The Knox Mine Disaster
Added 2022-06-07 10:15:00 +0000 UTCIn this video, I mention Amedeo Pancotti, who saved numerous lives by climbing up an abandoned air shaft and calling rescuers over to where his fellow miners were trapped.
Of course, climbing up an air shaft is never an easy feat... but I found this detailed account of exactly what Pancotti had to do to escape on the Carnegie Medal website, and just had to share it:
"Moving only one hand or one foot at a time, Pancotti cautiously climbed upward, pressing his body tightly against the wall and securing purchase on small projections. Occasionally he had to remove ice or loose dirt from the projections in order to obtain purchase. Ten feet below the surface he found no further projection within reach. Pancotti then took hold of a sapling, which was an inch in diameter and protruded 10 inches from an ice-filled crack in the wall. He put as little weight as possible on the sapling, which did not give way, and moved upward to another projection..."
The full account is right here; it's an incredibly tense read to say the least. Safe to say, Pancotti definitely earned that medal!
Comments
That's a brave man - I'm constantly astounded by the time and effort and skill people will put into unpicking these mysteries... up to and including jumping out of a plane!
Fascinating Horror
2022-06-12 09:31:34 +0000 UTCAnd Blancolirio has an interview with Dan Gryder, but there's plenty of controversary with the guy. So you can decide how good the information is. But I give him credit that he actually tried the jump with the same amount of weight of the money.
Sandra OShields
2022-06-11 02:18:57 +0000 UTCMentour Pilot and 74 Gear have both done very good videos on it. They're both commercial airline pilots, so they have a great understanding of the plane and how it was done.
Sandra OShields
2022-06-11 02:14:55 +0000 UTC
