Mammoth, CA is Being Smoked Out by the Lions Point Fire The Lions Point fire started on the Sierra National Forest around June 1st as a lightning strike and is burning near the Lion Point area in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. It crossed onto the Inyo National Forest on June 22 and is now being co-managed by both the Sierra and the Inyo National Forests, according to Inciweb. Due to strong […] Fire Firebrains | June 25, 2018 0 Comments
How To Forecast Mountain Weather: Being able to forecast mountain weather is a crucial skill when traveling or living in mountainous terrain. Wether you’re deep in the backcountry, at a ski resort, completely lost, driving over a mountain pass, or chillin’ in a backcountry cabin, it’s important to understand what the skies are telling you about the coming weather. If you are deep in the backcountry, being able to forecast mountain weather could save your life. Below are a few tips that will help us all forecast mountain weather when in the mountains. Weather is always very unpredictable and these tips aren’t 100% fool-proof, but these are good tools to keep in you […] Weather SnowBrains | August 10, 2017 4 Comments
Half Dome Loses Large Chunk – Leaves NW Face Route Unclimbable A large section of the Regular Northwest Face route on Yosemite, CA’s über-famous Half Dome has fallen off. The piece that fell left the Regular Northwest Face route, one of the world’s most historic routes, unclimbable. The large ledge at the end of Pitch 11, the traverse at the start of […] SnowBrains | July 7, 2015 6 Comments
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