Macabre Scenes as Receding Glaciers Reveal Dead Bodies on Mount Everest Melting glaciers caused by global warming are creating macabre scenes on the world’s highest mountain. As the ice sheets recede, expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers’ bodies that have been buried all these years that are becoming exposed, reports the BBC. “Because of global warming, the ice sheet and glaciers are fast melting and the dead bodies […] Climbing CragBrains | March 21, 2019 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Elusive Winter Ascent of K2 Will Have to Wait Another Year | Climbers Turned Back this Weekend A winter ascent of K2 will have to wait for another year as the world’s second-highest peak will go unclimbed this winter. Alex Txikon, Pasang Sherpa, and Cheppal Sherpa had hoped to reach K2’s peak over the weekend, though the weather was not cooperating. They made it as high as 23,130-feet, where they camped to wait out terrific winds that […] Climbing CragBrains | March 21, 2019 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
13-Year-Old Boy Fell to His Death While Free Climbing in Snow Canyon State Park, UT A 13-year-old Iowa boy fell to his death Sunday afternoon while climbing in Snow Canyon State Park, UT park officials said. The boy, who was visiting the park with his mother and two siblings, was free-climbing without any equipment, including a helmet, when he fell “from a significant height and died at the scene due to injuries sustained from the fall,” […] Climbing CragBrains | March 21, 2019 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
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