Mountaineers are surprised by avalanche that buries one up to his shoulders in Spanish Pyrenees
And you think our snow is bad? Video captures moment mountaineers are surprised by avalanche that buries one up to his shoulders in Spanish Pyrenees
- Incident occurred on the mountain of Collarada located in the Spanish PyreneesÂ
- Mass of snow breaks off after one of the four climbers is seen crossing the peak
- The climbers rescue one of their friends who had been buried in the deep snowÂ
This is the scary moment a group of four expert mountaineers are hit by a surprise avalanche leaving one of the members buried in the snow up to his shoulders.
The incident occurred on the mountain of Collarada located in the Spanish Pyrenees in the autonomous community of Aragon on January 2.Â
The video shows the mountaineers climbing up the peak when a mass of snow breaks off after one of the climbers crosses it, causing the avalanche.
The person filming is knocked to the ground by the snow before the video cuts to show the climbers rescuing one of their friends who had been buried in up to his shoulders.
This is the scary moment a group of four expert mountaineers are hit by a surprise avalanche leaving one of the members buried in the snow up to his shoulders
The video shows the mountaineers climbing up the mountain when a mass of snow breaks off after one of the climbers (pictured) is seen crossing it, causing the avalanche
The person filming is knocked to the ground by the snow before the video cuts to show the climbers rescuing one of their friends who had been buried in the snow up to his shoulders
One of the climbers who was part of the group of friends named Adriano Martin posted the footage on his social media hoping their mistakes could serve as a lesson to other climbers or skiers.
He said: ‘It is very difficult to post about an incident that happens to you for not paying the necessary attention and having too much confidence, but considering everything with care it can be avoided by people in similar situations, it should not be put away in a box of memories because if not it will be lost and lessons not learned.’
One of the climbers who was part of the group of friends named Adriano Martin posted the footage on his social media hoping their mistakes could serve as a lesson to other climbers
The incident occurred on the mountain of Collarada located in the Spanish Pyrenees in the autonomous community of Aragon on January 2. One of the skiers is pictured just before the avalancheÂ
The mistakes, Martin noted, were in not confirming they had all of the necessary g
ear, including an avalanche victim detector or snow shovels.
Another was the fact that leadership of the group was shared as they are all experts on winter mountains.
He also said there was a lack of communication as all the friends at one point or another thought about heading back after seeing potential signs indicating an avalanche, but nobody said anything.
The skier who was buried (pictured in the orange jacket) was covered in snow after being rescuedÂ
Fortunately, the group managed to escape the scary moment with no injuries and eventually made their way back down the mountain. Pictured after the rescue having a beer
Pictured is the route taken by the skiers (main image) and the location where the avalanche took place (inset)
Martin reminded people to always be careful and never forget to STOP (stop, think, observe and plan), especially in the coming days as it is predicted there will be more snow in different parts of Spain. The skiers are pictured on their route before the avalanche
Fortunately, the group managed to escape the scary moment with no injuries and eventually made their way back down the mountain.
Martin reminded people to always be careful and never forget to STOP (stop, think, observe and plan), especially in the coming days as it is predicted there will be more snow in different parts of Spain.
