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A Nearly Fatal Birthday in the Backcountry, Part 1
Episode 47
Published 9 years, 3 months ago
Description
On July 9, Blister founder, Jonathan Ellsworth, was involved in a near-fatal fall while ski touring on Independence Pass. This is the account of what happened; what can be learned from the incident and our decision-making; and what's next for him.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- Jonathan's friends describe the accident (0:00)
- Our group — who was there (5:00)
- The objective that day (10:00)
- The line (17:30)
- The crash (27:57)
- The response (39:20)
- The decision to walk out (55:36)
- The bear incident (1:17:17)
- What’s next (1:24:12)
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