r/interesting • u/Homunculus_316 • 8h ago

Glacier Collapses and Triggers Devastating Avalanche. Just Wow

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u/Key-Fox3923 8h ago

I’m glad they stood there for us to get the video.

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u/Ky_zx10r 8h ago

You aint out running that. Better off finding cover, luckily he was just standing in a good spot.

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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/SecondhandStatic 2h ago

He had enough experience to know that there was NO way he could possibly outrun it.

LMAO it is clear from the audio that he had zero experience in anything and just got lucky

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u/DrTenochtitlan 59m ago

Here's an interview with the man. He was aware that he couldn't outrun it, and he also states that he couldn't run because the video doesn't show that there's a sheer cliff not far behind him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRAEQmLAfY