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James Thacker

@jamesthacker

IFMGA Mountain Guide & WMCI | Off Piste Performance @Off_Piste_Perf | Mountain Assurance @MtnAssurance Own views here: cryosphere and rock enthusiast…

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Comportements à risque, hors-piste... Faut-il mettre fin à la gratuité du secours en montagne ? - Éric Fournier (Chamonix's Mayor) argues powerfully against charging for mountain rescue in France. lefigaro.fr/voyages/montag…

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On Friday a small airplane crashed on Mer de Glace accumulation area (Géant Glacier) in the Gros Rognon sector (~3500 m). Two people were slightly injured. Two days later it became a freestyle spot! 🙃🤩🏂 Let's hope it doesn't stay there 🚮 🎥 Gaspard Ravanel / IG

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What happens to the human body when an avalanche buries it? Environmental variables and the Triple H Syndrome. eurac.edu/en/magazine/wh…

Rockall Island (@rockallisland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Oh joy, the sun is finally out on Rockall Island! Solar panel output at a whopping 49%, and the batteries are soaking up all that precious power. Only 47 hours left until...well, who knows what'll happen next.

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Norway 2025 // There is still time to join us, but we have just three places left on Arnøya and Kvaløya. Details offpiste.org.uk/courses-and-tr… #offpisteperformance

Norway 2025 // There is still time to join us, but we have just three places left on Arnøya and Kvaløya. Details  offpiste.org.uk/courses-and-tr… #offpisteperformance
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‘Mountain CRM - Human Factors for Instructors’ coming up in autumn 2025. A deeper dive into HF and Non-technical Skills in the mountains… 27/28 November, Newtonmore. mountainassurance.co.uk/mountain-crm-h… The AMI

‘Mountain CRM - Human Factors for Instructors’ coming up in autumn 2025. A deeper dive into HF and Non-technical Skills in the mountains… 27/28 November, Newtonmore. mountainassurance.co.uk/mountain-crm-h… <a href="/the_AMI/">The AMI</a>
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Avalanche! – Advanced is a practical three day avalanche education course for future VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) winters. Geared towards the rapidly changing snowpack experienced in the Scottish winter. Limited places for Feb 2026 mountainassurance.co.uk/avalanche-adva…

Avalanche! – Advanced is a practical three day avalanche education course for future VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) winters. Geared towards the rapidly changing snowpack experienced in the Scottish winter. Limited places for Feb 2026 mountainassurance.co.uk/avalanche-adva…
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Abisko: Helikopterolycka – stor räddningsinsats. A helicopter that was used to fly skiers up for heliskiing has been swept away in an avalanche in Riksgränsen. aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/93V2…

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Tributes paid to mountain rescue 'legend' David Whalley. Seems fitting to share this via Twitter where he frequently commented on many people’s adventures. RIP Heavy. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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I remember SAIS stopped reporting in the end of January for a period because there was no snow left in the entire country…… No surprise to hear it was the leanest season. There were still avalanche-related mountain-rescue incidents. We still need to watch out always.