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Avalanche

Avalanche is a natural phenomenon that is the sliding away of a mountain of huge amounts of snow, ice, mud or rock. While most people consider an avalanche to be a surface event it is interesting that major under sea earthquakes can create similar enormous avalanches. These underwater movements of rock are linked to another natural event - the tsunami.

Avalanche survival techniques are an essential skill for mountain climbers and a variety of speciality equipment is available from your reputable climbing store.