Search Continues for Missing Teen in Grand Teton National Park, WY On Friday, search and rescue personnel found a hiking boot belonging to a 16-year-old Ohio girl who went missing on Thursday in Grand Teton National Park. They don’t believe she was wearing that boot when she went missing on Thursday morning. Over 115 people joined this search and rescue operation on Friday along with dogs and helicopters. Fauna Jackson, from […] CragBrains | August 6, 2016 0 Comments
World’s Most Difficult & Dangerous Peak Will NOT Be Climbed This Year After Massive Avalanche Destroys Camp III 28,250′ K2 in Pakistan is the world’s most difficult, deadly, and dangerous mountain. K2 is called “Savage Mountain” due to the difficultly of the climb. 1 person dies on K2 for every 4 summits. 80+ people have died on this mountain. 355 people have successfully summited K2. K2 has never been climbed in winter. K2 is Earth’s 2nd most deadly […] Avalanche CragBrains | July 28, 2016 0 Comments
Mountaineers Discover Body of Skier Missing 53-Years 53 years ago a 36-year-old German skier disappeared without a trace in the Swiss Alps. He was last seen on August 30th, 1963 after leaving the Boval hut to ski to the Marco e Rosa hut in the “labyrinth” at an altitude of 10,500′. His remains were discovered by mountaineers over the past two summer on the Morteratsch glacier in the […] Industry News CragBrains | July 28, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Triple Misty Flip Over a Stunning 96-Foot Waterfall This was my birthday present to myself this year. So stoked to make this dream reality! Another ✅ off the bucket list. This trip turned out to be better than I dreamed. Triple misty off 96 ft! #havasupia #waterfall #sendit #dreams #cliffjumping #cliffdiving #adrenaline #booyah A video posted by Scott Pollman (@scottpman) on Jul 26, 2016 at 7:03pm PDT *** […] Cliff Jumping CragBrains | July 27, 2016 0 Comments
UPDATE: Details Emerge About Mountain Guide Death on Grand Teton, WY 42-year-old Exum mountain guide Gary Falk fell to his death while guiding clients on the Grand Teton on Saturday. New information has revealed that Gary had unclipped from an anchor at the top of the Owen-Spalding rappel to free a piece of gear that had become stuck. The piece of gear was a rappel device that was being raised to […] Industry News CragBrains | July 26, 2016 4 Comments
Mountain Guide Falls To Death While Guiding the 13,770′ Grand Teton, WY An Exum mountain guide fell to his death while guiding a group of clients down from a successful summit of the 13,770′ Grand Teton in Wyoming yesterday. Guide Gary Falk, 42, died after falling 2,400 feet from the top of the Owen-Spalding rappell into Valhalla Canyon at 10:30am on Saturday. Two park rangers were flown onto the peak to investigate […] CragBrains | July 24, 2016 4 Comments
Massive Search Underway for Missing Man on Lower 48’s Highest Peak After Spending Unplanned Night Out A 68-year-old man, Bum “John” Lee, has been missing on 14,495′ Mt. Whitney, CA, the Lower 48’s highest peak, since Tuesday. Lee is from Redlands, CA and was last seen while climbing the Mountaineers Route’s on Whitney. He was last seen above Iceberg Lake in a the steep chute that forms the Mountaineer’s Route. The complex part of the story […] Industry News CragBrains | July 23, 2016 0 Comments
Climber Dies After 800-Foot Fall in Most Alpine Region of California Over Weekend A 67-year-old man fell 800-feet in the U-Notch after climbing the 14,242′ North Palisade in California’s most alpine region. The Palisade Glacier amphitheater holds five 14,000-foot peaks and a waning glacierette. RIP. “Search and Rescue was contacted over the weekend to assist with a body recovery of a fall victim. The 67-year old climber from Oakland CA fell approximately 800 […] Industry News CragBrains | July 5, 2016 0 Comments
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