Gear:30
Avalanche Airbags, Close Calls, & Backcountry Safety
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:36:19
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Synopsis
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) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
