tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878125636844884536.post8750405080634109704..comments2024-03-06T05:12:28.766-08:00Comments on Queso Suizo: Ghetto Gaiters (Part One)Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053020814428192067noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878125636844884536.post-23174755272418135842009-04-05T23:48:00.000-07:002009-04-05T23:48:00.000-07:00I couldn't really tell from the tone of your post....I couldn't really tell from the tone of your post... but I'm glad to read you're careful now :-)M'dame Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143879148704310727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878125636844884536.post-92231925923694054382009-04-03T06:13:00.000-08:002009-04-03T06:13:00.000-08:00Oh my dear. Believe me, we have learned out lesson...Oh my dear. Believe me, we have learned out lesson! I have never been so frightened in my life - or felt so foolish.<BR/><BR/>My husband spent his teen years (doing what boys at that age do) tempting fate in the back country of Montana, USA, which is not unlike the mountains of Switzerland. The problem now is he forgets that this sort of living-on-the-edge adventure is not my cup of tea!<BR/><BR/>We've had very peaceful snow hikes in areas marked, groomed, and designated for winter wandering without any problems. Our mistake was entering into territory that is deliberately closed during winter. <BR/><BR/>The craziest thing is that people do this sort of thing for sport. These experienced snow hikers pack avalanche beacons "just in case" so they can locate buried friends and dig them out. How do people take these kinds of risks knowing full well the consequences? Though perhaps we are crazier for taking such risks not knowing the consequences...<BR/><BR/>I think everyone is safer if we all do as you say: respect the mountains. We are no match for nature!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053020814428192067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878125636844884536.post-36686795284859575222009-04-03T05:00:00.000-08:002009-04-03T05:00:00.000-08:00Note to self: never snow hike without asking someo...Note to self: never snow hike without asking someone who knows - like the tourist office or a guide. Especially if it is untouched. It can be dangerous if you don't follow those simple rules. Really. Gotta respect the mountains!<BR/><BR/>Just a thought: most people dying in avalanches in Switzerland are non swiss...<BR/><BR/>(I reposted to get the email follow-up)M'dame Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143879148704310727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878125636844884536.post-63061441541729451372009-03-02T22:57:00.000-08:002009-03-02T22:57:00.000-08:00Uhhhhh. SCARY!!!!! Those balls look mean.Uhhhhh. SCARY!!!!! Those balls look mean.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307674711481165235noreply@blogger.com