Lotta Hintsa had a climbing accident in the Himalayan mountains.
Mountaineer Lotta Hintsa, 34, talks about his recovery after his accident. On Sunday, October 15, Hintsa had a climbing accident in the Himalayan mountains in Nepal.
Now he reassures his social media followers by telling Instagram– in his stories that his health is already much better. Instagram story sections are viewable for 24 hours after they are posted.
– I think today will be a good day. I feel dizzy less, I don’t have headaches anymore (at least with taking the medicine) and my mind seems brighter, Hintsa says in her story section.
– The swelling has also decreased a little and I will be released from the hospital soon, he adds.
The story continues after the picture.
Lotta Hintsa says that she will be released from the hospital soon. Inka Soveri
Hintsa told Iltalehte on October 15 what exactly had happened. According to Hintsa, he and the Swedish climber Jenni Jalonen was originally intended to climb Himlung, which is more than seven kilometers high.
– When I had completed 13 kilometers and I tripped on the bridge being taken down with a heavy tire, as a result of which I hit my head on the bridge. It was a bit blurry, but I quickly realized that the forehead is really open and the head is throwing, he said.
In addition, Hintsa said that he traveled by jeep to the nearest village hospital, where the wound was cleaned, a couple of stitches were initially placed and a concussion was diagnosed.
– A night observing Jenni and in the morning we waited four hours for a helicopter when the weather didn’t allow us to fly. Then in Kathmandu to the hospital, he continued.
Hintsa showed earlier today, October 17 Instagram– published violent pictures of his accident. In the pictures, he is, among other things, pressing a wound on his head with a gauze bandage.
The mountaineer said in his publication that he also sees something positive in the accident.
– At least the scar looks like a mountain, Hintsa stated.