Diary of a madman - On solo mountain travel
January 28th, 2024
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On solo mountain travel

Однако.

Rider 1 traveled alone on the day of the accident. There were
no witnesses to the avalanche.
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Investigators reconstructed the avalanche events from site
evidence. Rider 1 was descending the slope and probably triggered
the avalanche high in the starting zone. The avalanche flushed
him through a sparsely treed gully. The avalanche entrained snow
and gained mass as it flowed over a bench lower in the track.

Rider 1 was partially buried near the toe of the debris. His
snowboard was broken and he sustained traumatic injuries during
the avalanche. Rider 1 freed himself from the debris but did not
dig out his backpack and left his snowboard. He began to walk
downhill, towards Waterfall Creek and Ophir. Rescuers found his
body 500 to 600 feet below the toe of the avalanche.

Rider 1 was traveling alone. While traveling in a group provides
more resources and additional rescue options if something goes
wrong, traveling in the backcountry solo is a personal choice.
Rider 1 was an experienced backcountry snowboarder, with a high
risk tolerance. He was comfortable traveling alone and did so
regularly.

Подобное в сводках читаю впервые, чтобы человека накрыло, он
самовыкопался, а поотм замерз. Человеку было 67 лет, кстати.
Так что, дети, если будете себя хорошо вести, ходить в горы
можно долго.

Я, кстати, таки завяжу с одиночными вылазками в дикий снег.
С одной стороны, такие вылазки дают почти что религиозный
experience, получаешь приход по полной. С другой стороны,
банальный вывих может привести тебя в ящик. Эти два фактора,
имхо, напрямую связаны. Доселе "звоночков" лично у меня не
было, но дожидаться, пожалуй, не стану, тем более что я худо-
бедно нашел единомышленников как минимум для выходов в
безопасные места, а там видно будет.

Берегите себя.

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