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Solo Mountain Climber Missing After Attempting Five 14,000-Foot Peaks in One Day in California

Thomas “Tom” Fennessy was last seen on Wednesday, August 9th leaving camp to solo climb five 14,000-foot peaks in one day in the Palisade Glacier area of California – the most alpine region of CA. Tom’s plan was to solo climb 14,009′ Thunderbolt Peak and then traverse to 14,159′ Mount Sill climbing five 14,000-foot peaks along the way in one push: […]
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Climber Dies in Fall on 14,200′ Starlight Peak, CA Yesterday | 7th Climbing Death on USA 14er This Year

Yesterday, a male mountain climber from Durango, CO died after his rappelling system became detached from the mountain on 14,200′ Starlight Peak, CA.  His female climbing partner miraculously survived due to the rope/system becoming tangled on a rock.  She then survived 26 hours waiting on a rock ledge waiting to be rescued.  This accident occurred on “The X” climbing route […]
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Climber Falls Off “Knife’s Edge” & Dies on 14,000-Foot Capital Peak, CO Yesterday | 5th Death on Colorado’s 14ers This Year

A climber fell to his death from the iconic “Knife’s Edge” on 14,137′ Capital Peak, CO on Sunday, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. His body was unable to be recovered by search and rescue crews yesterday. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office reports that it was contacted by a hiker who saw the climber fall from “Kinfe Edge” at 8:20am. […]
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14,162′ Mt. Shasta, CA Late Summer Report:

Mt. Shasta on August 10th, 2015. photo: robb gaffney

Only a few weeks remaining in our 2015 climbing season. There are still good conditions to be found on the north side glaciers. And for those looking for a non-technical ascent, the Clear Creek route is always an option. Mt. Shasta is known for it’s alpine beauty and unusual cloud formations that appear. Lenticular clouds in particular often make stunning vistas and are frequent in the fall and winter. We’ve seen plenty of photos of a shrouded Mt. Shasta; here’s Mike Whitman’s view from a summit climb that pushed through the clouds. As we move later into the year, the snow from the previous winter is primarily melted. The glacier surface […]
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