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Avalanche Airbags, Close Calls, & Backcountry Safety
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:36:19
Publish Date: 2019-04-26 08:20:52
Description:

Near-death experiences, avalanche airbags, and changing risk tolerance — this week we talk to mountain guide and Mammut’s safety expert, Doug Workman, about life and survival in the mountains.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Doug’s background in the mountains (2:18)
  • Does safety gear affect risk assessment? (3:55)
  • How an airbag saved Doug’s life (12:15)
  • Are airbags becoming “required” backcountry gear? (22:34)
  • An unfair hypothetical: airbags or transceivers? (25:12)
  • The importance of good partners in the backcountry (29:40)
  • Doug’s favorite guiding experiences (32:33)

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