8 Climbers Feared Dead in Himalayas as Avalanche Hits India’s Second Highest Peak Indian rescuers searching for a group of eight climbers who went missing while climbing Nanda Devi, India’s second tallest mountain say the chances of finding them in the Himalayas are “bleak”. Two Indian air force helicopters were searching the mountains, but officials said the operation had to be suspended due to unfavorable conditions. The group was attempting to scale the previously […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 3, 2019 0 Comments
Man Survived 2.5-Hours Buried Under Snow After Roofalanche in Crested Butte, CO On March 8, Alex Theaker was at work in Crested Butte, CO shoveling snow away from a vent on a home when a ‘roofalanche’ slid from above and landed right on top of him. “It just buried me. Immediately I started wiggling and trying to get out and especially with how wet the snow was it just hardened like cement […] AvyBrains | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
Two Young Sisters Who Survived 44-Hours in Californian Wilderness is “An Absolute Miracle” Two young sisters who survived for 44 hours in the wilderness of Northern California before they were found alive on Sunday did so by using basic survival skills they learned at their local 4-H club. Carolina Carrico, 5 and Leia Carrico, 8, were found uninjured and “in good spirits” by 2 firefighters 1.4 miles south of their home in Benbow, located […] SnowBrains | March 8, 2019 0 Comments
Border Collie Survives and Self-Rescues After 6-Days Buried Under Avalanche Þota, a one-year-old border collie from the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland, disappeared last Saturday on her morning run around Hallkelsstaðarhlíð farm. With the recent heavy snows, owners Sigrún Ólafsdóttir and Skúli Skúlason grew increasingly worried the longer they searched for her and soon began to fear the worst, reports Guide to Iceland. Neighbors were alerted, posts were put on social […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 20, 2019 0 Comments
Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team Treks 8-Miles into Lake Tahoe Backcountry to Bring Lost Snowboarder to Safety In the bitterly cold morning hours of Feb. 1, Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team skiers and snowmobilers brought a missing snowboarder home after tracking him past midnight into the snowbound backcountry behind Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA ski resort. Related: Alpenglow Expedition Guide Explains Why the Squaw Valley, CA Backcountry is So Amazing The snowboarder had crossed the ski resort […] Backcountry SnowBrains | February 11, 2019 0 Comments
LIFE THREATENING HAPE. COULD YOU be at RISK? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema What is HAPE? Ascending to high altitudes leads to a change of the ambient air pressure that we are acclimated to. As well as the amount of available oxygen in the air. This results in hypoxia. Which can increase the pulmonary artery pressure, cause capillary stress, and increase interstitial fluid. This fluid can be observed […] Climbing Brennon Sullivan | February 1, 2019 1 Comment
Ohio Man Resuscitated After Being Found Unconscious on Vail Mountain An Ohio man is thankful to be alive after being resuscitated by surrounding strangers on Vail Mountain. On January 19th, Michael Laush had been found face-down and unconscious after falling into a void behind a rock that had filled in with loose, light snow. Vail reported 11″ that morning, on top of 8″ the previous two days. A woman noticed two boots […] Industry News Jon Roubik | January 28, 2019 0 Comments
Four Colorado Men Find Way Out of Revelstoke Backcountry After 11-Hour Ordeal This past Monday, four Colorado men found themselves lost in the Revelstoke backcountry after unintentionally finding their way out of bounds. After being lost, soaking wet, and nearly frozen for 11 hours, one skier and three snowboarders were able to find their way out of the woods and back to safety. One of the group members, Mike, is a childhood […] Brains Jon Roubik | January 26, 2019 3 Comments