Skier Mickey Wilson, 28, was at the right place at the right time when he scaled a Colorado chairlift to rescue a man who was hanging from the lift with a backpack around his neck.
Wilson, a part-time ski instructor and a professional slackliner, was at Arapahoe Basin Wednesday when he saw the man dangling about 10 feet off the ground. Just out of reach for those on the ground to make a rescue, and with ski patrol en route, Wilson put his focus and balance to good use.
Once he climbed one of the towers to reach the top of the lift line, he maneuvered across the cord to reach the chair. Ski patrol tossed him a knife from down below so he could cut the pack off the man.
His movie-like heroics were captured on camera.
He also posted this on his Instagram page.
The man he recused reportedly will be okay. He’s recovering at a Denver area hospital.
H/T: The Denver Post