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The Sinaia mountain rescue teams have at their disposal two snowmobiles with the help of which they intervene in cases of emergency, serious injuries on the slopes or tourists in need on one of the open mountain trails.
Since the opening of the Cota 2000 slopes in Sinaia, snowmobiles have been transformed into taxis that respond to orders from those who refuse to be on the platform of the gondolas at 4.30pm, when the last transport is scheduled.
“We cannot leave them there on the mountain. They have no place to sleep during the night. There were cases in which they asked us to recover a family with two children from Cota 2000. They told us that they also wanted to go back up the hill and lost the last one. gondola. Every day we have these kinds of requests. Yes, sometimes we operate by taxi. Some just do not want to get off on time, although there are audio announcements that warn how much is until the end of the cable installation program, “said Nae Cojanu , leader of the Sinaia mountain rescuers.
Precisely due to the irresponsible behavior of some of the tourists who come to the slope, the Sinaia City Council decided to fine those who wait for the “personal taxi” to be lowered to the base of the mountain with considerable sums. The value of the fine is not less than 2,500 lei (1,200 lei if the fine is paid within 15 days).
Rescuers on snowmobiles to reach the slope faster PHOTO Facebook / Nae Cojanu
“Since this announcement was made, these requests have calmed down a bit,” Nae Cojanu said.
He explained that the snowmobile has a carrying capacity of two people, and to descend a group of skiers from Cota 2000 to Cota 1400 or less, more runs are needed. That means a lot of money spent on fuel in the first place, and blocking snowmobiles for a while that could intervene in real emergencies.
PHOTO Salvamont Sinaia
Every day on the slopes of Sinaia, mountain rescuers were asked to provide first aid to dozens of people who were seriously injured or lost due to the fog.
On Wednesday, December 23, the Sinaia mountain rescue teams were summoned to intervene for:
– Person suspected of fracture of the tibia and fibula on the Valea Dorului slope;
– person found with an altered general state, with abdominal pain and cramps;
– person lost and blocked on the outskirts of Valea Soarelui Slope;
– person found with grade II sprain, right upper limb – Summer Road;
– person found with a cut wound that required sutures on the slope of the tent;
– person found with a clavicle fracture on the Valea Soarelui slope;
– Person found with gastroesophageal reflux, vomiting and nausea – Quota 1400.
In addition to these interventions, as mentioned above, dozens of other requests to reduce the rest of skiers to the 2000 quota.
“There are days when we go up the mountain at 8 in the morning and go down late in the afternoon, if we do not have a difficult intervention on the route that can last until two or three in the morning, as has happened before” Nae said. Cojanu.
Cable installation hours in Sinaia begin at 8 a.m., and the last flight is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. On busy days, the schedule may change an additional half hour.
The high-altitude slopes of Sinaia do not have night.
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