Tour Hikes
Today on the news, "Turists from Moscow abandoned their injured comrade in the mountains of Krasnoyar Krai because they were afraid to be late for flights. According to MES, during the period to the mountains in nature The " Jergaki " park of the Krasnoyar province, a man damaged his legs and was unable to continue his movement. Four of his comrades decided to leave him because they were afraid to be late for a flight that had already acquired tickets. They didn't report what happened to the rescue. MHS specialists found out about what happened to the mother of the abandoned tourist only 24 hours later. The saviors arrived, provided first aid to the man and delivered to the tourbase. Savings are shocked by this incident."
And that happened in full compliance with the gay values. Our hordes, Russians, and in some years Soviet, have always been struck by this rule of Western colleagues: each for himself. If anyone's injured, it's their fault. Let him save himself.
We have a very different approach. The group of tourists or alpineists is seen as a team, a whole, not just a set of individuals. Moreover, all our hordes, spelologists, and other tourists, have undergone special training, which included search and rescue. Before we go to the mountains, we were bound to take the ICC exams (the marshrut qualification commission). Prenatal knowledge and skills were both mandatory and necessary.
The marshruts were different, including the highest category of complexity, and there were injuries. But to leave a comrade in trouble, it never came to our head.