Harrowing moment caught on video as Stephen Bartolo collapsed a cornice triggering an avalanche while hiking a ridge between Mt. Takamatsu to Mt. Hirukura in Japan. Stephen fell 500 meters before coming to stop. Thankfully was uninjured in the slide. Wild ride, glad this dude was okay.

Here’s a longer version of the same event:

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