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20-Year Old Woman Died After Falling While Scrambling at Grassi Lakes, Canmore, AB

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A 20-year-old woman died after reportedly falling 115-feet while scrambling in the Grassi Lakes rock climbing area near Canmore, police said. Related: 21-Year Old Hiker Fell 60-Feet to His Death Off Heart Mountain, Near Canmore, AB According to Alberta Health Services, EMS was called to the far end of Spray Lakes Road, in Kananaskis Country west of Calgary, after reports of […]
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Can this Nepali Climber Summit All 8,000m Peaks in Just 7 Months for One of the All-Time Great Mountaineering Feats?

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For most experienced mountaineers, summiting just one 8,000-meter peak in any given year is no mean feat. It can take weeks for a climber to acclimatize to summit a mountain like Mt. Everest or K2, and climbers generally need time to recover afterward. Anything above 8,000m is considered the ‘death zone’ and can take a huge toll on the body. […]
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Experienced Climber Fell to Death on Technical Central Gully Area of Mount Washington, NH

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The Forest Service has announced the death of a climber who was hiking up a moderately difficult snowy and icy area on Mount Washington, NH the highest peak in the Northeast. 37-year-old Jeremy Ullmann of Somerville Massachusetts died on February 10th after a long sliding fall in the Huntington Ravine area. Snow Rangers from the Mount Washington Avalanche Center responded to […]
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University Student Dies in 1,600-Foot Fall While Climbing Ben Nevis, UK’s Highest Mountain

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A climber has died after falling more than 1,600ft on the UK’s highest peak, Ben Nevis. The man was climbing the Scottish mountain with a fellow climber from Cardiff University Mountaineering Club, who miraculously survived the same plunge with just a couple of broken bones. The pair, in their 20s, were scaling Tower Gully on the mountain’s North Face and were […]
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Climber Who Fell and Suffered Serious Injuries Had to Wait Overnight Before Being Airlifted Off in Kananaskis County, Canada

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Kananaskis County Public Safety (KCPS), Alberta, Canada responded to a call for an injured and stranded climber on Saturday night this past week. The climber fell in technical terrain (climbers right of Coire Dubh Integral) resulting in serious injuries, according to a report on their Facebook page. Staff attempted to access the patient that evening but were unsuccessful due to […]
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Montana Climber Recovering after Huge Slab Breaks Free and Severs Leg and Hand

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A Montana woman is recovering following a June rock climbing accident that left her severely injured and permanently disfigured. Kaylene Murphy was rock climbing with her boyfriend on June 30th at Natural Bridge outside Big Timber, Montana and was acting as the anchor when a six-foot slab of rock broke off and severed part of her leg and hand. An air ambulance […]
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Inyo Search and Rescue Recover Dead Hiker from Middle Palisades Glacier, CA

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On Saturday, August 18, 2018, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Interagency Dispatch Center in Bishop of a deceased male subject on the northeast face of Middle Palisades Peak, California. The third hand reporting party described the area as the “Red Rock Route” at approximately 12,900”. On Sunday, August 19 two Inyo County Search and Rescue volunteers began […]
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