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What it's like to fall into a crevasse - and get out...

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chris bedford 02 Jun 2015

On skis, but maybe more relevant at this time of year in this forum....

http://www.zapiks.fr/chute-dans-une-crevasse-stra.html

cb294 02 Jun 2015

In reply to chris bedford:

Good video. Nicely illustrates why on should learn to ski roped up on flattish glaciers.

CB

SenzuBean 02 Jun 2015

In reply to cb294:

Also it looks like he was transverse skiing - even more dangerous

MG 02 Jun 2015

In reply to cb294:

> Good video. Nicely illustrates why on should learn to ski roped up on flattish glaciers.

Worrying! But this is a little below the summit of the Stralhorn isn't it? In which case not flat at all.

cb294 02 Jun 2015

In reply to MG:
You are probably right. Looked flattish to me in the video, so I I would not have thought they were close to the summit, but wide angle images can be deceiving. However, thinking back to a summer ascent a few years ago, I don´t remember any bits that were so steep that I would avoid roping up for fear of being pulled off the slope if one skier fell.

CB

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