12-Year-Old California Boy Denied Permit To Climb Mount Everest According to Rock and Ice, 12-year-old Tyler Armstrong was denied a permit to climb Mount Everest, which ended his dream of becoming the youngest person in the world to summit Mount Everest. While waiting to hear back on his permit application on the Tibetan side, Tyler trained for the trek, assuming that his application would be accepted. Tyler is a sixth-grader from Yorba […] Industry News Chris Wallner | April 19, 2016 1 Comment
4 Killed in Avalanche Near Mount Everest Yesterday China’s state news agency, Xinhua, is reporting that a 60-year-old Australian and three Tibetan porters were killed by an avalanche near Mount Everest yesterday. They were camping without permission in a restricted area at the base of Mount Everest when an avalanche struck their camp. The avalanche was the result of a large snowstorm that had recently hit the area. They […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 16, 2013 8 Comments
“Beyond the Edge” | Story of the 1953 First Ever Summit of Mount Everest In the beginning of the year 1953 the score on Mount Everest was 13 deaths, 0 summits. It was still very unknown if the summit of Mount Everest could be achieved. New Zealand bee-keeper Edmund Hillary and very experienced Sherpa Tenzig Norgay changed all that on May 29th, 1953. Against all odds and against ridiculous climactic conditions, they safe reached the summit of 29,028-foot Mount Everest. This movie is a re-dramatization of the Edmund and Tenzig’s first ascent of Everest. It premiers on October 24th, 2013 in New Zealand […] Movie Trailer SnowBrains | September 11, 2013 1 Comment
Brain Post: Denali, AK, Not Everest, is the Tallest Mountain on Land in the World Denali is the World’s tallest mountain, claims Denali National Park and Preserve. Yep, you read that right. The peak of Mt. Everest is 29,032 feet (8,849m) above sea level, making it the mountain with the highest elevation. However, the base of Mount Everest is estimated to be 17,000 feet (5,200m), making the vertical rise of the mountain roughly only 12,000 […] SnowBrains | October 6, 2023 4 Comments
U.S. Marine, Amputee, and Mountaineer Kirstie Ennis Turns Around 200 Meters From Everest Summit Kristie Ennis has scaled six of the ‘Seven Summits,’ the highest peak on each continent. Most recently, the experienced mountaineer decided to turn around just 200 meters (650 feet) from the summit of Mount Everest, Nepal, due to injury. We wish her the best and hope she can make another attempt later. This was not the first time Kristie was […] Climbing Brian K | June 16, 2023 1 Comment
Footage Reveals Shocking Amounts of Trash at Mt Everest Camp 4 Disheartening to see the accumulation of garbage at Camp IV on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). It’s high time we address this issue with urgency and commitment. Let’s demand stricter regulations, enforcement of clean climbing practices, and effective waste management strategies. Video… pic.twitter.com/KGMlRmUuZk — Everest Today (@EverestToday) May 28, 2023 “Disheartening to see the accumulation of garbage at Camp IV on […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | May 30, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Sarmiento: An Ice Everest in the Southernmost Part of Patagonia Mount Sarmiento: an ice Everest in the southernmost part of Patagonia. “The King of Tierra del Fuego” has been the desire of great explorers and mountaineers for more than a hundred years. Full of history and adventure, it represents one of the greatest challenges that Patagonia can offer. Related: A History of Everest \ What It Took to Reach the […] Climbing Sebastian Opazo | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
Davo Karnicar, 1st Mountaineer To Ski From Everest Summit, Killed By Falling Tree The man who wow-ed the world when he skied Mount Everest’s highest point, Davo Karnicar succumbed Monday to injuries suffered while felling a tree at Jezersko, Slovenia. The accident was work-related. Karnicar was cutting down a tree with a chainsaw when it fell on him. Karnicar Highlights: 1995, summit-ski from northern side of eight-thousand meter Annapurna in Nepal 2000, a […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 18, 2019 0 Comments