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NEWS ABOUT: avalanche

avalanche stories: 12 news summaries
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 Skier Films 
 Avalanche 
 That Buries Him 

Downhill racer whimpers and gasps as he awaits rescue by pals

Oct 7, 09 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A skier filming a treacherous run down an Alaska cliff ended up capturing an avalanche that buried him for several agonizing minutes as he whimpered and gasped for breath. The camera, still attached to his ski helmet as he lies on his back in the snowy grave, finally picks up... More »

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Alaska • skiing • snow • avalanche • buried alive • ski accidents • downhill run

 Avalanche Deaths 
 Haunt Survivor 

Adams describes horror after eighth
body is recovered

Dec 31, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - One of three survivors of Sunday's devastating avalanche in British Columbia says it was a "gut-wrenching" decision to leave behind eight of his friends—whose buried bodies he since helped recover. Fearing another rush of snow, Jeff Adams left the site with two others. The experienced sledders, all close... More »

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Canada • death • British Columbia • survivors • avalanche • snowmobile

 8 Die in Avalanche Horror 

Snowmobilers caught in two avalanches

Dec 30, 08 2:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The bodies of seven Canadian snowmobilers killed in two avalanches have been recovered by a search team in British Columbia, reports the Vancouver Sun. The double tragedy occurred as survivors of a first avalanche searched desperately for their friends before they, too, were engulfed by snow. The search for an... More »

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British Columbia • Vancouver • avalanche • snowmobile • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • Provincial Emergency Program • Fernie • Canadian Avalanche Centre

 8 Missing 
 in Canadian 
 Avalanche 

11 initially buried; 3 manage escape

Dec 29, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Eight snowmobilers are missing after a British Columbia avalanche buried 11 men, the Vancouver Sun reports. Seven were swamped by an initial avalanche; amid a rescue attempt, the other four were buried. Two men pulled themselves to the surface and were able to save one comrade with the help of... More »

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Canada • rescue • British Columbia • snow • avalanche • snowmobile

 Survivors Tell of K2 Disaster 

Worst mountaineering tragedy since 1986

Aug 28, 08 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - After braving a challenge that trumps Everest—one that claimed the lives of 11 fellow mountaineers—the survivors of this month's K2 disaster tell Andrew Buncombe of the Independent about their harrowing descent. Battling frostbite, Italian guide Marco Confortola watched helplessly as his friends died, while Dutch climber Wilco... More »

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Himalayas • survivors • avalanche • disaster • K2 • mountain climber

Search Called Off for
8 Mont Blanc Climbers  

Rescuers call off search for Mont Blanc climbers lost in avalanche yesterday

Aug 25, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The search for eight mountaineers swept away by an avalanche yesterday on Mont-Blanc du Tacul in the French Alps has been called off because of hazardous conditions on the mountain, the Telegraph reports. The five Austrians and three Swiss nationalists are presumed dead. Ten other climbers, suffering from broken bones... More »

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Mont Blanc • avalanche • Alps • mountain climber

 10 Missing
 in Mont Blanc
 Avalanche

Helicopters, rescuers seeking survivors

Aug 24, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten climbers are missing after an avalanche early this morning sheered off a snow slope on the north face of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain. Helicopters, dogs, and rescue workers were searching today for survivors, which included Swiss and Austrian climbers. Eight people injured in the avalanche were being treated... More »

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Europe • Mont Blanc • avalanche • mountain • mountain climber

 K2 Survivors Describe Ordeal as Last Reaches Camp

Frostbitten climber hobbles home

Aug 5, 08 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Survivors of Friday's K2 avalanche that killed 11 climbers describe a chaotic scene as the groups panicked and split up, BBC reports. “Everybody was fighting for himself,” said one of seven survivors. “I still do not understand why everybody was leaving each other.” Italian Marco Confortola,... More »

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rescue • Himalayas • avalanche

UPDATE

 Rescuers Pull 2 Off K2; Seek 3rd

Four others to be evacuated; death toll still unclear

Aug 4, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two helicopters are on a mission to save an Italian climber and evacuate four others on the world’s second-highest peak, AP reports. Stranded on K2 after an avalanche, Marco Confrontola has “serious frostbite,” said a local official. Two Dutch climbers have already been rescued. Reports vary on... More »

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rescue • Himalayas • avalanche

 10 Climbers Dead, 
 3 Missing After K2 Avalanche

Avalanche strands climbers of world's second-highest mountain

Aug 4, 08 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 10 climbers were killed and three were missing after an avalanche on the world’s second-highest mountain in the Himalayas this weekend, Reuters reports. Teams of climbers reached K2’s peak, but at least two died on the way. An avalanche later killed five more and knocked out... More »

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Himalayas • avalanche • K2 • mountain • mountain climber

Storms Clobber Western US

Rescuers search for three missing snowmobilers in Colorado

Jan 29, 08 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Fresh from inundating California with rain, a big storm system is dumping massive amounts of snow on the Western US. Three snowmobilers are missing in Colorado, the Navajo Nation has declared a state of emergency, and northern Idaho is staggering under about 20 inches of snow, reports the AP. "... More »

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severe weather • winter storm • snowstorm • avalanche

2 Skiers Die, 2 Missing in Calif. Avalanches

Rain-drenched state braces for more storms, mudslides

Jan 26, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Winter weather has wreaked havoc in southern California, leaving two skiers dead and at least two more missing in avalanches in the San Gabriel mountains. The avalanches followed days of pounding storms, tornadoes, and mudslides, and the area is bracing for another major storm tonight, AP reports. Some 11,000... More »

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California • severe weather • Southern California • mudslide • avalanche • San Gabriel Mountains

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