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Pro Tip: How to Eat Your Climbing Partner if You’re Starving

American Alpine Institute
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Backpacker Magazine did a poll recently. They asked their readers if they would be willing to eat their partners in the event of an emergency. A large percentage of those who responded said, yes! Yes! Of course I would eat my partner!!!

So what did Backpacker magazine do about it? What any responsible outdoor magazine would do. They put together a somewhat perverse video on how to eat your partner.

And what did we do about that…? What any responsible guide service blog would do. We reposted the video below for your — clearly — perverse viewing pleasure…

I do think it is important to note that the meat in a mountain guide’s body is much worse than any other meat…anywhere.

–Jason D. Martin

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