Honorable Mention TIFA 2023 Editorial / Photo Essay

The Challenge to Rescue - Dolomites

  • Photographer
    Matteo Busetto
  • Technical Info
    24.3mp Aps-c Cropped Sensor, 23mm Fixed Lens, F/2 - F/16, Shutter Speed 1sec. - 1/500, Iso 200-1000
  • Photo Date
    September 2021 - September 2022

Rescue operations in the Dolomites, Italian Alps 1-Rescue helicopter crossing a typical geological formation 2-Training session with a Mountain Rescue team 3-Trying to spot a missing hiker 4-Winch retrieval of an injured climber immobilized on a hoistable stretcher 5-Doctor and nurse are winched through vegetation onto a rock wall 6-An hiker with a broken arm is winch to safety aboard 7-Winch retrieval of an injured skier 8-Protecting patient's face from the snow blown by the helicopter 9-It's late evening when helicopter returns to base:daily maintenance begins instantly 10-Overnight transfer

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