I've just been watching Ray Mears' Extreme Survival which tonight was all about surviving in the mountains after you've been a bit unlucky or done something idiotic (like skiing).
The key things I have learnt are:
1. If you get buried in an avalanche, make sure that as the snow starts to slow down that you make as much of an air pocket as possible.
2. It's then really helpful if you have an avalanche transceiver about your person.
3. It can be really cold.
4. Ski boots make a convenient water receptacle.
5. Wear Layers. Lots of Layers. Don't go out dressed just in a bikini.
6. You can make a T-shaped snow cave/shelter using a spade and lots of snow. Having a saw helps too. You need to make sure you include an air hole. And a cold sink is useful too.
7. It can be really, really cold.
8. Take things with you like dry matches, food, signal flares, cyanide and portable DVD systems. And lots of batteries. You might be bored for a long time.
9. You get blisters if you thaw your frostbite. This makes it hard to walk. Possibly better to just leave your bits frozen until you are rescued (or until you die).
10. If you start to feel you might be lost, DON'T KEEP GOING. Stop and either retrace your steps or bed down where you are. Otherwise They will never find you.
Polar Bears do not seem to be a problem or a danger in mountainous areas of the world. This is a good thing I suppose. If you put penguins and polar bears in a skiing race, who would win?
My survival training is now complete.
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and another thing.
Stick your hand out a hole in the snow, and make a carrot shape out of your fingers. When a rabbit comes along, catch it, put it in a pot, cook it up with carrots and potatoes and have a warm nourishing supper. it should provide you with energy to dig your way out.
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