Dude that was awesome!
Not going to lie, I do enjoy how the writing really takes you into some of the thoughts around what you are doing. I feel a video might not do this justice, especially since these days we see so much on the internet, it would just get compared to another more visually appealing location. I usually find a video plus a short write up works best, that way it hits both reading and video audiences. Plus knowing about the rescue difficulty, judging if you have time to free fall, would add a lot of anticipation to the video. To do that visually alone, you'd need really work on camera angles that tell that story, but simple GoPro footage will likely never capture that.