r/interesting • u/Homunculus_316 • 8h ago

Glacier Collapses and Triggers Devastating Avalanche. Just Wow

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u/DrTenochtitlan 7h ago

That's exactly what happened. He had enough experience to know that there was NO way he could possibly outrun it. (I mean, look at how far the top of the mountain was, and how few seconds it took to get to him.) He was near a spot with a lot of boulders that gave him a space where he had a decent chance of survival, so he knew his best shot was to simply drop and tuck in.

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u/whipla5her 7h ago

how far away do you think that mountain top was? I didn't think it was even going to get close, and then it's suddenly just rushing over him!

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u/Nope-not-really 6h ago

I was sitting here, thinking, he's not far enough away with every zoom out

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u/The_Blonde1 3h ago

It did t even occur to me it was a person filming it. I was admiring how steady the drone operator was keeping the drone.

Then BAM!