Mother Faces Harsh Criticism for Endangering 4-Year-Old on Hike to Everest Base Camp Accessing Mount Everest has become easier and easier since it was conquered for the first time in 1953. The world’s tallest mountain went from a summit reserved for the world’s best mountaineers to a place anybody with enough money and training can climb. Fixed ropes, porters, and guides led to traffic jams and inexperienced and sometimes even reckless climbers on […] Climbing Leander Walchshöfer | July 11, 2024 0 Comments
Could This Snow Chain Concept Revolutionize Winter Road Trips? Putting on snow chains can be one of the worst parts of driving during the winter. Trying to wrap the cold metal chains around the tire while your fingers go numb can ruin the whole mood during a winter road trip. Luckily South Korean car manufacturers Kia and Hyundai unveiled a new concept that could potentially get rid of this […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | July 3, 2024 0 Comments
Indy Pass Adds 10 New Resorts, Including Ragged Mountain, NH | Passes Go Back on Sale for “Independent’s Day” Ragged Mountain, NH, and nine other resorts will add capacity for the 2024/25 season, enabling a limited number of passes to be released on July 1. Indy Pass announced today that Ragged Mountain in New Hampshire, three others in New England, four in Japan, and one each in the Southeast and Nova Scotia will join the pass, adding skier capacity […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 1, 2024 0 Comments
Phase II of China’s Taicang Alps Resort Aims to Create the Largest Indoor Ski Area in the World Much of the East Coast and especially the Northeast just received its first major heat wave of the summer making it unbearable to go outside for most people. The extreme heat brings thoughts and memories of the snow and hitting the slopes during the winter for skiers. The thoughts on climate change and the warming trends that have been happening […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | June 25, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] JaPOW 2024: Culture, Food, Onsens, Snowboarding, and Magic Pow Footage from late January to early February 2024. The pow was amazing, but a shred safari to Japan is about much more than snowboarding. A welcoming culture, delicious food, onsens galore, right-hand driving, and yeah … magic pow! If a trip to Japan has been on your mind, this edit might push you to reach for your credit card and […] SnowBrains | June 24, 2024 0 Comments
Skier and Snowboarder Complete First Ascent and Ski Descent of 16,000-Foot Himalayan Peak Skier Yannick Boissenot and snowboarder Julien Herry from France climbed and skied/rode the 16,568-foot-high Chota Dumani for the first time ever. The two Frenchmen ascended the peak in Pakistan on May 5. The Chota Dumani mountain is located near the famous Rakaposhi peak, which at 25,551 feet (7,788 meters) is the steepest peak in the world. The pair came to […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 20, 2024 0 Comments
A History of Everest | What It Took to Reach the Roof of the World Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, has captivated mountaineers for decades. Why? As George Mallory once said, “Because it is there.” It is the ultimate symbol of human endeavor where many mountaineers have gone to fulfill their dreams, resulting in both triumph and tragedy. Related: Mount Everest is Visible From Kathmandu, Nepal for First Time in Living Memory It […] Climbing Steven Agar | May 29, 2024 2 Comments
Bodies of American Climber Anna Gutu and Her Nepalese Sherpa Retrieved from Shishapangma, Tibet A team organized by Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja returned to Shishapangma, Tibet, this month to retrieve the bodies of American climber Anna Gutu and her guide Mingmar Sherpa, seven months after their tragic deaths in an avalanche in October 2023. Anna Gutu was aiming to become the first American woman to climb all 14 8,000+ peaks in the world. At the […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | May 26, 2024 0 Comments
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