JosephH Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805193601.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crillz Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Simple - Avoid by never leaving your house. Ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drederek Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 its OK to go outside if you can hop on one foot like a boy scout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Wait we can leave the house. My mom said never ever leave the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I remember reading a European Alpine instruction book in the Renton library. It had a really good section on how to minimize lighting exposure. I copied some pages, if I can dig them up I'll post. It was in preparation for the Bugaboos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponderosa Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 If you're using a section of extension ladder for solo glacier travel, forgo aluminum in favor of wood or fiberglass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigchampion Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 or you can pull a Lt. Dan and make your peace with God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Maybe a meteorologist or atmospheric physicist would be a better expert than an ER physician to tell you how to avoid being hit by lightning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 From New Jersey, no less. She'd probably do a better job of telling you how to avoid getting hit by a stray bullet from a drive-by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 (edited) Not leaving your house is no guarantee. I heard a talk by one of the country's top lightning researchers at the time, and he recounted a story of a women who was killed by her phone...the bolt struck the line just outside the house. Moral of the story: Hang up or die. Oh, he also stated that getting rid of your ice axe makes no difference whatsoever, although when it's all buzzing and flaming and shit that can be distracting. Edited August 13, 2009 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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