Thursday, February 5, 2009

Man Buried for Over 2 Hours, Survives with Avalung


I've been skiing/climbing with an Avalung II for a couple of years now. In the back of my mind, I always questioned claims made about how long they might keep you alive. Today, I'm a believer. According to the Denver Post...

"When three men on a backcountry trip were buried under as much as 7 feet of snow for more than two hours without help, it was an increasingly popular device known as the AvaLung that at least one of them reported is a reason he is still alive."