When it's not your time to die

Bummer.

BTW Ski helmets, while better perhaps than cycling ones, still aren't
much protection against severe impatct.

 

whay Champs and I agree on something

Indeed, I have a few that are more akin to elestic these days -(

 

Must've been the worst feeling in the world, strapped in with no
control. Are one's arms even free in those things?

Well, quite. Hundreds of Euros' worth of kit.

Seriously though, very glad it didn't end in disaster.

 

No, they're strapped in. You can't move a thing.

 

Stokes litter.

Other similar Alpine horror stories exist.


An old roommate's favorite was from a long view. Said person fell and
slide a long rough way. The viewers from a distance was certain the
falling distance had killed the person. Part of the way down, the one
speck of a person separate and became two. They were certain the
climber has been cut in two.

After a few moments, one of the halves started crawling slowing to
the other half. The distant viewers could not believe this was
happening.

The 2nd dot was their pack.

 

Our 18 month old Heinz 57 dog did an ACL running through a hedge.
After vet had operated and we got dog back, it was clear that the
"ankle" and "thigh" had been nailed to a board, JC fashion, in the mid
position whilst the ACL was rebuilt and resewn. Dog was fine and
lived another 16 years with no trace of stiffness.