Ski mountaineer Tanner ‘Full Throttle’ Flanagan shows a quick demonstration of how to safely transition from climbing to skiing in steep terrain.
VIDEO: How To Transition From Climbing To Skiing In Steep Terrain
Chris Wallner |
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I was carefully traversing the upper snowfield at Tuckermans Ravine in NH on a very steep pitch like this when an impatient guy charged past me doing it wrong. He lost footing and started a death slide the full length of the upper snowfield then head first over the lip, continuing a slide almost the full length of the lower snowfield.
He stopped 10 feet from huge boulders at the bottom of the snow (700ft vertical slide) and laid motionless for 5 minutes. I really thought he was dead but in total amazement I see him slowly get up and start to move like nothing was wrong !