Episode 45
Avalanche Airbags, Close Calls, & Backcountry Safety
GEAR:30 · BLISTER
April 26, 201936m 19s
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Show Notes
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)
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