Three Climbers Killed by an Avalanche on Iconic Alpamayo in the Andes Three mountaineers, a Peruvian, a British and a Slovenian died as a result of an avalanche when they were trying to reach the summit of Alpamayo, in the Andes reported the High Mountain Division’s rescue unit of the National Police. The three were buried by the deadly avalanche on Saturday 30th June. The rescue teams were able to locate the bodies […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 5, 2018 18 Comments
MSP Peru Ski Trip Report by Cody Townsend Matchstick Productions just sent a crew down to Peru to ski and film in Peru’s incredible Cordiella Blanca.  The Peru team included James Heim, Scott Gaffney, Sam Anthamatten, Adrian Ballinger, Canyon Florey, & Jason Ebelheiser.  Below are a couple of excerpts from Cody Townsend’s recent article for espn.com about MSP’s ski mountaineering adventure in Peru.. words by Cody Townsend.  See the full Trip Report with […] SnowBrains | July 26, 2013 1 Comment
Skiing in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca: Copa and Quitaraju This May and June I had the opportunity to join a trip to try and ski some high peaks in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. This report is from the third part of our trip: attempts to ski Nevado Copa and Quitaraju. Check out the first and second parts of our trip here: Quebrada Ishinca and Artesonraju. Having been denied summits twice in a […] Climbing Lee Lyon | June 25, 2013 4 Comments
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