VIDEO: Quarantined Trekkers Climb Height of Everest in their Homes [arve url="https://youtu.be/5nU2ZEjgRF4"] CragBrains | April 7, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Canadian Man Climbs 42-Story Stairwell 55 Times (Height of Denali) to Raise Money For Charity A Canadian man climbed the 42-story stairwell in his apartment block 55 times in a single day, equivalent to the height of Denali, to raise money for charity. His journey began at 5:05 am and finished at 1:16 am, taking a total of 20 hours and 11 minutes to climb the 20,210-feet. Related: Confined to His Apartment This Man Just […] Climbing CragBrains | April 2, 2020 0 Comments
Salt Lake City, UT Man Cited for BASE Jumping in Zion National Park A Salt Lake City, UT man was cited for BASE jumping in Zion National Park over the weekend, according to a press release from the park. The man and his two companions were also cited for violating a raptor nesting enclosure and camping out of bounds. Zion National Park Spokesperson Alyssa Baltrus said the man was jumping from the Great White […] Cliff Jumping CragBrains | March 31, 2020 0 Comments
Denali Announces the Suspension of Climbing Permits for the 2020 Season Denali National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of Friday, March 20, Denali National Park and Preserve has suspended the issuance of climbing permits for any expeditions attempting an ascent of Denali or Mount Foraker for the 2020 […] Climbing CragBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Overwhelmed Climbing Destination Bishop, CA Asking People NOT to Visit and to Stay Home Climbers ignoring calls for social distancing, and no mass gatherings, descended en-mass on Bishop, CA last week risking the health of the local population. Locals in the town counted around 300 cars on Chalk Bluff Road, at the mouth of the Happy Boulders, last weekend, reported Rock and Ice. Bishop is home to some of the best bouldering in the world […] Climbing CragBrains | March 23, 2020 0 Comments
Mount Everest Climbing Season CANCELED to Prevent Coronavirus Spread Mount Everest has closed for the rest of the climbing season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nepal’s government confirmed yesterday that the world’s tallest mountain will be shut to expeditions between March 14 and April 30. The decision comes a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. Everest is now closed from the north side (Tibet) […] Climbing CragBrains | March 13, 2020 0 Comments
Jared Leto Recalls the Day He Almost Fell to His Death When his Climbing Rope was Cut Jared Leto recalled the day he almost died while climbing a mountain after his safety rope was suddenly cut and left him ‘dangling some 600 ft’ at Red Rock in Nevada. He shared a picture of himself mid-climb along with a picture of his cut rope on Twitter. Related: VIDEO: Heart-Thumping 360º Video of Alex Honnold’s El Capitan Free Solo Climb […] Climbing CragBrains | March 10, 2020 0 Comments
Group Wearing Trainers and With No Winter Kit ‘Lucky to be Alive’ After Rescue from Summit of UK’s Highest Mountain Four people who had to be rescued from near the summit of the UK’s tallest mountain are lucky to be alive, according to their rescuers. The group was caught in blizzard conditions on Ben Nevis in Scotland with “no ice axes, no crampons and as far as we are aware no maps”. Three of them were wearing trainers Related: 3 […] Climbing CragBrains | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
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