Friday Fun: Dan Osman Speed-Free-Solo’s Lover’s Leap, CA in 4 Mins 25 Secs… The legendary Dan Osman free climbing Lover’s Leap via the Bear’s Reach route (5.7, 400+ feet) in 4 min 25 sec. Osman tragically died in 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a “controlled free-fall” jump in Yosemite National Park. This clip was originally featured in the movie Masters of Stone IV, released in 1997. Daniel Eugene Osman (February 11, 1963 – November 23, 1998)[1] was a Japanese-American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of free-soloing, rock climbing without ropes […] ameliatraynor | January 30, 2015 1 Comment
Experienced Mountain Guide Dies in Solo Climb at Donner Summit’s Black Wall, CA Experienced mountain guide Aaron Livingston perished in a solo climbing accident at Donner Summit’s Black Wall at Lake Tahoe, CA. The 32-year-old had been free soloing at the popular climbing spot on Monday evening, September 4, 2023. Livingston had been working for Alpenglow Expeditions as a member of their California guide team. The team at Alpenglow is devastated at the […] Climbing SnowBrains | September 12, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Solo Skier Describes ‘Life or Death’ Situation After Avalanche Carries and Fully Buries Him in Carson Peak Area, CA A backcountry skier feels “fortunate to be alive” after being caught and fully buried in an avalanche while traveling solo from Carson Pass towards Round Top peak, less than five miles east of Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA, on Monday. Related: Extreme Avalanche Danger in Place in Large Parts of Colorado The skier, who submitted his observation to the Sierra Avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 24, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Breathtaking Alex Honnold VR – Free-Climbing Like You’ve Never Seen it Before Virtual reality offers professional climber Alex Honnold a new and innovative way to share his incredible free solo climbing thanks to VR’s immersive authenticity, and you can now experience exactly what it looks like to be with Alex on huge rock walls in the mountains in the documentary film ‘Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR’. Under the guidance of director Jon […] Climbing CragBrains | March 8, 2022 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast #34 | Julian Carr – 210-Foot World Record Cliff Invert, Pro Freeskier, Discrete Founder, X-Games Gold Medalist, Cirque Series Founder Brought to you by Killington Resort & A Golden State “Fear is very present. Fear’s a great thing, you should definitely listen to it most of the time. But I learned that just because something’s scary, doesn’t mean you can’t do it.” – Julian Carr My guest today is Julian Carr: Julian is a professional freeskier who regularly hucks 100′ […] Podcasts Podcast | March 1, 2022 1 Comment
Rangers Asking For Help to Find Solo Hiker Missing in Sequoia-Kings National Park, CA Park rangers in Sequoia-Kings National Park, CA, on Thursday are asking for help finding a hiker missing since Wednesday. Matthew Thoke was last seen on 7/21/21 at about 1 pm, leaving the High Sierra Trail approximately 3 miles east of the Crescent Meadow trailhead, east of Panther Creek. Thoke split from his group and was hiking towards Crescent Meadow when […] SnowBrains | July 23, 2021 1 Comment
Tahoe, CA Woman Becomes First Female to Free-Climb El Capitan Route in Under 24-Hours Mountain climber Emily Harrington just made history by becoming the first woman, and only the fourth person overall, to free-climb the Golden Gate route of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA in less than 24-hours. Free climbing means climbers have ropes to catch them if they fall, but they provide no assistance for the actual climbing. Related: VIDEO: Heart-Thumping 360º […] Climbing CragBrains | November 9, 2020 2 Comments
Alex Honnold Standup Paddleboards Solo Across Lake Tahoe, CA To celebrate his birthday, Alex Honnold decided to just SUP the length Lake Tahoe, CA from South Lake to Kings Beach. The ~21-mile journey took five and a half hours, and he did it solo, without any support boats. Not enjoying his birthdays and not a lover of receiving presents, he asks people to instead donate to the Honnold Foundation, […] SnowBrains | August 18, 2020 0 Comments