Heh, fantastic. Glad to see everythign went well. Being on a Mountain Rescue team, we've got quite a few pieces of kit dedicated to getting people with odd injuries out of some of the more "difficult" places. KED/TEDs, vacuum mattresses etc. Although for a verrtical carry, you probably want to do something like: http://www.pishtush.com/camwrangler/02oct.html#021014 You should come and play with us sometime, I'm sure we'd all have plenty of fun. :) Cheers, Aled.