Mountaineering Legend Reinhold Messner Has 2 World Records Taken Away Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner has had two of his Guinness Book of World Records taken away after a reclassification claims that he never reached the true summit of Annapurna. For decades, Messner has been credited with being the first person to climb all 14 8,000m+ (26,000ft+) peaks. He did this without supplementary oxygen, earning him another title, and has climbed […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | September 25, 2023 5 Comments
[VIDEO] Insane Helmet Cam Footage of Annapurna Rescue of Anurag Maloo Anurag Maloo fell down a crevasse while descending from Camp III on Mount Annapurna, the world’s tenth highest mountain, on Monday, April 17, 2023. The Indian climber had fallen down a crevasse in Nepal at around 19,685ft (6,000m), just below the high avalanche zone. He had been descending when he had slipped and accidentally had grabbed the wrong rope. His […] Climbing SnowBrains | April 25, 2023 1 Comment
Irish Climbing Legend Dies Climbing Annapurna I Noel Hanna, 56, a veteran mountaineer, died climbing the world-famous Mountain of Annapurna I in Nepal on Monday, April 17. Hanna is a legend amongst the mountaineering community and has climbed Mt. Everest ten times and was the first Irishmen to climb K2. Related: [VIDEO] Terrifying Footage Emerges of Gigantic Avalanches Hurtling Towards Climbers on 8,000m Annapurna The details of […] Climbing Gregg Frantz | April 20, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Terrifying Footage Emerges of Gigantic Avalanches Hurtling Towards Climbers on 8,000m Annapurna View this post on Instagram A post shared by MOESES FIAMONCINI (@moesesfiamoncini) An earth-swallowing avalanche is hurtling towards you at 70 mph and you have nowhere to run. What do you do? 12 hours ago Brazillian climber Moeses Fiamoncini shared a video of just that: mega avalanches coming dangerously close to him and other climbers on Nepal’s 8,000-meter […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | May 3, 2022 0 Comments
UPDATE: Experienced Mountaineer Stranded on One of the World’s Most Difficult Peaks has Been Rescued UPDATED: 4/26/19 – A Malaysian climber has been recovered alive near the summit of Mount Annapurna in Nepal, a trekking company has said, two days after he went missing. Climber Wui Kin Chin was spotted by a search party in a helicopter and was being taken by four rescuers to the closest camp, said Mingma Sherpa, the head of Seven Summit […] Climbing CragBrains | April 25, 2019 0 Comments
Avalanche & Snowstorm Kills At Least 22 Hikers in Nepal A severe snowstorm and avalanche has killed at least 17 hikers in Nepal and many more are potentially missing. The unseasonal snowstorm was caused by the enormous category-4 cyclone Hud-Hud that impacted Eastern India and slammed in the southern slopes of the Himalaya. These hikers died on Tuesday while traveling along the iconic 21-day Annapurna Circuit trek. “We do not know how many are missing, but there is a possibility that there are people missing.” – Shrestha, the army […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 15, 2014 1 Comment
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