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Video: Helmet Cam Catches Harrowing Fall Down Mountain Face
British mountaineer Mark Roberts got more than he bargained for when he attempted to climb Snowdon Mountain last month. Roberts was using ice axes to make his way up the 3560-foot peak, which happens to be the tallest in Wales, when he was struck by falling ice. The force of the impact knocked him off the steep face and caused him to tumble more than 100 feet down the side of the mountain, all of which was captured by the helmet cam he was wearing during his ascent.
The video, which you see above, gives us a glimpse into every climber's nightmare – an uncontrolled fall down the side of a mountain. In order to avoid these types of accidents, mountaineers are taught to self-arrest using an ice axe, but in this case it looks like the incident happens so quickly that Roberts didn't have time to attempt to stop his fall. Fortunately, he came away from this with just a broken ankle and a few bumps and bruises, as obviously this could have turned out a lot worse for him.
Filed under: Climbing, Europe, United Kingdom, Video
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
David Konen Mar 11th 2013 2:41PM
Whoa! This sounds like something only EXPERIENCED people ought to be doing. I may have a little bit of experience here, but would NEVER risk my life doing this, because of the epilectic seizures I can have. I wouldn't like to be "blacking out" when I was in a situation this dangerous, ONLY to find myself "at death's door" (at WHO knows where)
MR.WILLIAMS Mar 12th 2013 2:07AM
AOL comes through again with a chopped up edited video! Would it kill them to just once show a video without stopping and editing it? What is so difficult of just letting the video play out without interrupting it? They need to go back and take, Media I, Media II, Media III, and Editing. If they really can't figure this out, than I'd be happy to do your editing for you, as long as you pay me of course.