Irish, who survived the same fall as Juliana Marins, recalls terror: “It could die”

This week, the world crashed into the sad death of Juliana MarinsThe Brazilian who was found dead four days after a fall in the Rinjani volcano, in Indonesia. In October last year, the Irish Paul Farrell, 32, made the same wake of the publicist and had a similar accident, but managed to survive. He recalled the moments of terror and the difficulty of survival by making an interview with the BBC News Brazil.

The boy was traveling on the path to the summit when he slipped and fell 200 meters. According to him, the beginning of the path is silent, but the environmental conditions begin to worsen while the climbers approach the top: “The floor is different, the type that seems to take a step forward and two backwards. Because we are in a volcano, the ground is sandy and you can sink the feet.”

Falling

Paolo He fell during the descent of the summit. At a certain point, he was annoyed by the small boulders that entered his shoe. It was then that he sat and the tragedy took place: “The situation was uncomfortable, so I decided to remove the sneakers to clean them. To do it, I took the gloves I wore in my hand, just to facilitate this job”, remember. Then a burst of wind made the gloves explode and the Irish tried to save them: “At this moment, I knelt down. And the floor in which I took a step I simply collapsed.”

He fell into the bluff and was terrified of the speed of the movement: “The speed with which I let it fall alone has increased, the adrenaline was a thousand. I quickly concluded that it could die at any time.”

In mode of survival, the Irish tried to look for a place to support and prevent his body from following: “I tried to put my nails, my hands, to anything, just to slow down. Until I glimpsed a large rock, almost a rock, and I tried to deviate in that direction.”

“I cleaned myself against the stone, but fortunately I managed to curb the descent”He said, that he managed to climb the rock and prevent a worsening of the tragedy. “Even so, I wasn’t safe. In that place, you can slip at any time.”

Rescue

Make He made the path next to a group, but at that moment he had only a French woman in his visual field. He witnessed the fall and called the rescue: “I screamed with all the strength of my lungs so that he found the rest of the team and looking for help. So he returned to the base camp and warned people.”

According to him, they were a total of five or six hours of waiting. “It was obviously very frightening. I prayed to God to go out to life, or with only a few broken bones”, remembered. “To be honest, I would agree to break an arm, a leg or all my bones to leave that situation. If I needed to take a pact with God or the devil to get out of life, I would do it.”

The Irish said that the rescuers were saving another body of an accident when they went to get it. “He was very grateful and full of energy”, he said. “I love adrenaline and extreme sports, but that was a situation very close to the limit”.

Security and Juliana Marins

Paul Farell He complained about the death of the young Brazilian and sent condolences to the family: “Firstly, I would like to regret Juliana’s death and provide my solidarity with her family right now.”

For him, it is necessary to strengthen the safety of the path to avoid accidents: “Speaking of improvements, we must consider Indonesia as a poor country with less resources. But of course you should invest more money to increase safety there.” And suggested: “Or make sure that each group has at least two guides so that one of them remains in the back and can offer some kind of support to people who feel discomfort and are left behind, since it seems to have been the case of Juliana.”

Change of life and passion for climbing

Despite the great fear, Paolo I have not given up the climbing mountains all over the world. “I would be more cautious for a second time, but climbing the mountains is something I want to do for the rest of my life, even when I am able to do it”he said.“It is very rare for people surviving accidents like this, unfortunately. But when you see you live after crossing it, it starts to think about what is really important.”

The Irish quotes that his life prospect has changed after surviving the accident: “My connection with God is much better. Now I try to live life in a more aligned way with the values ​​that are really central to me.”

Source: Terra