A thrilling video recently surfaced on social video which showed a solo climber surviving an avalanche by hanging on to the mountain ledge. The man, identified as Leland Nisky, was climbing an icy trail of The Ribbon in Ouray, Colorado. For the unversed, The Ribbon Trail is about 6.7-mile-long trail and contains some picturesque and breath-taking views. While going along the rough snow trail, Leland suddenly found himself fighting against the speed and force of an avalanche that tried to swallow him. However, the brave heart persevered and ended up cheating the death. Incidentally, he also was able to record the evidence of his persistence and the visuals of the video are currently making the waves on Twitter.

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1. Background
2. The Facts of the Matter
3. What Did the Video Show?
4. “Took Every Ounce of Strength…”: Leland Gives Account of Incident

Background

For thrill seekers, getting stuck during avalanche events is nothing short of a nightmare. A human body is typically thrice the density of the avalanche debris, and thus, has the potential of sinking in it with a blink of an eye.

Lucky survivors who have walked with a few injuries after an avalanche have all agreed unanimously that once the debris of avalanche settles over the body, it settles more like concrete or cement.

What makes avalanches so dangerous is its unpredictable nature. Once an avalanche event begins, the snow debris can reach a speed of 80 mph within just 5 seconds. If a person becomes the victim of an avalanche, their survival rate is merely 34% if they are found after 19-35 minutes of incident.

Recently a US man fought against all the above-mentioned odds and survived an avalanche, and further went on to record the entire incident.

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The Facts of the Matter

Experienced solo-climber Leland Nisky was carefully ice climb atop The Ribbon trail in Colorado when he found himself fighting against an avalanche that was determined to swallow him whole. Avalanches usually gather the speed of up to 80 mph within 5 seconds of starting. Leland found himself fighting hard against the wrath of the nature. What made his fight all the more challenging, was that he was un-roped, and a simple misstep could have costed him his life.

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What Did the Video Show?

Armed with only ice axes, the professional climber in the video was left fighting hard against the debris and was left hanging by the mountain ledge, 400ft above the ground. In the thrilling videos first shared on Instagram, Leland can be seen hanging on to his dear life on the mountain ledge. As the avalanche debris hits him from above, he tries to find the right spot to plant his axe and survive the avalanche without falling to his death.

Thanks to his years of experience, and his absolute grit, he manages to survive the horrifying calamity. As the avalanche debris continue falling on his head for about two minutes, Leland shuffled his feet to the left side. Soon the avalanche recedes and he ended up realizing even in the precarious position, he was able to climb over 10 feet.

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“How’s Your Anxiety?” Netizens React to Leland Nisky’s Fight Against Nature

Did the video above leave you awe-struck? If yes, then you are among hundreds of netizens who lauded Leland’s survival spirit and the skills he showed during the distressing incident.

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“Took Every Ounce of Strength…”: Leland Gives Account of Incident

As a caption to his Instagram reel, Leland explained how he was unsure of sharing the incident on social media. “This was probably one of the most terrifying experiences I’ve had while solo climbing. Took absolutely every ounce of strength I could muster to keep holding onto my tools. I was on edge about posting this to social media, but it seemed too insane that I had caught it on camera to not,” his caption read.

Expressing gratitude for the years of training he was made to have, Leland further added, “Grateful for years of experience and training in stressful situations to keep me calm and allow me to make it through this freak situation and get back home safe.”

 

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