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u/Senselesspassion 23h ago
Never knew bare feet has more grip
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u/NYCHReddit 22h ago
They’re called grippers for a reason
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u/thewaytoyesterday 22h ago
Pretty sure the only people that call them that are sexual deviants
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u/Kayteqq 22h ago
Oh absolutely they have. There are some boots with higher grip than bare feet but they are very rare and pricy
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u/Winjin 21h ago
I would argue differently: there's a lot of boots with higher specialized grip.
Like the rock climbing boots are amazing on rock but anything like grass and you could be walking on rolling marbles
And then you have the futbol boots with their spikes but good luck with most hard surfaces
Our feet are great all rounders
Though arguably rubber sole coral reef slippers would be great for anything river related, better than bare feet and safer in case there's something underwater like a broken tree branch, but I'm assuming that's not what she's wearing
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u/hereforpewdiephy 18h ago
You would be hard pressed to find any cheap rubber sole coral reef slippers in himachal.
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u/RosieTheRedReddit 14h ago
When I was on the PCT (long distance hiking trail in the west of the US), actually I ended up preferring running shoes to thick soles hiking boots. Feeling the ground helped my balance a lot and I tripped and fell much less after switching. Lightweight backpacking is pretty popular on that trail so I wasn't the only one but old timers are sometimes shocked to see it 😅
Really you only need traditional hiking boots if you're carrying a huge load, going off trail or through ice/ snow. I was there more than 10 years ago and barely encountered snow at all, probably today the ordeal of hiking miles and miles through snow in the mountains is long gone 🫠
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u/immaCommentThis 22h ago
Oh you feel the ground, you know better how to manage your muscles, your entire body gets valuable information from that touch/grip. You also know better how to conduct your toes, it's grippy it's good & it works.
Is that you Matthew? Is this me?
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u/A_Cat_Typingg 22h ago
You know how the skin on your fingers and toes goes all funny if you've been in water for a while... Thats why it does that. Provides more grip in slippery conditions.
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u/pinguinzz 17h ago
Did you never walk bare feet? wtf?
Am i the crazy one here? This comment feels so detached from reality
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u/QuickSilver010 21h ago
Trust me, you DON'T want the slippers to have more grip than your feet. Toe wedgies aren't pleasant
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u/NewInformation3753 23h ago
And Conservatives wouldn’t cross a quiet park
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u/presscheck 22h ago
She crossed a raging river to help a newborn. You couldn’t cross a comment section without dragging politics into it.
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u/DrPikachu-PhD 21h ago
Are you under the impression that vaccination isn't inherently political? It's not 1995
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u/Critical-Elevator642 20h ago edited 18h ago
Only in privileged 1st world countries. People from 3rd world countries still vividly remember the widespread epidemics (like polio) and the positive impact vaccines had on them. A lot of us even know someone with those diseases.
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u/-crepuscular- 18h ago
Not only in privileged countries. We could have had polio completely eradicated by now if not for vaccine refusal in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan where polio is still endemic.
There were a lot of mistakes made with attempts to vaccinate, which led to more mistrust, but it's still infuriating to know that we could have beaten polio forever and now it's spreading again.
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u/GroundedIdeal 13h ago
It was cuz of osama bin laden dna testing lie that paks and afghanis across political spectrum don’t trust vaccine except for the one in blue moon neoliberal
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u/kebab-lover-man 19h ago
It's kinda tiring when every subreddit on this website is about american politics. I could find a post about a cute kitten and someone will write something about trump or conservative party in usa
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u/Weepinbellend01 18h ago
Hey quick question. Is this post about the US?
If not kindly fuck off.
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u/GroundedIdeal 13h ago
And the fact that Indians politics has unavowed support for vaccination be cuz no one even thinks it is political or religious in the slightest
u put it or ur children fking die
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u/BocciaChoc 20h ago
Not in the country I live in, it's pretty well accepted. Thankfully we haven't imported that from the US.
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u/C2-H5-OH 18h ago
Not in India, fuck no. Last time it was part of the political conversation was between 2019 till 2022, and then its just never heard of here
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u/crabcycleworkship 21h ago
In India vaccination is extremely political, especially with the horrors of the British Raj.
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u/Illustrious-Berry637 20h ago
Mainly due to religious and socio-economic reasons, many sections of the populace aren’t open to vaccination.
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u/shahitukdegang 17h ago
Absolute bull shit. India has some of the highest coverage rates for vaccines through a free universal immunization program.
