 Poster: A snowHead
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How scary must this be, to fall down a crevasse more than 30m. As reported here by the BBC, 4 Argentine army commandos have been dropped in on skis to try to rescue them. There has been no contact since they fell on Saturday - just hope they are still alive.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wow that picture of the hole the snowmobile fell through is really scary. Looks like a relatively flat area with no reason to suspect a crevasse of that size underneath. No contact for more than 3 days - it's not looking good for the poor souls.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yes, the photo shows what seems to be a very difficult crevasse to detect. What a terrifying experience.
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The rescuers failed to find any sign of the two missing men, despite abseiling 120m into the crevasse but even then not reaching the bottom which is reported to be more than 200m deep. Report from the BBC.
They say the men are believed to have died on impact - sounds ghastly if they didn't 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yes, it's almost inconceivable that they could have survived that fall - in total darkness and shock. I wonder if any crevasse recovery effort has ever been attempted to that depth, and how they will safey support the crane on the snow bridge.
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Use a split leg crane, imagine a step ladder with one leg either side of the crevasse and a winch mounted at the apex, if they found no evidence after 120m then it's a body recovery opperation I'm afraid
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