Colin Hickon, who spoke to the man, said today: “He said he had decided to walk with his mountain bike along this track above where he fell. “He cannot remember what happened but seems to have slipped,” said Mr Hickson. “Luckily he had a mobile phone with a full battery. He was well off the beaten track and in quite a precarious position.” The cyclist fell 40ft down the cliff yesterday afternoon but his bike crashed another 300ft to the bottom. The coastguard said it took some time to find the man because he was off the track and did not know exactly where he was. Fire crews and lifeboats helped in the search for the cyclist, and local walkers pointed out the area where he had fallen. After a lifeboat crew spotted him he was airlifted to hospital following a joint operation by the coastguard, RAF Chivenor and Devon and Somerset fire and rescue service. A fire service spokesman said the man was suffering from shock and hypothermia as a result of the incident. -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande |
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Cliff plunge mountain biker saved by mobile phone
"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message ... http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...ame_page.html: Cliff plunge cyclist saved by mobile phoneMay 3 2007 http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...Sea rch&meta= Results 1 - 10 of about 494,000 for walker cliff fall rescue. http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...l+rescue&meta= Results 1 - 10 of about 140,000 for cyclist cliff fall rescue. |
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Cliff plunge mountain biker saved by mobile phone
On May 3, 8:57 pm, Mike Vandeman wrote:
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...adline=cliff-p... Cliff plunge cyclist saved by mobile phoneMay 3 2007 A mountain biker who fell over a cliff was rescued after calling for help on his mobile phone. After an hour-long rescue operation he was airlifted to hospital from Hurlestone Point near Porlock Bay, north Somerset. Swansea Coastguard watch assistant Colin Hickon, who spoke to the man, said today: "He said he had decided to walk with his mountain bike along this track above where he fell. "He cannot remember what happened but seems to have slipped," said Mr Hickson. "Luckily he had a mobile phone with a full battery. He was well off the beaten track and in quite a precarious position." He was also lucky that he could a connection. In the canyons and mountains you often can't. KW |
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Cliff plunge mountain biker saved by mobile phone
Mike Vandeman wrote:
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...ame_page.html: Cliff plunge cyclist saved by mobile phoneMay 3 2007 snip I wonder what your motivation is for posting these reports? As far as I'm concerned, the health benefits of mountain biking far outweight any risk of injury out on the trail (which aren't that great anyway). |
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Cliff plunge mountain biker saved by mobile phone -- He was walking ...
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Cliff plunge mountain biker saved by mobile phone
On Fri, 04 May 2007 11:10:37 +0100, JWL wrote:
Mike Vandeman wrote: http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...ame_page.html: Cliff plunge cyclist saved by mobile phoneMay 3 2007 snip I wonder what your motivation is for posting these reports? To save your worthless life. As far as I'm concerned, the health benefits of mountain biking far outweight any risk of injury out on the trail (which aren't that great anyway). There's no net "health benefit" to mountain biking (as opposed to other forms of aerobic exercise). In other words, you are REDUCING the net benefit by biking off-road. -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande |
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There's no net "health benefit" to mountain biking (as opposed to
other forms of aerobic exercise). In other words, you are REDUCING the net benefit by biking off-road. After 10 years of riding, I've got lower body weight (was 215 now 175), blood pressure, cholesterol, resting heartrate, and body body fat to dispute that claim. |
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Cliff plunge mountain biker saved by mobile phone
On Sat, 5 May 2007 01:11:44 -0500, "Scott G"
wrote: There's no net "health benefit" to mountain biking (as opposed to other forms of aerobic exercise). In other words, you are REDUCING the net benefit by biking off-road. After 10 years of riding, I've got lower body weight (was 215 now 175), blood pressure, cholesterol, resting heartrate, and body body fat to dispute that claim. You don't understand. You could have done the same thing with many other forms of aerobic exercise, which DON'T have the same environmental drawbacks. NONE of that is specifically due to mountain biking. There's nothing special about mountain biking that makes it a better way to get those benefits. Giving credit to mountain biking is a lie. -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande |
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there's nothing special about mountain biking that makes it a
better way to get those benefits. Giving credit to mountain biking is a lie. BS. It's fun. Therefore, I ride. Net health benefit. |
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Cliff plunge mountain biker saved by mobile phone
"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message ... On Sat, 5 May 2007 01:11:44 -0500, "Scott G" wrote: There's no net "health benefit" to mountain biking (as opposed to other forms of aerobic exercise). In other words, you are REDUCING the net benefit by biking off-road. After 10 years of riding, I've got lower body weight (was 215 now 175), blood pressure, cholesterol, resting heartrate, and body body fat to dispute that claim. You don't understand. You could have done the same thing with many other forms of aerobic exercise, which DON'T have the same environmental drawbacks. NONE of that is specifically due to mountain biking. There's nothing special about mountain biking that makes it a better way to get those benefits. Giving credit to mountain biking is a lie. Giving credit to a bike for shedding pounds is sorta like giving credit to you for saving habitat. You could save far more habitat by going after something that actually is harmful. -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande |
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