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#54288 - 11/22/05 12:11 AM yet another survival story...........
7k7k99 Offline
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Registered: 06/01/05
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http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/20/D8E0IR9O0.html

snowboarder survived in spite of himself, apparently had very little survival gear with him

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#54289 - 11/22/05 03:03 AM Re: yet another survival story...........
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
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And I'll bet he won't have much with him the next time he goes out, either.

Cynical Sue

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#54290 - 11/22/05 03:37 AM Re: yet another survival story...........
7k7k99 Offline
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I agree, if he's a snowboarder/and or skier, he won't want to be loaded down with survival equipment -- that would cramp his style, even though he has a tendency to go off in directions and areas that he shouldn't -- besides, bad things always happen to the other person, not the macho experienced snowboarder/skier

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#54291 - 11/22/05 05:16 AM Re: yet another survival story...........
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
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The double irony is we link to a site for skiers with a minimalist survival kit geared to the sport. Double in that when I just checked it the site seems to have also succumbed. <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

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#54292 - 11/22/05 01:08 PM Re: yet another survival story...........
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I agree, he should have had at least something like the Ritter PSK with him. But, from what info I can get from the story, he did have the most important thing in an emergency, a cool head :-). Realized he could not walk out, built a good shelter, and stayed put. Many in this situation would have gone into a state of panic, and started walking, and kept walking, until they died.

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#54293 - 11/22/05 04:19 PM Re: yet another survival story...........
Nicodemus Offline
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Registered: 10/30/05
Posts: 1341
Loc: Virginia, US
You never know...

Perhaps this is the type of event that has the potential to make a difference in the way a person looks at the world.

I can remember the moment in my life where "It'll never happen to me" turned into "Holy ****biscuits, I can't believe this happened to me".

After that it was a quick trip to the realization that the Earth is not under my feet to support me and the Sun doesn't shine for me, and I better make sure I can deal with most any situation I find myself in. LOL <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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