Woman rescued after bum sliding down West Vancouver mountain and fracturing ankle [Video]

Hikers are being warned of the dangers of using “bum sliding” as a means to descend mountains after the seemingly fun and safer mode of travel landed one woman in hospital.

Just before 4 p.m. on Saturday, North Shore Rescue were called to the Hollyburn hiking trail on Cypress Mountain to assist a woman with a severely fractured ankle, said shift manager Don Jardine.

The woman, who had been well prepared with shoes with microspikes on while hiking the West Vancouver mountain with her partner, was sliding down the hill while seated when her foot got stuck in a hole. As the momentum continued to propel her upper body forward, her ankle snapped.

“When we arrived we planted her leg, which relieved a lot of the pain. Otherwise it was pretty unsupported, honestly she was quite a trooper to keep from passing out from the pain,” said Jardine.

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