Climber cuts off his hand

  1. Hank Carlson is a 30-year-old sports fanatic and mountain climber.
  2. While he was hiking through a canyon, a 500 kg rock came crashing down on him.
  3. It smashed his hand and trapped it against the canyon wall.
  4. Mike went climbing alone, so nobody had the slightest idea where he was.
  5. Hank knew he had to take drastic action to save himself.
  6. He decided he would have to amputate his hand to free himself from the rock.
  7. He made a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
  8. He cut through the skin and muscle with a multi-tool knife.
  9. The knife wouldn't cut through the bone, so he had to break them.
  10. After a six-day ordeal, a rescue helicopter finally found him.