The video was shared as a warning about hidden dangers after a skier plunged into a deep crevasse but managed to halt his descent on a narrow ledge.
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A helmet camera recorded the moment a skier plunged 15 feet into a hidden crevasse in the Alps, before finally managing to come to a stop on a tiny ledge that was just inches wide.
In the video shared by French skiing group Les Powtos last week, the camera shows the skier's-eye-view in La Grave, a resort by the mountain La Meije.
After traversing powdery white snow at speed, the unnamed skier tries to divert around what first appears to be a shallow dip. The dip turns out to be the entrance to an extremely deep and narrow crevasse.
Plunging into the crevasse, the skier comes to a stop with his skis on the narrowest of ledges. He then lets out an expletive as snow falls past him, with the camera revealing the alarming further depths below.
According to the Grenoble-based group, which wishes to remain anonymous, the skier saw the crevasse at the last minute, so "he was able to avoid going straight into it, but lost his balance and finally fell into it."
The group also told Insider that the individual, as well as those he was with, had a range of safety and climbing equipment on them, meaning he was able to start climbing out even before the rest of the group caught up.
The group posted another video of the skier emerging from the hole afterwards.
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The incident happened last April, the group said, but they were hesitant to post the video for fear of hyping the danger.
But ultimately, they told Insider, they felt that posting it could serve as a reminder against letting down your guard.
"This video isn't to create a buzz, but to show that even if you know the glacier of La Grave well, you can still get caught out if you let yourself get carried away by euphoria on the slopes," they said.
The video has already racked up millions of views on social media.
