2 Men Lucky to Be Alive After Getting Lost in Cotton Clothing and Sneakers in Sea-to-Sky-Mountains, BC Two ill-equipped men are lucky to be alive after getting lost during a hike in the Harvey Basin area of the Sea-to-Sky mountains on Saturday, saved only by the fact they managed to find cell service. Related: Someone Cut the Sea to Sky Gondola Cableโฆ Again When rescuers reached the men, in their early 20s and new to the area, […] CragBrains | October 26, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Spiderman? 70-Year-Old Crazy Russian Climber Descends Head First Without Helmet, Ropes, or Safety Gear [arve url="https://youtu.be/0Vsdfd49RV4"] CragBrains | October 23, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Body of Experienced Solo Hiker Recovered From ‘Very Technical Terrain’ on Mount Silverthorne, CO On October 9, 2020, the Summit County Rescue Group (SCRG) recovered the body of a deceased hiker from a couloir below the summit of Mount Silverthorne, CO. Related: Hiker Found Dead Today of Highest Summit in Maine โ Mt. Katahdin Ken May, an experienced hiker, left his vehicle at about 7:00 am on October 7th with an anticipated return of […] Climbing CragBrains | October 12, 2020 0 Comments
Hiker Found Dead Today of Highest Summit in Maine – Mt. Katahdin According to Baxter State Park, Maine officials, the body of a male hiker was found on the summit of Mt. Katahdin, the highest mountain in the state of Maine at 5,269′, on Thursday, October 8th 2020, at 10am. A Blackhawk helicopter landed on the summit of the mountain at 3:44pm on Thursday and retrieved the body. There have been 2 […] Climbing CragBrains | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
Body of Missing Hiker Found in San Juan Mountains, CO The body of a Denver hiker reported missing late Sunday evening has been located in the San Juan Mountains near Lake City in Hinsdale County. Ben Brownlee, 26, is presumed deceased after a body matching his description was located by helicopter approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5. The body was spotted and identified by friends approximately 75 to 100 […] Climbing CragBrains | October 7, 2020 3 Comments
Hiker Dies, Partner Rescued After Getting Caught in Whiteout on Mount Rainier, WA Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park, WA assisted by Mountain Rescue volunteers, rescued a hiker in distress yesterday afternoon on the Muir Snowfieldย in white-out snow conditions. Her companion, unfortunately, was found deceased andย was recoveredย from the mountainย today. At 10ย am on Wednesday,ย September 23, rangers were forwarded a 911 cell phone call fromย a woman, visiting fromย Virginia, who reported that she and her hiking […] Climbing CragBrains | September 25, 2020 1 Comment
Hiker Fell 1,000-Feet to His Death From Utah’s Highest Mountain, King’s Peak The four-day search for a missing hiker on King’s Peak in Utah ended Sunday when crews discovered his body. The body of Kyle Wimpenny, 25 from Boise, ID was discovered in the High Uintas at about 2:30 pm yesterday.ย From initial investigations, it looked like he fell 1,000-feet while attempting to summit King’s Peak. Kyle was reported missing on Wednesday […] Climbing CragBrains | September 21, 2020 3 Comments
Alex Honnold Ties the Knot! Free Solo Climber Marries Sanni McCandless in Ceremony Officiated by Tommy Caldwell Alex Honnold is going solo no more.ย The Oscar-winning rock climber and his fiancรฉe Sanni McCandless got married yesterday in a small family ceremony on the shores of Lake Tahoe, CA. Fellow rock climber Tommy Caldwell officiated the ceremony. We got married!! Small family ceremony on the lake, officiated by @tommycaldwell, totally lovely all the way around. @sannimccandless was radiant as […] Climbing CragBrains | September 14, 2020 7 Comments