Micro Forests Springing Up In Europe To Ease Climate Change and Increase Biodiversity In a bid to increase biodiversity within cities and to help fight the climate crisis, micro forests, and variations of green space have been popping up over the years in urban areas globally. Throughout Europe as part of a movement to restore biodiversity, tiny dense forests have sprung up. These forests take planning and are environmentally beneficial for reducing greenhouse […] Brains Rouchelle Gilmore | July 28, 2020 0 Comments
Mt Everest and Surroundings in 3D Form: Thank Nat. Geo’s Failed Attempt To Recover 1924 Explorer National Geographic has shared a 360-degree view of the world’s tallest mountain, Mt Everest, and the surrounding peaks. The photographer Renan Ozark captured the panoramic images using specially modified drones. The images were captured as part of a 2019 expedition which had a twist. The expedition’s primary objective was to search for British Climber Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in 1924 […] Climbing Rouchelle Gilmore | July 24, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: World’s Oldest Tandem Skydiver At 103-Years-Old [arve url="https://youtu.be/qnfu8h09rN0"] Rouchelle Gilmore | July 23, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
North Face’s Short Film: Western Faces – a Glimpse Into the Australian Backcountry [arve url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRAYrnb3e9s"] Rouchelle Gilmore | July 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Never Before Captured: Great White Shark Takes Down 32-Foot Humpback Whale by Drowning For the first-time ever, video footage taken off the coast of South Africa has recorded a humpback whale being killed by a great white shark. The 32ft whale was in ill health when hunted by the 13ft shark. In contrast, humpback whales are known to attack sharks, it was a strange turn of events. Related: 400-Year-Old Shark Discovered in Greenland […] Brains Rouchelle Gilmore | July 16, 2020 0 Comments
Dream $78,000,000 Listing: Between Beaver Creek And Vail, CO An ultimate mountain property is for sale with its own ski slope, five-story climbing wall, and private jail… for a cool seventy-eight-million-dollars. It could be the best party property on the market. The 439-acre private mountain retreat is located between the Vail Mountain Club, Beaver Creek Ski Resort, and town of Edwards. The property includes nearly all of the things […] Rouchelle Gilmore | July 15, 2020 5 Comments
Lowest Number of Call-Outs for Wyoming’s Teton County Search and Rescue in 2019-20 Winter Jackson, Wyoming’s, Teton County Search and Rescue, received their fewest call-outs ever over the 2019-20 season. The six-month report from December 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020 details 18 rescues, and they recorded one fatality, the least since 2010. This was the quietest the organization has been ever in their 27-years. Related: Teton County Search and Rescue Team Release Winter […] Industry News Rouchelle Gilmore | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
Melbourne, Australia Lockdown: Vail Resorts Suspend Hotham And Falls Creek Operations Vail Resorts have decided to suspend operations at Mt Hotham and Falls Creek due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne. The closure in effect from Thursday 9, July is expected to last till at least 19 August, as a result of the stay at home directions for Melbournes metropolitan area. NSW border closure to Victoria has also contributed to the […] Industry News Rouchelle Gilmore | July 9, 2020 0 Comments