“You can’t have too many days like today where you’re cutting it that close. If you’re that close to the edge at some point you’re going to fall off. I feel like I wasn’t in tune with the mountain. I wasn’t picking up the red flags” – Nikolai Schirmer
Heartpounding footage from the northern Norway where Nikolai Schirmer and his buddies triggered an avalanche when ascending a couloir in Tromsø (timestamp @7:00). Thankfully no one was caught but it was a close call. If someone had been swept away, it was a long way down with lots of exposure and the results could have been tragic. Nikolai is honest about the decision making process leading up to the slide and hopes being candid his mistakes will help you avoid similar situations: