Mountain Rescue Aspen Continues to Search for Climber Missing Since 2016 on 14,000′ Maroon Bells “There’s really nothing we haven’t searched yet. Mountain Rescue has spent probably 1,000 hours searching, so we’ve been thorough, that’s for sure.” — Pitkin County Deputy Grant Jahnke told the Aspen Times yesterday 49-year-old Dave Cook from New Mexico has been missing in the Maroon Bells area of Colorado since September 2016. Mountain Rescue Aspen and Colorado Forensic Canines search […] Industry News CragBrains | September 28, 2017 0 Comments
Rockfall Kills One Injures One on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA Today According to Yosemite National Park CA, a rockfall occurred on the famous rock climbing big wall El Capitan today at 1:55pm that killed one person and injured another. The rockfall occurred on the “Waterfall Route” climbing route on East Buttress of El Capitan. This rockfall happened during peak rock climbing season. “A rockfall of undetermined size occurred on El Capitan […] Industry News CragBrains | September 27, 2017 0 Comments
4 Men Rescued From Mountain After Becoming Too Stoned to Walk “Words fail us…” said the Cumbria police yesterday after 4 hikers in the English Lake District had to be rescued form a mountaintop when they became unable to walk after taking marijuana (cannabis) yesterday. These 4 men were on 3,206′ Scafell Pike in Lake District National Park when they became too stoned to walk and had to call the police for […] Industry News CragBrains | September 24, 2017 0 Comments
Stranded Climber Flown Off 14,000′ Capitol Peak, CO Colorado’s 14ers have been a large source of problems this year. Capitol Peak itself has seen 5 deaths this year and many rescues. A rescue occurred on Capitol Peak on Wednesday and is detailed below. Stranded Climber Flown Off Of Capitol Peak by Mountain Rescue Aspen September 6th, 2017 Pitkin County, Colorado – September 6, 2017 – Today at approximately 2:40PM Pitkin […] Climbing CragBrains | September 8, 2017 1 Comment
Canadian Hiker Found Dead on Tahoe Rim Trail in Lake Tahoe, CA A Canadian hiker was found dead near his campsite at noon on Monday, September 4th, 2017 just off the Tahoe Rim Trail near 10,881′ Freel Peak in Lake Tahoe, CA. No foul play is suspected. The El Dorado coroner will make a full investigation. Gordon Yorke, 56, was last heard from at 7:27am on August 25th by friends and family. His […] Industry News CragBrains | September 6, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Chris Sharma Hucking 100-Footers During 1st Ascent of Pont d’Arc in France Chris Sharma is the god of rock climbing and the logo for Clifbar. This video shows Chris on the first ascent of a 100-foot deep-water-solo climb on Pont d’Arc (bridge arc) in France. The climb is still unnamed. Chris said it is somewhere around a 5.14. “After almost 25 years climbing, its incredible to keep finding new lines that I […] Climbing CragBrains | September 1, 2017 0 Comments
Durango, CO Climber Dies in 600-Foot Fall in Wind River Range, WY A 54-year-old Durango, CO named Michael Sullivan fell around 600-feet from 12,085′ Steeple Peak in the Wind River Mountain Range, WY on Monday, August 28th, 2017. He was with a climbing partner when he fell during the descent after summiting Steeple Peak while unroped between rappelling station. “The two reached the summit and were descending back down the peak. Between […] Climbing CragBrains | September 1, 2017 0 Comments
Record Numbers Visit Grand Teton National Park for Total Solar Eclipse “From $30,000 Airbnb rentals to animal sacrifices to 25,000 sometimes-naked umbraphiles, this is the weirdness that went down in the Wyoming resort town leading up to last week’s astrological dance” – Outside Magazine, refering to Jackson, WY area during the August 2017 total solar eclipse Last week’s eclipse brought madness to both Jackson, WY as well as Grand Teton National […] Industry News CragBrains | August 31, 2017 0 Comments
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