A skier cheated death and walked away unscathed after taking a horrific tumble down a mountain backwards - and caught it all on camera. Stefan Ager, from Austria, had climbed up a mountain with friends at the Stubai Glacier, intending to ski back down. However after setting up his helmet cam and clicking on his skis, he took a step backwards, lost his footing and ended up tumbling down the backside of the mountain. The 15-second fall, down the almost vertical, rocky incline, was all captured on his helmet cam. When he eventually landed , he let out an audible gasp of pain before looking up at the route he had just fallen down. Incredibly, despite spinning out of control for much of his fall, he somehow managed to avoid being dashed on any of the larger rocky outposts - and landed safely in a snowdrift at the bottom of the mountain, according to Daily mail.
Mr Ager has become a global internet hit following his astonishing escape and he said he is thankful he is still in one piece.