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u/evengreying 22h ago
I read this last week - "The distance between a human and truth is a story"
This story should help with the realization for some unless politics is not involved in every aspect of this video (hint - politics is the reason people have to go to these lengths to do their duty.)
Fun fact - Apparently, Dharma and Karma which has a lot to do with duty towards the society is ingrained in the culture of the people shown in the video here. Politics seems to have been relinquished from it and Kamla Devis of the world have to set examples for people like us to realize that there is a world outside of the keyboard on our screen
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u/aBrickNotInTheWall 20h ago
We didn't make vaccines political, that's not our fault. It's the dumbasses who deny science who did that. Blame them. It's up to the rest of us to shame them into doing what's right at this point.
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u/wanker7171 19h ago edited 19h ago
Hey look, it's the comment "Apolitical" people love to repeat
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u/Objective_Animator52 18h ago
As much as I hate when people dig into people's profiles for dumb Reddit arguments...
Wow, that dude is hypocritical, lmao.
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u/MessiLeagueSoccer 16h ago
With the anti vax mentality growing and causing literal kids to die when they are incredibly easily accessible and doesn’t require a nurse to cross a raging river. It makes you wonder how bad they really are if this lady is risking her life to give an infant a chance of survival in what looks like an incredibly rural area.
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u/OmegaKitty1 20h ago
She’s from himachal, she is conservative
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u/Low_discrepancy 20h ago
think the person's point is: look how many hurdles people go over in order to provide services that some people in developed economies shit on constantly.
Not about what this woman things about gender roles in a relationship or about religious practices.
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u/Oracle_Of_Shadows 22h ago
Your ability to bring up american politics in unrelated matters is impressive.
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u/godzilla1015 22h ago
Ah yes I forgot, conservatives only exist in the US.
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u/Ek_Chutki_Sindoor 20h ago
Mate, vaccines are NOT a political issue in India. Literally everyone, from conservatives to liberals in India, agrees upon the fact that vaccines are good.
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u/SweetHeartBabe02 22h ago
The dedication is amazing, but that river looks really scary.
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u/HAHAHA-Idiot 13h ago
Yes. Esp considering this video is from last year where heavy monsoon rains had taken out several roads and the bridge on the stream she's crossing.
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u/Select-Internal-3141 22h ago
I'm very pro vaccination, but idk if I'd do this. There isn't a bridge somewhere?
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u/ajatshatru 22h ago
Naah these are hard remote areas no roads
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u/whitefoot 18h ago
I'm curious what they're vaccinating against so urgently then. Surely the remoteness provides its own sort of bubble. Wait until a day when the river is calmer.
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u/Altruistic_Elk_2153 21h ago
Footbridges were broken due to flood.
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u/Nurgle_Marine_Sharts 21h ago
Kind of surprised they couldn't just wait like, 24 hours, lol. How urgent can the vaccination be? Surely not enough to strongly risk death just to deliver it.
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u/Jolly-Vanilla9124 20h ago
good for u to assume things get repaired in 24 hours in my country
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u/Apprehensive_Ad3731 15h ago
The bridge may not be repaired but you can definitely wait for the flooding effects to subside and not be so risky. It seems to be implied that this is not the standard state of the crossing.
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u/craigiest 15h ago
But if the river is raging from a flood, jumping across it will be safer in a few days. The chances are the nurse dying doing this seem *way * higher than the chances of the baby catching the disease they are being vaccinated while they are isolated by flood waters.
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u/Ser_DuncanTheTall 20h ago
there are footbridges in Himanchal and very good road access. But somethins they can get washed away in monsoons.
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u/Brilliant-Road-7545 22h ago
Meanwhile, MAGA mothers are chucking their kids in the rapids because RFK told them it’s safer than vaccines
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u/Weepinbellend01 18h ago
Women are supporting someone who strangled 3 children as well.
Americans are insane.
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u/not2daythankyou 23h ago
So the logs in the background going from bank to bank are for what purpose.
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u/loveisking 22h ago
The slippery moss covered logs? Decoration unless you want to fall off. Plus the angle of them is steep. I would cross where she did as well. Although it would only be because a grizzly was charging me, but that’s where I would cross.
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u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1 20h ago
Found the guy who doesnt know how slippery dead trees get when wet. They are fucking waxy and smooth, you'd think they were varnished.
Rocks maintain a texture. Trees basically get filed smooth by rapids.
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u/exbiiuser02 22h ago
Probably to maintain the gap, else the banks might close up.
