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Skier Films Himself Falling Off a Massive Cliff

American Alpine Institute
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This is insane…

Austrian Stefan Ager climbed to the top of a peak on the Stubai Glacier in Austria, with the intent to ski the extreme terrain below. Unfortunately, as he was clipping his boot into his ski, he slipped and literally fell thousands of feet over rocks and steep snow fields. Fortunately, he survived with only bumps and bruises.

The really weird thing about this incident…? He had a helmet cam on, and he recorded the whole thing…

The footage is below:

–Jason D. Martin

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