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Climber Survives Fall into Narrow Crevasse on Teton Glacier, WY Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received a “fall into crevasse” notification from a satellite communication device at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, August 7. The message included some GPS coordinates that indicated the incident was near the Teton Glacier. Despite additional attempts to establish two-way communications with the reporting party, no more information was provided. Related: Chamonix Guide Killed After Falling […] Climbing CragBrains | August 12, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Smoothie is GONE! Earthquake Dislodges Baron Spire in Sawtooth Mountains, ID [arve url="https://youtu.be/W2NlEZmT0MQ"] CragBrains | August 11, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Chamonix Guide Killed After Falling into Crevasse and Buried by Falling Snow Bridge An experienced Chamonix guide died on Friday after falling into a crevasse and having a snow bridge collapse on top of him. Jean-Louis Le Garrec was returning from Tacul on the main trail towards Hellbronner in the Mont Blanc massif with a client. The collapse of an exceptionally large snow bridge near the Aiguille de Toule, under the Géant Glacier at 11,800-feet, […] Climbing CragBrains | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Man Fell Hundreds of Feet to His Death While Hiking Mount Humphreys, CA Rescue crews are working to recover the body of a man who fell hundreds of feet to his death off Mount Humphreys in the eastern Sierra on Sunday. The unnamed hiker, who was not named, was on Mount Humphreys, on the border between Fresno and Inyo counties. The California peak, nearly 14,000 feet tall, is located above the eastern Sierra […] Climbing CragBrains | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
Solo Climber Stranded on Cliff Band Overnight on Colorado 14er On the afternoon of Friday, July 31 Custer County Search and Rescue (CCSAR) was alerted that a climber descending Crestone Needle, CO got off route and became stranded on a cliff band. After assessing the situation from the field, the team concluded the terrain was too difficult to safely conduct a rescue in the dark and planned to resume support […] Climbing CragBrains | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
Tethered Climbers Rescued After 700-Foot Fall Off Mount Hood, OR At 9:42 am on Sunday, July 26, 2020, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a climbing accident on Mount Hood, OR. Within minutes, dispatch notified Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue (SAR) Coordinators, and they deployed along with volunteers from American Medical Response’s Reach and Treat (RAT) Team and from Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR). Related: 2 Rescues on Mount Hood, OR in 24-Hours […] Climbing CragBrains | July 30, 2020 0 Comments
Glacier National Park, MT Release Identity of Climber Who Fell 500-Feet to His Death Glacier National Park, MT has identified the victim of a climbing accident in the Logan Pass area on the evening of Tuesday, July 21 as 20-year-old Josh Yarrow of Wichita, Kansas. Yarrow was spending the summer working for a local business in the West Glacier area. Yarrow was mountain climbing off-trail in the area referred to as the Dragon’s Tail, […] Climbing CragBrains | July 27, 2020 0 Comments
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