you are so freaking brave!

this is incredible. your eyes look glassy most of the time, in a wierd wonderful sort of daze - kudos for making it back out alive! (did you have any milk for your tea?)

i'm glad you're alive, zach. this clip is scary!

wow

Heavenly Hibernating Survivormen Zach and Paul. Happy and safe returns.

Incredible, awe-inspiring, and something you'll never forget for the rest of your life! Well done, that is truely amazing.

And thanks for sharing it with us!

That has to be one of the most incredible clips ever. I'm really impressed. You've got balls, boy! Very cold balls, but you've got them all the same.

When I started watching this it said 17 digs. Then I clicked dig and it had 19! Two of us dug it at the same time. Dank!

That's amazing! I'm glad you guys made it back safely.

Did you look up how cold it was that night? (And did you ever read that London story, "To Build a Fire"?)

Glynnis, yes and yes.

I checked the temperature, and it reached about -4F. I don't know what the wind chill was.

And, I actually told Paul about To Build a Fire just hours before we hiked out. I remember the scene where the man tries to catch his dog, to kill it, vividly.

That is awesome. Sitting here at home, I want to do it too. But I'm sure if I actually had the chance, I'd back out of it right away...

my friend says: anatomically speaking, urinating actually increases body temp.

Funny that you remember the dog part of "To Build a Fire" -- I'd nearly forgotten it. I, instead, remember the descriptions of his spit freezing and cracking before hitting the ground (-15F, I think). I thought about that part, especially, when reading about Paul's bathroom trouble. Yikes.

what doesn't kill us makes us stonger.. :P

Next time try and build one of these bad boys Shelter Tastic

I love it. Of all the places I've been, I've not considered trying this yet. Guess, I'm too drawn to all the clubs and hot tubs after a fun filled day of boarding.

inspiring- nice work. i passed you on the street in williamsburg a couple weeks ago and you looked so dorky- i never woulda thought you had it in you.

For the record, I am more geeky than dorky

u guys win. kudos to you.

Nice work fellas. Go again and build the quinzee thingie. But next time take some girls to keep you warm ;)

This is incredibly awesome. I'm jealous!

Amazing! Zach, you have to make a second edition when we hike the Appalachian

this is scarey! the moment you mentioned the shelter colapsing, i got all panicky, even through it didn't happen. amazing clip!

friggin' crazy! you're so livin' on the edge (and not in an Aerosmith kinda way).

worst thing i can imagine, sleeping in wet/humid snowboarding clothes! also quite a challenge, last time i slept IN my car IN a sleeping bag at a ski resort i was freezing to death!

This was one of the 1st clips i watched on vimeo! And i forgot to dig/like it!

amazing

whoa.

After spending last week in a very snowy Lake Tahoe I had to revisit this adventure.
Brrrr....