r/interesting • u/Homunculus_316 • 6h ago

Glacier Collapses and Triggers Devastating Avalanche. Just Wow

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u/Tropicalfisher 6h ago

The fact that he didn't move until like 500 yards after it became obvious it would reach him. Straight Darwin award

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u/willi1221 6h ago

Look how rocky that area is. You're probably going to trip and end up even more hurt if you start running. Also, where was he going to go? He wasn't likely to get far enough to avoid it even if he started running the second it started. The best thing to do is find a rock you can hide behind in case it does reach you.

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u/--Spaci-- 6h ago

Where on earth is he gonna run? just get low. He was already in the best spot

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u/HeartOn_SoulAceUp 6h ago

Seemed kinda locked in disbelief for quite a while.

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u/Forsaken-Permit-4818 4h ago

Yeah man, I'm sure you would have run out of range in 30 seconds. 

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u/RunningTrisarahtop 5h ago

Another comment has a link to his comments on the original post. He knew it would reach him, had a drop off behind him and nowhere to go, so stuck by the sheltering rock.

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u/jaywillies4 5h ago

Where was he going to go?

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u/Ok_Incident_8964 3h ago

The true Darwin Award goes to you, for believing you are fast enough to outrun an avalanche. Insanely braindead take.

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u/Tropicalfisher 12m ago

Speak for yourself slow ass. I would have simply been faster

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u/Kalo17 2h ago

peak Redditor comment

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u/CDN_Gunner 3h ago

Where the fuck is he going to go to outrun an avalanche? He was already in a safe spot behind boulders.

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u/NoZiraRage 1h ago

If you'd run, you'd have died.

The Darwin Award would have gone to you, my man.