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Literally breathtaking video

Post by vkrouverk » Wednesday 21 October 2009, 19:35

Helmet cam video about buried in avalanche:
http://vimeo.com/6581009
Hopefully none here has to experience thing like this!
Converting potential energy to kinetic..

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Re: Literally breathtaking video

Post by fivat » Thursday 22 October 2009, 11:29

8O Incredible video!

It's also a good warning for all of us before the season.

Last winter THREE of my friends were caught in (different) avalanches. One of them survived in a big avalanche of 700m long... because he had luck:
- he had an airbag
- he was riding with guides
- the helicopter was around and saw a small part of the airbag at the surface.
When the group found him, he was unconscious and his mouth was full of snow. Probably 1-2 minutes later he would be found dead.

Don't count on the chance, be careful.

Patrice Fivat

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