Accident happened during skitour on Kamchatka. Ski guiding is an occupation connected with risk. You have to risk anyway to provide safety for clients. You have to do everything properly and with no mistakes. But, we are human as well and some times making mistakes. Most important to realize it and make conclusions. Being in extreme sport you lose instinct of selfpreservation and such situation helps to get it back, recovering feelings of risk balance.
Video how I got into avalanche and lost consciousness due to lack of oxigen. The only things did helped me are: experience of non oxigen high altitude expeditions and thoughts about my daughter.