tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585350273842958784.post4257746104098378572..comments2023-05-23T18:17:12.951+05:30Comments on Faram's Website: Basic Mountaineering Course, June 2017, Beas KundFaramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376417710353098928noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585350273842958784.post-73201235422326460602018-04-27T07:39:45.593+05:302018-04-27T07:39:45.593+05:30Glad that you found the post useful.Glad that you found the post useful.Faramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376417710353098928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585350273842958784.post-78109866476440801892018-04-26T21:42:35.930+05:302018-04-26T21:42:35.930+05:30Being a trekker, its important to know about mount...Being a trekker, its important to know about mountains and mountaineering. The information you shared is essential for every trekker thank you for sharing.Vikramhttp://www.himvotravels.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585350273842958784.post-62204196707020685972017-09-27T19:19:20.350+05:302017-09-27T19:19:20.350+05:30nicenicebenzemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988553096060514464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585350273842958784.post-13375969873190986092017-06-26T20:02:35.357+05:302017-06-26T20:02:35.357+05:30Thanks for the comment Peter.
As per Wikipedia -
...Thanks for the comment Peter.<br /><br />As per Wikipedia -<br /><br />The other significant find made on Mallory's body was a severe, golf-ball size puncture wound in his forehead, which was the likely cause of his death. The unusual puncture wound is consistent with one which might be inflicted by an ice axe, leading some to conclude that, while Mallory was descending in a self-arrest "glissade", sliding down a slope while dragging his ice axe in the snow to control the speed of his descent, his ice axe may have struck a rock and bounced off, striking him fatally.Faramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376417710353098928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585350273842958784.post-71052294716521296312017-06-26T17:47:01.752+05:302017-06-26T17:47:01.752+05:30"On today's curriculum was Self Arrest. T..."On today's curriculum was Self Arrest. These are techniques by which one stops oneself after inadvertently slipping and falling. This is a very important safety technique, because a body gains high speed very quickly when falling on a moderate or steep snow slope"<br /><br />Hi Faram,<br /><br />I have not yet read your whole post. Very interesting. My quote above ,from your post, refers to George Mallory who apparently slipped on Mount Everest<br /><br />Peter Champnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930025294432753703noreply@blogger.com