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alaska, in january 1935. the pair headed to a canyon in the olympic peninsula, where they fished for steelhead. that cold, snowy january day, their haul was 100 pounds, and they stripped off their heavy wool mackinaw jackets, climbing out of the canyon in just their wool shirts and long underwear. the car
"all that moisture froze in the cold and the snow, and he was getting hypothermic. he was in a bad way." thankfully, bauer was carrying a revolver. he pulled it out and fired two shots to alert his friend, who came back to get him and helped him to the car. if bauer had been by himself, he might not...
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61097/near-death-experience-inspired-first-patented-down-jacket