In the 1990s, if you were adventuring in alpine zones, you had heavy mountaineering boots with stiff crampons to help you navigate snow and ice, but there was nothing for those who wanted to move fast and light. That's why 30 years ago, climber Danny Giovale found himself plummeting down an icy gully in the Dolomites with his life flashing before his eyes.
By some miracle, the American climber survived the fall, and when he returned to the US, he looked at the research and found that slips on snow is the second most common cause of accidents and death among climbers.
