17-Year-Old Nima Rinji Sherpa Becomes Youngest to Climb K2 K2 is 28,251 feet above sea level, the world’s second tallest mountain behind Mt. Everest, and straddles the border of Pakistan and China. It is on almost every serious climber’s bucket list. K2 is known as the Savage Mountain because of its steep ascents, harsh weather conditions, and the second-highest fatality rate behind Annapurna. It is considered one of the most […] Climbing Gregg Frantz | July 31, 2023 0 Comments
Youngest Endurance World-Record Holder Now Climbing The 7 Volcanic Summits Endurance athlete Nikolas Toocheck, who is on record for being the youngest person to run a marathon in all seven continents (including Antarctica) at just 11 years old, and who ran a marathon in all 50 states by the age of 14, is now on track to climb the seven volcanic summits of the world. This week Toocheck reached his first summit […] Climbing SnowBrains | August 11, 2022 0 Comments
‘Experienced’ Hiker Rescued Twice in 2-Days Attempting Winter Ascent of Arizona’s Highest Peak An ‘experienced’ hiker from New York City had to be rescued twice in two days while hiking Humphreys Peak in Arizona last week. Related: 2 Michigan Men Illegally Snowmobiling in Wyoming Wilderness Area Rescued Twice in Same Week Phillip Vasto, 28, of Brooklyn, was on a business trip and decided to climb the peak. At 12,637-feet, it is the highest […] Climbing CragBrains | March 11, 2022 9 Comments
Climbing Mt. Rainier, WA, to Help Sherpa Families in Nepal Three years ago, I attended a presentation on Leadership in the Mountains, led by Melissa Arnot. Melissa didn’t look much different from the rest of us dressed in business casual attire with a small athletic frame and a warm demeanor. It is strange when you meet your heroes, and you realize that they are just people too. Still, Melissa is one […] Katy McClintic | July 9, 2021 0 Comments
A California Frozen in Time: Understanding Glaciers in The Golden State In mid-May, I made the jaunt to hook up with SnowBrains’ founder Miles Clark and several other friends for some high alpine tours off Tioga Pass, CA, abutting the eastern expanses of Yosemite National Park. Here, where the Sierra Nevada stake their final skyward claim before giving way to the Basin and Range of the Nevada desert reaching forever to […] Jason Dobbs | June 30, 2021 1 Comment
The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #13 | Adrian Ballinger – Climbing Mt. Everest & K2 Without Supplemental Oxygen The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area In October 2020, we proudly announced the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast.“ The SnowBrains Podcast has already broken into the top 20% of all podcasts, and we’re honored and humbled. Thank you! This week, we bring you Adrian Ballinger. In this episode, Adrian & Miles discuss extreme skiing at extreme […] Podcasts Podcast | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
Meet “The Most Interesting Man in the World” | First to Ski Everest & Oldest to Summit Everest There is no contest. Yuichiro Miura is clearly “the most interesting man in the world.” Yes, he is the fabled “Man who Skied Down Everest” back in 1970. And yes, he is currently the oldest person on Earth to summit the highest peak on Earth at 80 years of age. He achieved this most recent athletic feat on May 23rd, 2013. […] Miles Clark | January 5, 2021 11 Comments
Remains of Skier Missing Since January 2nd Found at Taos Ski Valley, NM The remains of a skier missing since January 2nd were recovered yesterday in the West Basin of Taos Ski Valley, NM. John McCoy, 72, disappeared while skiing alone in an out-of-bounds area of the mountain. Initial investigations suggest he crashed and broke a leg, rendering him immobile and unable to self-rescue, reports the Taos News. Mr. McCoy was reported missing by […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 28, 2020 0 Comments