Tag Archives: Avalanche

My Relationship With Risk

Posted on December 1, 2014 by langleybackcountry

Nearly 25 years ago in Colorado, my climbing partners and I nearly made a tragic error. We glissaded down a sun-blasted gully on an Indian Peaks summit in the early afternoon. My friend Mike was nearly buried in a wet snow slide. … Continue reading →

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The Art of Running Away from Avalanches

Posted on March 26, 2014 by langleybackcountry

Originally posted on Mediocre Mountaineer:
My friends and I took up backcountry skiing at the same time. A few years ago, as broke students we all simultaneously realized that we couldn’t afford resorts anymore. The burden of rent, tuition and…

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