These pilots are amazing.
They carry huge loads in old planes, fly close to the mountains to get close to the drop zone, suffer bad visibility, unknown winds and downdrafts...
Those pilots have more cojones than I have. While climbing I have had huge Ice/snow avalanches come within 10 yards to the side of me. I have been climbing over 19,000 ft with -15F and about 100 mph wind that lasted about a day. While climbing the Eiger I had a rock that fell from far-far above me that clipped the fabric on the shoulder of my parka. I still climb, but you could not get me on one of those planes or helicopters fighting fires!
Even more tragedy tonight. Two more killed in Ordway.
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