Man Fell Hundreds of Feet to His Death While Hiking Mount Humphreys, CA Rescue crews are working to recover the body of a man who fell hundreds of feet to his death off Mount Humphreys in the eastern Sierra on Sunday. The unnamed hiker, who was not named, was on Mount Humphreys, on the border between Fresno and Inyo counties. The California peak, nearly 14,000 feet tall, is located above the eastern Sierra […] Climbing CragBrains | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
Blue Mountain Resort, Canada Under Public Scrutiny for $59 Hiking Pass Blue Mountain Resort is emerging from a two-month-long pandemic induced slumber as the Ontario, Canada winter and summer resort prepares to reopen, offering a new $59 hiking pass. But many of Blue’s locals are not in favor of the new hiking pass, accusing the Alterra-owned ski resort of price gouging by charging people to hike the resort, which for the […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 26, 2020 0 Comments
Man Rescued After Falling Off 30-Foot Cliff While Hiking Near St. George, UT A 66-year-old man was rescued after falling off a 30-foot cliff while hiking with his brother in St. George, UT on Monday. The rescue was the 46th of the year for Washington County Search and Rescue Team, and the ninth in two-weeks. The men were canyoneering in the Cougar Cliffs area to the west of SR-18 when one of the hikers […] Climbing CragBrains | April 29, 2020 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT Shuts Down All Uphill and Hiking Access Powder Mountain, UT announced yesterday that with immediate effect they will be closing to uphill skiers and hikers. To support the Governor’s urgings for people to stay home and maintain safe social distancing, Powder Mountain will be closing for skiing and hiking effective immediately for the next two weeks. We will evaluate reopening at the end of this critical two […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 31, 2020 0 Comments
Fears Rising for Former Olympic Skier Missing for Nearly 2-Weeks in Popular Hiking Area Fears are rising for a former Olympic skier who has been missing almost 2-weeks. Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, 56, was last seen on August 23 in Madrid and her car has just been found in an area popular with hikers. Madrid-born Ms. Ochoa, who won the bronze medal in slalom at the 1992 Olympics at Albertville, France, is understood to have planned holidays […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 2, 2019 0 Comments
Is Heli-Hiking Worth It or Just a Gimmick? Heli-Hiking. That’s right folks. The Heli-skiing craze has now pushed its way into the summer months with this new phenomenon. The concept is quite simple and similar to that of Heli-Skiing and Heli-Biking. Put people in a helicopter, drop them off in a remote location to partake in an absurdly gorgeous hike, pick them up and take them back to a […] Jack Conroy | August 13, 2019 2 Comments
Direct Lightning Strike Kills Man Hiking on Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder, CO Two hikers were struck by lightning on a peak in Boulder County, CO killing one and injuring the other. The 36-year-old man died while his 37-year-old wife sustained non-life threatening injuries Sunday on Flagstaff Mountain. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, the husband and wife were hiking on […] CragBrains | July 16, 2019 0 Comments
7 Tourists Feared Dead as Avalanche Hits Hiking Group in Russia Seven Russian tourists on a hiking holiday in Siberia are feared dead after an avalanche on a South Chuya mountain ridge in the Altai region, the local emergencies ministry says. The avalanche happened at 11 am on Monday but only came to light on Wednesday when two survivors from the same group reached the nearby settlement of Kosh-Agach and were […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 8, 2019 0 Comments