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u/Aggravating-Low-3460 20h ago
Mines usually closed from 9AM to 12:15Pm and 12:17PM to 5PM on every weekday.
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u/zebrasareneat 20h ago
You mean the dead tree that fell over and is rotting? It’s not a stable landmass, this isn’t a movie.
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u/lukewarm_at 21h ago
I don't know much about babies, but if a new-born baby lives in a rural area, they aren't gonna come into a lot of contact with a lot of people, right? Couldn't they just wait a couple of days for the vaccination? And I would think that if you are in a rural area with few nurses, you would value them a bit more. No need to have them risking their lives crossing a river.
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u/Background-Code8917 20h ago
Would have loved to see them fly vaccines in by drone or something (you'd still need to instruct the locals on how to make intramuscular injections though).
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u/Puzzleheaded_Ask5538 16h ago
This video is some years old. Also, there were drones used in some parts but this is very very remote
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u/Tenandsome 18h ago edited 18h ago
Technically yes but no.
There’s a few medicines they like to administer more or less immediately after birth, both for mum and beanie baby. One of the big ones is Vitamin K, which is supposed to prevent bleeding disorders/internal bleeding. That one is usually given hours after delivery(to baby).
Then they like to vax against Hep B asap, usually within the first few days after delivery.
Last one that is pretty important for rhesus negative mums. It’s the Anti-D Immunoglobulin prophylaxis. I know my mum got it when she gave birth to me, as they weren’t able to test my blood type quick enough. We were both negative so it wouldn’t have mattered —these days you only get it if mum is rh - and baby rh +, to basically prevent mums body from rejecting potential future pregnancies due to blood type shenanigans. Hands down the most painful injection I ever received.
But yeah, my best guess is that it’s probably not typical vaccines she is going to administer. Still important stuff, especially vitamin K prevented to many infant deaths. I too can’t imagine she’d be risking her life for your run off the mill vax, though a few of the early ones might
Sauce: gave birth a couple of months ago, and I like to know what they poke my baby with
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u/TerponadeTea 23h ago
Was the newborn stuck in the middle of the river and needed vaccines AND a rescue?
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u/ajatshatru 22h ago
Himachal pradesh is hilly area, so infant must've been in a remotr village without roads
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u/Separate_Day_4666 20h ago
I saw the video and was amazed and then I read the caption and was like ah that explains it.
The folks that live there are incredibly skilled at getting around. You'll just be standing there looking over a cliff admiring the view and someone will just pass you on their way up with like 3 cows.
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u/exbiiuser02 22h ago
Could well be an island.
My ancestral village is on an island with like 200 people or some odds. It’s a pain in the ass but after it floods the land are fertile as fuck.
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u/Few-Camera-3586 21h ago
its himachal pradesh, situated in the himalayas so yeah very harsh climatic conditions
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u/PoultryTM 23h ago
The reason does not make it less stupid.
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u/opinion_alternative 22h ago
To be fair, the reason makes it a lot more impressive. Unless you don't have fully developed emotion range.
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u/2020mademejoinreddit 21h ago
If you truly had a fully developed emotional range you'd question why are healthcare workers being made to risk their lives to provide basic healthcare to newborns? It is inhumane.
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u/dr-Guy_Horni 21h ago
You think she cannot refuse? She can, she won't be held liable for not endangering her life. But she chooses not to, and that's commendable.
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u/SFLoridan 21h ago
She is not made to risk her life. She can wait a week or two for the monsoon to taper down, and then for the bridge that was washed away to be rebuilt. Nobody will question her wish to be safe. This is remote India, where nature's havoc is quietly suffered.
What would happen to the newborn and the mother in that time is a different issue, but that would not be her concern.
But knowing how vital it would be for them, she made it her concern. Respect to her.
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u/Unspecialized_Blitz 21h ago
I am a traveller and belive me not every nation had an headstart like allied nations. This is why why I don't blame any Third world countries, they do not receive the same level of prosperity as UK or any other better country as a matter of fact.
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u/ErenNoWaifu 20h ago
Because people living even in the most remote regions deserve healthcare? The government cannot force these people to move into cities if they don't want to. What's so hard to understand?
They take on these jobs because they want to. They get paid well for what they do.
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u/unhelpful_stranger 22h ago
The line between stupid and brave is often the reason for the act.
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u/hisouiku 22h ago
if it's stupid, what would you have done in that situation that is smarter?
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u/Crawling_Hustler 21h ago
Use a fkin Rope at the least. Backup ??? Anyone ?? U have one life ,not 9.
