Skiing & Splitboarding In The Indian Himalayas? | Come Check It Out This spring a unique splitboard and ski expedition will take place in the Indian Himalayas. Himalaya Alpine Guides owner Luke Smithwick will be joined by Tahoe based AMGA certified splitboard guide Jules Hanna and ski mountaineer Brennan Lagasse to make turns in this remote part of the world. Starting in Ladakh India, the expedition will be exploring a quiet portion of the Indian […] Industry News Chris Wallner | April 13, 2017 0 Comments
Professional Climber Anna Smith Passes Away Climbing in Himalayas Internationally renowned Canadian climber, Anna Smith, 31, passed away unexpectedly over the weekend while on an expedition in the Indian Himalayas. Smith and her climbing partner, Alison Criscitiello, had been granted the Mugs Stump Award for their plan to tackle the rigorous Brahmasar II. Flooding in the area of Brahmasar II forced Anna and Cristcitiello to change their plans. They moved further […] Industry News Robin Azer | October 4, 2016 2 Comments
Indian Soldier Survives 6-Days Under 25-Feet of Snow After Large Avalanche Kills 9 in Himalayas “Last week, a Junior Commissioned Officer and nine other ranks of Madras Regiment were buried after a wall of ice — a kilometre wide and 600 metres high — came crashing down on their post.” – ndtv.com An enormous avalanche of ice and snow came down on 10 Indian military personnel on February 3rd, 2016 in Siachen, Kashmir, India. 144 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 8, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Himalayas at 20,000 ft. | Teton Gravity Research In yet another incredible video from the folks over at TGR, unprecedented footage of the Himalayas takes us up to 20,000 ft. to see Everest, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam. The aerial cinema experts at Teton Gravity Research release the first ultra HD footage of the Himalayas shot from above 20,000 ft. with the GSS C520 system, the most advanced gyro-stabilized camera system in the world. Filmed from a helicopter with a crew flying from Kathmandu […] ameliatraynor | March 4, 2015 0 Comments
Mount Kailash, Tibet: The Unclimbable Mountain Mount Kailash, Tibet, has the reputation of being an unclimable mountain. Located in the Ngari prefecture in Tibet, it reaches 21,778 feet in elevation. This photogenic mountain isn’t close to the heights of some of the other mountains in the Himalayas, such as Mount Everest at 29,032 feet or K2 at 28,251 feet. So why hasn’t it been climbed? In […] Climbing Ben Davies | April 15, 2024 3 Comments
How James Nestor’s “Breath” Provides Real Tips for Improving Your On Mountain Performance Through Ancient Methods James Nestor’s Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art has been widely reviewed and praised for transforming lives. Released in 2019 on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, Breath spent eighteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller and has been translated into over thirty-five languages. Nestor previously wrote on freedivers, real-life aqua men and aqua women who go three hundred […] Brains Jacqui Davis | April 1, 2024 0 Comments
French Explorer Sets World Record for the Fastest Unsupported Trek to the South Pole Vincent Colliard reached the South Pole solo and unsupported in just 22 days, 6 hours and 8 minutes French polar explorer Vincent Colliard has set a new world record for the fastest solo and unsupported trek to the South Pole from Hercules Inlet. He covered 708 miles (1,140km) in 22 days, six hours, and eight minutes, breaking the previous […] SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Professional Long-Distance Trail Runner Kílian Jornet Summits 177 Peaks in 8 days We live in a world that is filled with standards and expectations where we measure the success of a person by quantitative numbers. We count how many victories, medals, and championships a team or individual may have and we attribute it to being successful. This is human nature and it does not look at whether an individual is a good person, […] Climbing Gregg Frantz | October 20, 2023 0 Comments