Gear:30
Avalanche Beacons & Backcountry Safety with BCA Co-Founder, Bruce Edgerly
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:30:59
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Synopsis
Avalanche beacons might not be as sexy as other ski & snowboard gear, but their proper use and design can be the difference between life and death. So we sat down with the co-founder of Backcountry Access, Bruce Edgerly, to talk about avalanche transceiver design, backcountry safety research, and the most important — yet often overlooked — aspects of a rescue.TOPICS & TIMES:BCA’s transceiver design philosophy + a new Tracker (1:21)Improving backcountry strategy & increasing your safety (7:24)Scenario: multiple burials (13:59)Ski media & backcountry safety (16:28)How old is too old when it comes to transceivers? (18:50)The changing backcountry scene (20:31) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.