"I would describe these missions as more dangerous than getting shot at in Iraq," said Stohrer, who spent two years there.
On the ground, Stohrer detached himself from the cable and detonated a smoke grenade marking his position on the mountain with billows of red. He screamed over the roar, ordering Davis to walk through the snow toward him immediately.
Davis did not return repeated calls, and his mother declined to comment when reached at their home in Pennsylvania.
Stohrer said Davis struggled through the chest-deep snow in bare feet, because he had taken off his wet boots during the night in an attempt to dry them.
"They're putting all the rescuers' lives at risk," Stohrer said, "and I don't think that's right."
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