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Thread: Probe & Shovel ?s
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01-22-2019, 07:41 PM #51Registered User
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If I were into planting bulbs, I would give that Prival shovel a hard look.
(also, the thing about an avalanche for ants)
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01-22-2019, 07:53 PM #52
Last I saw of that company their bot was spamming "avalanche safety catchphrases" on any instagram post remotely connected to the CO/UT backcountry. I had a post from the Ouray Ice Park and they commented "If it's wide enough to ride it's wide enough to slide".
On second thought, maybe that's their target audience: people who want to carry avy gear somewhere they'll never need it, like in the ice park or on their apres bar missions.
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01-23-2019, 01:46 PM #53Banned
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The fact that shit like that is being sold at all means one more step at the beginning of every tour. Now in addition to a beacon check we'll have to pull out shovels and probes to make sure everyone is carrying something more substantial than a serving spoon.
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01-23-2019, 01:57 PM #54
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01-23-2019, 01:59 PM #55
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01-23-2019, 02:19 PM #56
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01-23-2019, 03:32 PM #57
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01-26-2019, 05:43 PM #58
While the Prival makes a strong case for some kind of standard, I have to ask, has anyone else read UIAA 156? I'm curious if I'm having a stroke or if that really is the single most confusing way they could publish such a standard. I've spent some time with CE docs and such and always find European standards to take a minute, but considering its scope that thing seems written to confuse, which does not inspire confidence in its effectiveness.
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01-26-2019, 05:51 PM #59
Found the Prival rescue shovel under another brand name, and it's only twenty bucks.
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