Gavin’s close call in The Remarkables backcountry | MSC Avalanche Stories

Описание: South Island mountain guide Gavin Lang shares his near-miss experience with an avalanche while guiding in The Remarkables backcountry in Queenstown, New Zealand. His story reminds us to prepare and equip ourselves with the proper knowledge before any trip into Aotearoa’s mountains.

Key learnings:
1. Always check the avalanche forecast pre-trip and continue to assess the terrain and identify hazards throughout your trip, helping you make informed decisions.
2. Equip yourself with the necessary rescue equipment for your trip and understand why you’ve decided to carry it (or not).
3. Prioritise training and education to develop essential avalanche safety skills. This will help you to identify hazards, assess the terrain, and respond effectively in challenging situations.
4. Always reflect post-trip and share learnings with yourself and your group. Understanding the decisions made before and during a trip is critical to developing as a mountaineer and improving your avalanche safety skills.
5. It's ok to turn back! As Gavin said, "I can think of three different occasions where I've backed off something when the likelihood of something happening was small or moderate, but the consequences have been either moderate or severe."

The New Zealand Avalanche Advisory (NZAA) supports backcountry participants such as mountaineers, climbers, skiers and snowboarders, and alpine trampers and hunters, in avalanche risk areas in New Zealand. The NZAA provides an avalanche forecasting system in thirteen key locations across the country during the relevant avalanche seasons.

The NZAA is owned and managed by the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (MSC). Check New Zealand avalanche forecasts on https://www.avalanche.net.nz/

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