Cage elevator breaks at mine. 39 miners will have to climb 4000 feet by ladder.

[applegrove]

Fortunately there are rest stops along the way. Good luck guys. Cage elevator broke around 1PM Sunday. Sudbury, Ontario.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6191059

Link to tweet

[Pobeka]

1. Woh, I wish them a safe climb out. That will take some time.

[applegrove]

2. They are expected out tonight. They have lots of food, water and have places

to rest.

[Pobeka]

3. I can do 4000' elevation gain in about 8 hrs, if you give me 13 or 15 miles horizontal.

4000' straight up will be a lot on ladders since every step up takes a lot of energy. I expect they'll pace themselves but if they're not aerobically fit it will be a challenge!

[applegrove]

4. Yes. That is an incredible bit of excercise to have to do. I think there are rescuers

on the rest platforms to help them. Those rescue people are incredible and psychologically strong it a crisis. The miners will be emotionally and physically elevated. 1 worked at a tea house in the mountains whose elevation was 1300 feet. Took me 1.5 hours on a switchback to get there. Hopefully these miners have some aerobic fitness from their job.