Ski Mountaineer Loses Ski & Falls To Death on Mt. Blanc, Chamonix, France Yesterday A ski mountaineer lost a ski and fell to his death while descending Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France at 1pm yesterday. The terrain he fell on may have been 40-45º steep. His fall sounds like it was very traumatic: “He was unable to control his fall and went airborne off a large serac, impacting the snow below and sliding faster […] Industry News CragBrains | June 18, 2017 0 Comments
1st Video of Alex Honnold’s 3,000-Vertical-Foot Free Solo Climb of El Captian On June 3rd, 2017, Alex Honnold completed a 3,000-vertical-foot ascent of “Freerider” on El Capitan in Yosemite, CA without using ropes nor safety gear. This is the first video released of his climb. Hearing him breath gave us chills… This was the first ever free-solo of El Capitan and very well could be the last. This was a huge goal […] Industry News CragBrains | June 6, 2017 0 Comments
Denali, Alaska Field Report: June 1st, 2017 Field Report, June 1, 2017 by the National Park Service June 01, 2017 Posted by: Maureen Gualtieri TODAY’S STATS Denali Mt. Foraker Registered Climbers 1,061 16 Climbers Currently On Mountain 596 9 Completed Climbs 225 7 Number of Summits 20 0 Summit Percentage 8% 0% The Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station also maintains a daily automated statistics […] CragBrains | June 4, 2017 0 Comments
4 Climbers Found Dead on Everest Yesterday | 10 Dead on Everest This Season The bodies of four deceased climbers were found in a tent at Camp IV (highest camp located at South Col, located at 8,000 m/26,247 ft) on Mt. Everest on Tuesday night by Sherpa rescuers, according to authorities and Mingma Sherpa. Ten climbers have died on Everest this season already. Everest averages around 6 deaths per climbing season. These Sherpa rescuers were at […] Industry News CragBrains | May 24, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: How to Rappel Into A Ski Line How to rappel with skis on. How to rappel into a ski line. CragBrains | April 21, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO of “Air Surgery” Rescue of 33 Tourists Trapped in French Gondola Overnight at 12,500′ [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbbcnews%2Fvideos%2F10153905653812217%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] 33 tourists spent Thursday night trapped in gondolas at 12,500-feet up on Mont Blanc in the French Alps. They were rescued on Friday morning via helicopter, according to officials. The gondola they were riding, the Valle Blanche Cable Car (Helbronner Gondola), was stopped after its cables crossed and became tangled due to high winds. Originally, 110 people were […] CragBrains | September 11, 2016 0 Comments
Search Called Off for 2 Missing Utah Climbers in Pakistan Kyle Dempster, 33, and Scott Adamson, 34, have been missing on the north face of 23,900′ Ogre II off the Choktoi Glacier in northern Pakistan since August 26th, 2016 – when they were due back in basecamp. A major search including the Pakistani Military helicopters, Global Rescue helicopters, and a crowdfunding effort to raise money for more search and rescue […] Industry News CragBrains | September 5, 2016 0 Comments
Missing Teenage Girl Found in Grand Teton National Park | She’d Changed Her Appearance & Ran From Officers The teenage girl who went missing in Grand Teton Wyoming National Park, WY on Thursdy was found on Saturday at 8am after an extensive 2 day search. Fauna Jackson, 16, was spotted at about 8am local time in Grand Teton National Park less than 4 miles from where she was last seen on Thursday. Fauna had cut and dyed […] CragBrains | August 7, 2016 4 Comments
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