LIFE THREATENING HAPE. COULD YOU be at RISK? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema What is HAPE? Ascending to high altitudes leads to a change of the ambient air pressure that we are acclimated to. As well as the amount of available oxygen in the air. This results in hypoxia. Which can increase the pulmonary artery pressure, cause capillary stress, and increase interstitial fluid. This fluid can be observed […] Climbing Brennon Sullivan | February 1, 2019 1 Comment
Danger in the Backcountry – Risk vs. Stupidity Playing in the mountains is not without risk. For those of us who spend their work and pleasure time in the mountains, managing that risk is the key to staying safe and helping others to stay safe. Over the last few years, the numbers of folks heading into the backcountry has increased significantly and as a result of that we are starting to see more and more situations, specifically with avalanches, where inexperienced groups are getting caught in slides. There have even been cases where the convergence of different user groups in the backcountry have led to incidences of avalanches where one group has caused a slide to take out another group. […] Avalanche D’Arcy McLeish | October 31, 2014 0 Comments
“What is the Risk of Riding of Avalanche Terrain” by Bruce Temper of Utah Avalanche Center words & graphs by Bruce Temper of the Utah Avalanche Center Risk. Our lives revolve around risk but it’s a concept most of us don’t understand well. The human brain is good at many things such as pattern recognition and the nuances of social interaction but our brain is notoriously poor at statistics and probability. People who are afraid to […] Avalanche SnowBrains | July 18, 2013 1 Comment
Can We Defend the Risks We Take in the Mountains? | Adventure Journal Article: “In Defense of Taking Risks” Earlier this week, we posted an article by the New York Times titled “Is Living the Dream Worth The Risk?” The article was spurred by the 2012 avalanche death of Alaska helicopter ski guide Rob Liberman in Haines, AK while on the job. The article highlights the risk some people take and the hardships felt by their families when the risks […] SnowBrains | May 17, 2013 5 Comments
New York Times Article: “Is It Worth The Risk?” The New York Times published an article in March this year spurred by the avalanche death of heli ski guide Rob Liberman and his client Nick Dodov in Haines, Alaska on March 14th 2012. (Sadly another heli ski guide died this year in Haines, AK on March 3rd.) The article asks the simple question: “Is living the dream worth risking it […] SnowBrains | May 15, 2013 8 Comments
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