I woke up around 6 am and took down my base-camp from the previous 2 days of climbing. I was climbing down an are where it was extremely treacherous with frozen waterfalls and ice everywhere. I had to put my mountaineering crampons on to navigate the ice, I took a step and the ice broke underneath me and I fell 20 ft. I landed hard on my left side, I knew when i landed i couldn’t walk or move. So I set off my beacon and within 10 minutes i was contacted by beacon headquarters and explained what happened and they dispatched Kent Harrison Search and rescue of Agassiz British Columbia. I was able to keep in contact with a Zoleo messenger system i carry along with my beacon to give terrain and trail conditions for SAR to rescue me. It was about 2 hours and SAR was with me taking me down on a stretcher to the ambulance. 

I was in so much pain i was just grateful for SAR to rescue me. After about 7 hours in the hospital only to find i didn’t break any bones but badly bruised my whole left side. I’ve been doing back country expeditions for over 20 years and I’m always prepared with a beacon, sat phone and a messaging system. I’ve never had to use them before for help, but when i needed it it was there and it was amazing how quick the response time really was.