Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
Originally Posted By: AKSAR
If your buddy is buried, you are the rescue party. Going for help almost always means going for help to recover the body. That is the cold hard truth about avalanches.
Edit: I'm very glad your friend was OK!
And that is why avalanche beacons are such wonderful things...
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