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kleinbl00 · 2487 days ago · link · · parent · post: The desperate attempt to save frostbitten climbers on one of the world’s highest peaks
Got a friend. Used to code. Lost all his money in '99 when the dotcom bubble popped. Went to Kauai. Learned to fly helicopters. Flew tours up and down the Na Pali coast. Got downsized in the recession. Flies rescue helicopters in Nepal now. It's interesting to me how when you see "risky job" you see "all the risk he can handle" as opposed to "maybe we shouldn't assume he wants to risk his life all the time." Gary Powers was a hell of a pilot. Did truly dangerous shit - like flying spy missions over the Soviet Union. Got shot down, in fact. Got out, lived his life, settled down to a nice boring job flying news choppers for KNBC.