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u/2020mademejoinreddit 21h ago
Why aren't these healthcare workers given safe and proper means to do their job? This isn't "next level", this is sad and scary. She's risking her life to provide something very basic and necessary. It's inhumane.
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u/Ready-Rooster-3371 20h ago
complex issue, funding is biggest issue. Another issue is geography, there's a lot of landslides happening in that reason. Locals oppose big connectivity projects (I somewhat agree now after seeing Nepal floods)
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u/2020mademejoinreddit 20h ago
That's sad. Everyone deserves proper healthcare and healthcare workers are one of the most essential part of any country.
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u/DrPikachu-PhD 21h ago
I have a hard time believing this, personally. Generally, vaccination is important but not that big of an emergency. Surely the newborn could wait a few days? Unless the river is just always that high during this season? Maybe I just answered my own question...
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u/hooka_pooka 22h ago
Plot twist:same child grows up to be an anti vaxxer
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u/ErenNoWaifu 20h ago
Anti vaxxers are mostly a western problem. People in developing Asian and African countries tend to lean heavily pro vaccines and the tiny bit of skepticism that you see rising is thanks to 'Mrican influence.
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u/IHaveSlysdexia 22h ago
an unvaccinated newborn baby has absolutely no business being near a raging river.
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u/Slit_Slice_Slaughter 21h ago
It isn't though? The baby will most likely be at home.
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u/Ok_Painter_8273 22h ago
I’d do this to avoid the medical bills here in America.
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u/Cute-Form2457 21h ago
This nurse did it for only a couple of dollars in salary, with a boatload of social conscience.
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u/Salina_EsTitties 21h ago
Huh... So her job is worth risking her life ..
This is so stupid.
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u/instabrite 21h ago
How sad is this. But I salute her on doing this. She probably has a really low salary, no insurance and she's doing this 😔
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u/SeasawPhilosopher 20h ago
As someone who has walked on a lot of slippery river rocks this is insanely impressive.
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u/CaptDeathCap 20h ago
This may be controversial, but hear me out here.
Build a fucking bridge.
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u/Mindtrix1808 19h ago
For a country that funnels enough money to have a space program, not having basic mechanisms like a bridge to connect rural and poor parts of the country highlights how corrupt and imbalanced the system is in India.
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u/Yank1e 22h ago
Only to find out they are antivaxxers
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u/Ok-Being1322 20h ago
Speaking as someone who was born and raised in India, it’s quite rare that someone will refuse a vaccine there. Parents would literally slap their kids if they refuse it
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u/lost_in_d_act 21h ago
Seems like AI slop. Closely watch after she lands on the first rock. Something's off there.
If not, hats off to her dedication 🫡
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u/nricu 20h ago
I noticed the same on the jump. Strange that everyone just believes it.
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u/Odd_Roll5084 18h ago
This is not AI slop, I'm from there so I know. You guys do really have some levels of iq. Ai won't make a perfect video of himachal with accurate landscape, dressing, background noise, and mannerisms.
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u/Disastrous-Hour2375 20h ago
i know right, everybody in comments look clueless, the distance between each rock is inconsistent throughout the video.
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u/Confident_Factor3389 21h ago
Wow, salute to these people, extend to which a person goes to do their job.
Wonder they get any recognition from health ministry of state or centre.
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u/Agile_Resident_4630 21h ago
Why the fuck don’t they just build a bridge or live in a place you don’t need to cross rapids everyday?
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u/Few-Camera-3586 21h ago
this state is situated in the middle range of himalayas a bridge wont last a day just look the horrendous flow of the river
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u/Necessary-End2908 17h ago
there was a bridge, it just broke because... the river. you can see the river.
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u/rambow143 21h ago
If you've lived in places like these, you'd know it's definitely a bit extreme, but honestly, not that unusual either.
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u/Fooligoo 21h ago
Wrap the vaccine in a lot of cushion and throw it across the river and tell someone to get it. Then you walk around a safer path.
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u/Natural-Joke3185 21h ago
Not only first jump is scary but i imagine it must be hard on knees also
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u/Marrz 21h ago
This is why I support doctors without borders. I don't know if she is part of their mission, or if there is a better way to support her's. But this is the kind of heroism in humanity that makes my eyes water with pride.
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u/Illustrious-Berry637 20h ago
She’s a govt appointed social worker, they are mostly tasked with providing basic healthcare(including vaccination )for mother and babies in rural ans remote areas
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u/MuffledFarts 23h ago
It really makes you consider the challenges some people face just to get access to very basic necessities.