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Under an avalanche for 17 hours. How the heck is it possible?

February 16th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Mountaineering - Alps, Ski Touring

It was all over the news. But, after reading several sources, the pieces just didn’t fit together. With good air supply and proper clothing, it is possible to survive something like this, but it’s the details around the rescue that just made things fuzzy and no one has been able to give me proper explanation on what probably happened, until I saw the video interview with the victim at the hospital.

I think it may have been a bit of the usual media overhype, or rather, confusion – without their malevolence – in the articles. I had been personally affected by such “typing errors” on several occasions before. Here is what I didn’t get: More »

Avalanche shovels – which ones are useless?

February 11th, 2010 | 2 Comments | Posted in Mountaineering - Alps, Rants&Raves

I don’t get it. Who was it that came up with the idea of making avalanche shovels out of plastic? Have they ever seen an avalanche from up close? I don’t dare asking whether they have tested these shovels at all…

How fast will this thing break?

How fast will this thing break?

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