Footage of a huge avalanche in Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains has gone viral, and for good reason.
The video, shared by trekker Harry Shimmin on Instagram, shows snow and rock moving down a mountain in the distance, before reaching hikers who were forced to take cover.
"Once it was over the adrenaline rush hit me hard. I was only covered in a small layer of snow, without a scratch. I felt giddy," Shimmin wrote in his post.
"I knew the rest of the group was further away from the avalanche so should be okay … It was only later we realised just how lucky we'd been. If we had walked five minutes further on our trek, we would all be dead."
Here's the clip in all of its terrifying glory: I think you can view it without needing an account.
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