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Avalanche at Tunnel Creek | ‘Snow Fall’ with Adventure Journalist John Branch | 2

2022/4/12
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John Branch: 本文作者John Branch讲述了2012年华盛顿州隧道溪发生的雪崩事件。他从最初对新闻报道的漠视，到深入调查，最终创作出获得普利策奖的报道《雪崩：隧道溪的雪崩》。文章探讨了雪崩的成因、预测的复杂性以及极限运动爱好者的心理。他采访了幸存者和遇难者家属，展现了这场悲剧中的人性与情感。他强调，这不仅仅是一场雪崩事故，更是对人性的深刻探讨。 John Branch还详细描述了雪崩发生时的场景，以及幸存者Elise在雪崩中挣扎求生的经历，展现了雪崩的巨大威力和对人的摧残。他分析了导致这次雪崩事故的原因，包括雪崩预警、大型滑雪团队、隐瞒担忧等因素。他指出，即使是经验丰富的滑雪者，也无法完全预料到雪崩的发生。 此外，John Branch还探讨了极限运动爱好者的心理，以及他们对风险的认知和处理方式。他认为，参与极限运动的人并非鲁莽，而是对挑战自我和追求个人满足感。他们与恐惧的关系决定了他们的成功与快乐。 Mike Corey: Mike Corey作为主持人，引导John Branch讲述了雪崩事件的始末，并就雪崩的成因、预测、安全措施、极限运动爱好者的心理等方面与John Branch进行了深入探讨。他表达了对遇难者的哀悼，并对极限运动的风险和挑战进行了反思。

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The episode introduces the story of the avalanche at Tunnel Creek, detailing the events leading up to it and the experiences of the skiers involved.

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When New York Times reporter John Branch first heard reports of an avalanche in Washington State, he didn’t think much about it. But when his editor asked him to poke around, John discovered the human story of a community of skiers and the passion that brought them face to face with powerful forces of nature. John’s article, Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek, won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2013. He joins host Mike Corey to discuss the events of that fateful morning in February of 2012, the science of avalanches, and what drives extreme athletes to push themselves to the limit.

Check out Snow Fall and John’s other work in his latest book, Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life From the Back Roads of Sports).

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