Hanging By A Thread: My Toughest Missions As A Helicopter Rescue Doctor

Buckle up tight for an adrenaline-charged ride with doctor Emmanuel Cauchy on his most memorable missions with the world's busiest helicopter rescue service. Radioed in at a moment's notice, he and his team brave all conditions to reach survivors and victims, their helicopter frequently battered by winds as the pilot fights to keep control. Then the drop begins. And the fear kicks in. It's non-stop mission after mission in this memoir, from the near-death experience of plummeting into a bergschrund with a rescue victim, to rescuing Jamie Andrew trapped for five days on one of the most difficult ice faces in the Alps, and a climber who survived a fall akin to those in James Bond films. Cauchy vividly conveys the thrill of being whirled over vast jagged ice and rock, the silence when the rotor blades disappear, and the profound sense of life's fragility amidst perilous rescues.