Thinking beyond the pit

May 2011

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If you see one of these coming towards you... you've failed the course. Photo: Mark Banham
Avalanche awareness is about learning to take calculated risks and knowing when to call it a day, writes Mark Banham “Mind if I take a photograph of you guys?” the tourist said. “I’ll be able to sell it for a fortune when you don’t come back.” Through his thick Aussie accent it was hard to […]
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