China Cancels Mount Everest Climbing Season From Tibetan Side Over Covid-19 Concerns Authorities in China, concerned about the spread of covid-19, have canceled spring climbing season from the Tibetan side of Mount Everest. Related: China to Enforce Social Distancing Rules on the Summit of Mount Everest The General Administration of Sport of China said that they had canceled all permits issued to Chinese climbers. Officials are worried about the covid-19 outbreak in Nepal […] Climbing CragBrains | May 17, 2021 0 Comments
NASA Satellite Images Help to Explain What Caused Twin Mega-Avalanches in Tibet A post yesterday on the NASA Earth Facebook page explained what caused two huge, fatal avalanches in Tibet over a two month period. In July 2016, the lower portion of a valley glacier in the Aru Range of Tibet detached and barreled into a nearby valley, killing nine people and hundreds of animals. The huge avalanche, one of the largest […] Avalanche Steven Agar | February 8, 2018 0 Comments
UNPRECEDENTED: Two 21 Trillion-Cubic-Foot Glacier Avalanches in Same Region of Tibet in 10 Weeks: A 21 trillion cubic foot glacier avalanche came down near Dungari village, a remote area of Tibet, on July 17th, 2016 killing 9 people, 100 sheep, and 350 yaks (see photos above & below). This avalanche was 3.7 miles long and up to 100 feet deep. Then, the impossible happened: another approximately 20 trillion cubic foot glacier avalanche came down in […] Avalanche Sergei Poljak | October 26, 2016 0 Comments
Avalanche in Tibet Confirmed as 21 Trillion Cubic Foot “Glacier Slide” On Monday, we reported on an avalanche that killed 9 people, 100 yaks, and 350 sheep in the village of Dungru in the Ngari provence of Tibet, China. The avalanche has now been confirmed as a glacier slide. A 2000-foot rescue passage was completed on Wednesday morning. No signs of life have yet been detected. Rescuers have excavated over 1,600,00-cubic-feet […] Industry News AvyBrains | July 21, 2016 2 Comments
9 People, 100 Yaks, 350 Sheep Killed in Large Avalanche in Tibet on Sunday Nine people, 100 yaks, and 350 sheep were killed in a large avalanche in Western Tibet on Sunday according to Chinese state media. The people killed were all residents of Dungru in Ngari prefecture that lies 620 miles west of Tibet’s capital city Lhasa. All 9 of the people killed were sheep herders. Dungru sits at over 15,000 feet, is […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 18, 2016 1 Comment
Legendary Climber Alex Lowe’s Body Found on Shishapangma, Tibet After Missing 16 Years: by AlexLowe.org on April 29th, 2016 On April 27th, Conrad Anker and Jenni Lowe-Anker were in Kathmandu, Nepal, preparing to return home at the end of a month spent overseeing the ongoing construction of a building to house and sustain the Khumbu Climbing Center, a project that offers technical training for indigenous mountain workers. Just before noon, Conrad received a phone call […] Industry News Guest Author | May 2, 2016 0 Comments
China to Build Its Highest Ski Resort in Lhasa, Tibet | Hopes for Tibetan 2022 Winter Olympians According the China Daily News, China is planning to build one of the highest ski resorts on Earth in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. Lhasa lives at 12,000-feet. China is hoping to monetize the mountains of Tibet and they’d like Tibet to start pumping out Winter Olympians in time for their 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Nyima Tsering, deputy director of […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 24, 2016 1 Comment
Shangri-La China | Woman in Traditional Tibetan Dress Shangri-La China. 10,000 feet. China, very near the Tibetan border. This is one of the Tibetan cities outside of Tibet. Photo from October 2012. SnowBrains | May 7, 2013 0 Comments
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