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General Climbing Discussion
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Who carries an avalanche kit in the back country? |
23-Sep-2012 At 9:22:12 PM |
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On 23/09/2012 barney800 wrote:
>On 22/09/2012 ant wrote:
>>Don't get too complacent regarding avalanches in the backcountry:
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>>http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=5&MessageID=3789&Replie
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>Yeah, after posting my original reply I remembered looking over to Feathertop
>from Falls a few weeks ago. If I was skiing anywhere near the massive
>cornice up there I'd definitely be more concerned about avalanches than
>wombats. I'll keep on taking my safety gear out regardless. Might as
>well get my money's worth!
Cornice collapses are a bit different to dry slab avalanches, and TBH a fairly obvious and avoidable risk. If you can't be bothered choose your route so you can scout the cornices properly on the climb up and stay a long way back from the edge, I don't see how you'll be bothered to do weekly realistic practice to make that beacon be worth more than a lucky charm.
This time of year it's time to start worrying about wet avalanches in deep rotten slush, and glide avalanches where the whole snowpack slides off the grass:
Also check out this thread in the Backcountry forum on ski.com.au |
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