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Glen Plake survives avalanche CNN interview

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JLev
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Unbelievable! Of all the people, it's Plake that lives to tell this story. Thank you Glen for everything you've done for our sport, & lived through to continue. Skiing wouldn't be the same without you.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/09/27/ac-avalanche-survivor-horror.cnn


http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/09/27/ac-avalanche-survivor-missing-comrads.cnn



Sep 30 2012 8:29PM 7 0
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kvan
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Plake is my hero. I can't imagine what that must have been like to witness that.
Sep 30 2012 8:41PM 0 0
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I.B
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Read about this in the local paper. Was amazed. It's crazy. So stoked to see plake okay.


Dude is a fucking legend.


Blizzard of AHHHHHS is the sickest.
Sep 30 2012 10:13PM 0 0
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Paul.Marik
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glen is awesome, such a nice guy. glad he's still alive
Sep 30 2012 10:18PM 0 0
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runjoy
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Damn that was powerful.


Sep 30 2012 10:35PM 0 0
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fatline
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Wow!  That was powerful......
Sep 30 2012 10:51PM 0 0
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tripnip
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i still have a poster of him on my wall tht i got from a ski shop when i was 6 the guy is a legend
Sep 30 2012 11:05PM 0 0
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CheddarJack
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Wow. Glen is a living legend. He interviewed so well too.
Sep 30 2012 11:30PM 0 0
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seanahue.
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Oct 1 2012 12:03AM 0 0
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TheDude
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wow what strength to be able to do that interview. I hope hes alright, and glad one of my first ski heros is still with us
Oct 1 2012 8:02PM 0 0
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little1337
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Jesus.... This man is a god
Oct 1 2012 8:03PM 0 0
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Drew_ski.
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Wow Glen is the man. were they climbing a mountain or skiing? What mountain was it on?
Oct 1 2012 9:57PM 0 0
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will_powder
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Greg Hill, the man that ski toured 2 million vertical feet in 2010 also survived the avalanche, and was apparently the first to contact Plake. He was staying at the camp below Plake's. Plake's fellow group mates have been declared dead.

Yes it's great that some of the legends of the sport have survived this tragedy, but I think it's important to remember that 9 lives have been lost. RIP and SIP.

Oct 1 2012 10:17PM 0 0
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FerrisBueller
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Hate to see this shit happen, Glen is the man. And CNN did a great job in picking this story up.

I could only imagine those thoughts while being tumbled just knowing its probably the end, all the chemicals that rush in your brain...so fucked
Oct 1 2012 10:43PM 0 0
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DeRizzo
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he seems like such an amazing person but honestly I haven't been around long enough or been into skiing long enough to really know who he actually is
Oct 1 2012 10:51PM 0 0
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Stose
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Glen is a family friend. They were in europe, and they were shooting a little film there. He said that he was reading his bible when the avalanche happened.
Oct 1 2012 11:23PM 0 0
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Just_Send_It
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this
Oct 1 2012 11:29PM 0 0
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hemlockjibber8
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Nepal. Mt Manaslu. Climbing up, waiting out a storm so they could continue climbing. Ski down was the plan.
Oct 2 2012 12:38AM 0 0
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