Montag, 18. Januar 2016
160118 Grauen Stein
neill, 22:58h
Last night our repeater on the Grauen Stein suddenly lost all power and went off line. It was dark and snowing and the weather forecast said temperatures down to -20°C.
This morning was stunning blue sky over a snow covered landscape and -17°C. we ordered a helicopter.
The helicopter flew us up to the top of the mountain. The mast is on the summit so the pilot balanced on one skid while we threw our stuff out and jumped out in to the whiteout he was creating.
Two hours of freezing temperatures but stunning views had everything fixed and working.
Being picked up off the side of the mountain was "exciting" but thanks to a great pilot we all survived.
Some days I think I have the life that others dream of :-)
More pictures at https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNocPI3hxTwPpActiRfIJ9SC8a1oK6FpSKXH4kvtWkhtf2lNJK4dCYL3n1yeh21NA?key=LWdCVkVaanI0SlNYVkxhaUZ3dnQ1azJvekxhS2tn
and a video my colleague made at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrFnB3nteqA
This morning was stunning blue sky over a snow covered landscape and -17°C. we ordered a helicopter.
The helicopter flew us up to the top of the mountain. The mast is on the summit so the pilot balanced on one skid while we threw our stuff out and jumped out in to the whiteout he was creating.
Two hours of freezing temperatures but stunning views had everything fixed and working.
Being picked up off the side of the mountain was "exciting" but thanks to a great pilot we all survived.
Some days I think I have the life that others dream of :-)
More pictures at https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNocPI3hxTwPpActiRfIJ9SC8a1oK6FpSKXH4kvtWkhtf2lNJK4dCYL3n1yeh21NA?key=LWdCVkVaanI0SlNYVkxhaUZ3dnQ1azJvekxhS2tn
and a video my colleague made at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrFnB3nteqA
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