Pascal Sancho, high mountain guide, was a rescuer in the CRS units of the National Police for around thirty years. To date, he has carried out nearly 1,000 mountain interventions. “The vast majority of these are accidents linked to hiking, snowshoe hiking in the summer and, increasingly, ski hiking,” explains the specialist.
In his latest book “Doctors of the Summits” (Mareuil Editions), Pascal Sancho returns to the role of the mountain rescue doctor. There are around 150 professionals working mainly in the Alps or the Pyrenees.
Throughout the year, around nine out of ten or more rescues are carried out by helicopter: “This may come as a surprise. Imagine a sprain happening at 3,500 meters. When we are still, we cool down very quickly. »
The rest of his interview can be found in the video, placed at the top of this article.