Avalanche Threat - Ray Mears Extreme Survival - BBC

[MrStuartLAJohnston]

This is not how you do an avalanche search and rescue. 

[MooseHunter911]

haha what if you're down there and you get that stick poking you in your balls or eyes haha, you'd be like "wtf guys!"

[davies4u]

Arthurs been burried? whats that, the first 15 minutes are the most critical? why the fuck are you talking then! go save Arthurs ass!

[321448]

look i dont care if its bear or ray or whoever they all say basically the same stuff as long as the knowledge gets across what does it matter honestly one uses some things the other uses different things as long as the task gets done who gives a living sh*t

[cimun11]

BEAR GRYLLS RULES =) <3

[GetMeThere1]

I'd say they were a little late--he's frozen stiff as a board!

[KosukiFire]

what happens if the snow probe goes in your eyes and into your brain and kills you

[CubanRevival]

SOL then, haha

[KosukiFire]

LOL ya

[abtthjh]

humans will be one man down !! that is all.

[Vercinger]

you just answered your own question..

[LiamSwordsz]

there ya go arthur! *SLAP SLAP* XD

[traceyrmj2]

erm - *TAP**TAP**TAP*

[hokman1]

what if you poke his eye out?

[atif7865]

better be blind than dead,, dont u think so??

[sueycidal93]

hot sure about that.....i rather not get poked in the eye and if i was only 1.2 meters down i would jsut dig myelf out its only around 3-4 feet of snow

[Templarzealot89]

well after being in an avalanche you are totally disoriented (under snow there is no orientation) and after about 1 ft of snow there is no light.

So you can try to dig but in a lotofcases people have dug straight down without knowing it

[sueycidal93]

so just take your hand put it up as far as you can and let it drop. dig UP from the direction it fell in and you will know its up.

[sledboy123456789]

your retarted, have you ever felt the snow after a slide, cause i have, and it wasnt nearly a bug as the ones you hear about, and you cant even put your ski pole all the way down, cause the snow is so compact, so try to dig, with no were to start digging from but your finger tips, and have snow in your mouth, and you cant see a thing, mhm, so think about it when you say something dum like ill dig myself out.

[sueycidal93]

unless you do what you should and BALL up give yourself some air asshole. im a survivalist not a snow boarder or even a skier. i just do wat i think is best for the situation at hand. so go drink some bleach and die your wasting my time

[Airsoft9eleven]

cant you just spit on your hand and see which ways down?

[Airsoft9eleven]

if your a survivalist can you plz tell me in a survival situation shud i keep moving or stay in one spot ? plz reply

[nmartyn]

I agree fully, that is the sad fact!

[nmartyn]

think about the chances of that, really! the body would need to be buried face up, and even then, eyes need to open and to hit that target.....

[pjturcot]

not to mention your goggles would have to have been ripped off... easy if you're not wearing a helmet, but very tough if you're wearing a helmet as most do / should

[bestSVMS]

at least your alive

[jakylili]

wouldnt it suck...if the probe poked u in the eye... i know it would be all good to feel the prob... but ouch.

[junior420909]

only dummies go into avalanch areas.....

[dcapacitor]

Ha ha! dummies..... gold

[junior420909]

why not silver

[dcapacitor]

Because second is the first loser

[junior420909]

seriously though. people go into avalanche areas or climb mountains and then they get stuck and then we have to find them which cost a shit load of money. and guess who gets stuck with the bill? TAXPAYERS we should make those dummies pay for there own damn bill

[dcapacitor]

Oh, yes, absolutely. I agree with you there mate!

[thirteenfingers]

Most victims DO pay for their own rescue, be it through travel/sports insurance, donations to the local mountain rescue service or their own tax and rate payments.

You could easilly extend your logic to drivers of cars and the emergency services, people who go to sea and generally anything that doesn't involve watching sports on television.

The real fact though - is that most avalanche survivors are found by friends, not any emergency service - that costs taxpayers nothing at all.

[thirteenfingers]

HAHA! I got a "poor comment" rating for this? That's hilarious.

As soon as someone disagrees and puts some actual valid input into a discussion being filled with misinformation people hit the "thumbs down".

I've lived in the French Alps on and off for a while and ALL mountain rescue is payed for either by donation or by individual payment on credit card or through mountain sports insurance.

Haha - "poor comment" - That has made my day.

[HmongGuitarPlayer]

He survive but lost an eye from the probing stick.lol

[thirteenfingers]

I've spoken personally to people who have been buried in a slide and they've said the feeling of the probe poking you in the hand, the chest, the face and so on is one of the happiest feelings imaginable.

I can understand why. :)

[Salesharks07]

wont that snow probe make a bit of an air vent? so as soon as they've dun that they shud b able 2 take ther tym?

[thirteenfingers]

I know this is an old comment, but thought I'd respond.

The probe makes little difference to air supply. Until you have the victim out of the snow and have taken measures to prevent hypothermia you can't take your time. Minutes count and digging hard and fast can potentially be the difference between life and death.

Consider that the hole the probe makes might only go to their chest or leg and you'll see that even if it could give an air supply, it may not be a useful one.

[opot1215]

thank yuh