Legendary Climber Alex Lowe’s Body Found on Shishapangma, Tibet After Missing 16 Years: by AlexLowe.org on April 29th, 2016 On April 27th, Conrad Anker and Jenni Lowe-Anker were in Kathmandu, Nepal, preparing to return home at the end of a month spent overseeing the ongoing construction of a building to house and sustain the Khumbu Climbing Center, a project that offers technical training for indigenous mountain workers. Just before noon, Conrad received a phone call […] Industry News Guest Author | May 2, 2016 0 Comments
China to Build Its Highest Ski Resort in Lhasa, Tibet | Hopes for Tibetan 2022 Winter Olympians According the China Daily News, China is planning to build one of the highest ski resorts on Earth in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. Lhasa lives at 12,000-feet. China is hoping to monetize the mountains of Tibet and they’d like Tibet to start pumping out Winter Olympians in time for their 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Nyima Tsering, deputy director of […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 24, 2016 1 Comment
Shangri-La China | Woman in Traditional Tibetan Dress Shangri-La China. 10,000 feet. China, very near the Tibetan border. This is one of the Tibetan cities outside of Tibet. Photo from October 2012. SnowBrains | May 7, 2013 0 Comments
Tibetan Prayer Flags | Southwestern Tibet Prayer flags flutter in the wind. You always hear about prayer flags. But once you get inside Tibet, it’s amazing how many prayer flags you see. They are ubiquitous and beautiful against the snow and ice of the 20,000+ foot peaks. SnowBrains | May 2, 2013 0 Comments
Mt. Meili, Tibet | Sacred & Unclimbed | 22,113 Feet Tall A Sino-Japanese team once attempted to climb this sacred mountain. They were never heard from again. This mountain is sacred. It is said in Tibet, that if it were to be climbed, the gods would anger and destroy the local villages including Yubeng. Not knowing this, I told a local that I’d like to climb that peak someday. “If you […] SnowBrains | April 11, 2013 0 Comments
Two-Year-Old Boy Believed to Be Youngest Person to Reach Everest Base Camp A journey many people spend months training for has just been accomplished by a two-year-old toddler after his parents decided to take him on a whim. Carter Dallas, from Glasgow, Scotland, reached the 17,598-foot-high Everest base camp on October 25, 2023. Related: The Forced Relocation of Everest Base Camp – SnowBrains Dallas is two years younger than the previous youngest […] Industry News Luke Guilford | January 31, 2024 1 Comment
2022/23 Avalanche Summary from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center Skiing is inherently dangerous, and it is a risk that most participants are willing to take. The mountains are where we spend much of our time during the winter; to some, it is our home away from home. Most risks associated with skiing or riding are due to injuries when a person falls. However, more life-threatening risks, such as avalanches, […] Avalanche Gregg Frantz | October 13, 2023 0 Comments
Mountaineering Legend Reinhold Messner Has 2 World Records Taken Away Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner has had two of his Guinness Book of World Records taken away after a reclassification claims that he never reached the true summit of Annapurna. For decades, Messner has been credited with being the first person to climb all 14 8,000m+ (26,000ft+) peaks. He did this without supplementary oxygen, earning him another title, and has climbed […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | September 25, 2023 5 Comments