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General Discussion / Re: Avalanche theory
« Last post by GlennM on April 23, 2024, 01:59:09 PM »Potential suffocation, not weight of snow is why they left. They could one way or another get out of the tent, but not reenter.
The avalanche 6-700 meters away from the tent that was observed on Kholat Syakhl in January 2023 shows it can happen, I believe the evidence is quickly eroded.Absolutely right. The avalanche on the southern slope of 1079 in itself does not prove anything: there the slope is steeper and landslides happen apparently every winter (and maybe after every heavy snowfall), but this case is indicative in that a not very strong snowstorm almost completely destroyed the traces of the landslide already after half an hour.
I look forward to your findings and conclusionsmemories of search participants
There only thing Occam’s Razorish about the avalanche theory, or slab slip theory, if you prefer, is that weather and nature-related theories don’t require as many assumptions as, say, murder or military testingQuite right. The most consistent with Occam's principle are those explanations of existing facts that contain the fewest number of assumptions. That's exactly what I meant.
shouldn’t base your theory on the non-existent evidence.None of the existing hypotheses has evidence. And most likely, they will no longer exist. All we can use in our search for truth are arguments.
Verdict on what caused the hikers to flee the tent: An unknown compelling force. That is the only theory that fits all evidence and requires the least amount of assumptions.