7 People Died Tuesday in 4 Separate Incidents in Day of Tragedy in French Alps Seven people were killed in a day of tragedy in the French Alps on Tuesday, including two paragliders who flew into a house and climbers who plummeted 1,000ft near Mont Blanc. Related: Freeride World Tour Athlete Hugo Hoff Killed in Accident on Mont Blanc Massif Two 48-year-old men died when their paraglider crashed while they were flying over the village […] Climbing CragBrains | July 16, 2020 0 Comments
Skier Missing Since Friday on Mount Rainier, WA is Believed to Have Fallen From Treacherous Liberty Ridge A search is underway for a man missing since Friday on Liberty Ridge, on the north side of Mount Rainier, WA. The incident brings the number of people missing on Mount Rainier to three after two others went missing in separate incidents last week. Matthew Bunker, of Seattle, was reported missing by the other member of his party at 3:00 pm […] Climbing CragBrains | June 29, 2020 0 Comments
2 Separate Major Searches Underway for Hikers Missing For Days on Mount Rainier, WA Major search operations will continue today on Mount Rainier, WA for missing hikers Vincent Djie in the Longmire area and Talal Sabbagh at Paradise. 55 personnel combined between the two incidents yesterday. Vicent Djie, 25, was last seen Friday hiking the Van Trump Trail toward Mildred Point, says Patti Wold with Mt. Rainier National Park. Djie had been spotted earlier on […] Climbing CragBrains | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Man Rescued After Getting Lost and Spending the Night on Snowy Mount Seymour, BC A man was rescued Sunday after spending the night lost on Mount Seymour, near Vancouver, BC. Rescuers found him standing in a creek by a waterfall at around 1,800-feet. Related: Young Autistic Boy Rescued After Spending Two Days Lost on Freezing Mountain The man, who had been walking for over 24-hours, did suffer some lower leg injuries and mild hypothermia but […] Climbing CragBrains | June 22, 2020 0 Comments
Drug Used by Climbers to Enhance Performance Could be COVID-19 Breakthrough We’ve Been Searching For A drug used by the climbing community to ward off altitude sickness symptoms could be a major breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone has the potential to help save the lives of patients seriously ill with the virus, experts in the UK claim, and so far is the only drug known to reduce mortality. Known […] Climbing CragBrains | June 16, 2020 0 Comments
16-Year-Old Bouldering World Champion Killed in 500-Foot Cliff Fall Teenage climbing sensation Luce Douady has been killed in a fall while exploring cliffs near her home in southeastern France, the French Mountain Climbing Federation (FFME) reported this morning. Related: Pro Climber Who Had Skied Everest Dies After Fall In Alps The 16-year-old girl was climbing with friends when she slipped and fell almost 500-feet on to an exposed section […] Climbing CragBrains | June 16, 2020 0 Comments
Lone Climber Survives Horrific 1,300-Foot Fall Down Colorado Mountain A climber was lucky to survive when he fell 1,300-feet down a Colorado mountain before slamming hard into a rock field. The 22-year-old man suffered serious lower-body injuries and had to be rescued by Black Hawk helicopter from the side of 12,821-foot Mount Neva in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. He was attempting to climb the technical Juliet couloir. The lone […] Climbing CragBrains | June 12, 2020 0 Comments
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