Glacier collapsed at Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan

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A British tourist hiking in the eastern Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan captured the moment a glacier collapsed at the Dzhuku Pass, unleashing 2 million cubic meters of ice and snow on the valley below.

Amazingly, everyone who was there on that day escaped with their life.

The man (@harryshimmin) answered a few questions first hand, so I am including those here:

Why didn't you run?

Out of ten of us, only one person actually tried to run. She was the only one that was injured. She was knocked over by the debris/ powder after making it maybe 10 meters further back, the avalanche traveled further than anyone could have run. Even if I wanted to run, I couldn't, there was a cliff right behind me. There was, however, cover right next to me which I'd seen earlier.

It's easy to watch this video with perfect clarity of thought and comment on what I should have done. However, even now I don't think I'd do anything differently if I was there again. I was left without a scratch. If I'd followed the advice of half the comments criticizing my "survival instincts" I'd have been knocked off a cliff trying to run away

Why just standing there filming/ not move earlier?

I knew this was a once in a lifetime opportunity: I was determined to make the most of it and film to the last second. Even when I was jumping for cover I had my arm outstretched trying to keep a good shot.

What happened to the rest of the group?

I had separated from the group and was the closest to the avalanche. The person who ran got knocked off a rock and cut her knee, she was taken to the nearest medical facility then flown back to the US for surgery.

Another person got knocked off a horse and sustained some light bruising.

This occured on July 8th 2022

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