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[VIDEO] Missing Climbers at Gran Sasso, Italy, Found Deceased After 5 Days in Snow Storm

The lifeless bodies of Luca Perazzini and Cristian Gualdi, the two mountaineers missing since Sunday, December 22, were found today, December 27, around 12 noon. A helicopter team from the Alpine Rescue team went on a reconnaissance flight around 11:30 a.m. to assess the general situation on Gran Sasso after four days of inclement weather. The rescue team also utilized […]
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Grave Concern for Climbers Missing Since Sunday at Gran Sasso in the Italian Apennine Mountains

Concerns are mounting for two missing hikers in the Italian Apennine Mountains. Luca Perazzini and Cristian Gualdi, both experienced mountaineers from Santarcangelo di Romagna in Rimini, have been left stranded on the Gran Sasso peak since Sunday, December 22, after being swept away by an avalanche while descending the Directissima route. The pair managed to set of a distress call […]
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2 Climbers Died after Falling Over 4,000-Feet Off the South Face of the Matterhorn, Italy

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Two mountain climbers died Wednesday, 18th July, after falling some 4,254-feet off the south face of the Matterhorn in Italy, sources told ANSA. The accident happened at around noon at a height of some 14,436-feet, they said. A witness saw them fall and alerted the Val d’Aosta mountain rescue service which recovered the bodies and took them to Breuil-Cervinia.
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In Separate Incidents Two Climbers Fall to their Deaths this Weekend | Teewinot Mountain, WY and Mt. Stuart, WA

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In separate incidents, 2 climbers fell to their deaths whilst climbing this weekend. 27-year-old Burak Akil was found dead on the east face of Teewinot Mountain in Grand Teton National Park, WY and 32-year-old male Seattle resident, Varun Sadavarte, fell several hundred feet while descending Mount Stuart, WA just before noon Sunday. As reported by the Jackson Hole News & Guide, when […]
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Climbers Caught in Avalanche on Whitehorn Mountain, BC Call Poland for Help and are Successfully Rescued

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BC emergency dispatchers were surprised to get a call from the Polish Embassy in Ottawa, urging them to send rescuers to a mountain in the BC Rockies where two climbers had been caught in an avalanche, reports CBC. Robson Valley Search and Rescue manager Dale Mason says the pair were climbing Whitehorn Mountain, near Mt. Robson, on Monday morning when they were […]
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Three Climbers Killed and Four Injured After Fall | All Seven Roped Together, Lead Climber Slipped

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Three climbers were killed and four others injured in a fall Sunday while scaling the southern ridge of Mount Amida in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, the police said. The incident came to light after another climber contacted the police around 8:35 am, reports the Japan Times. The seven belonged to the same group from Kansai, according to the authorities. At the time […]
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Climbers Missing on Mendenhall Towers, AK Sadly Declared Dead Yesterday

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According to a social media post from the father of one of the two climbers gone missing on the Mendenhall Towers, the two men were declared dead Tuesday, reports juneauempire.com. Juneau resident George “Ryan” Johnson, 34, and British Columbia climber Marc-André Leclerc, 25, were due back March 7 from climbing the Mendenhall Towers but did not return. According to a […]
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Three Bodies Found in Crevasse in Peru

Two Chilean men and a third with a dual Russian-U.S. citizenship were found deceased on the morning of August 1st, after nine days missing.  They were attempting to climb Piramide de Garcilaso, a peak located in the Cordillera Blanca range in central Peru. Rafael Figueroa, from the Mountain Guides Association of Peru (AGMP), believes that the three men caused an avalanche on the 19,308 foot peak, as the […]
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Climbers Missing On ‘Killer Mountain’, Pakistan Presumed Dead But Active GPS Signals Show They Could Be Potentially Alive

The two climbers, Alberto Zerain (Spain), and Mariano Galvan (Argentina), went missing while attempting to summit the 8,125 meter (26,656 ft) peak, Mount Nanga Parbat. Pakistan government says that an avalanche killed them, but Mariano’s family ensures that they could still be alive. What happened On June 15th, Mariano Galván (37) and Alberto Zerain (55), two experienced climbers from Argentina and Spain, respectively, arrived at base camp of […]
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Avalanche Kills 7 Climbers in French Alps

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An avalanche killed seven climbers and injured one in the Pelvoux region of the French Alps today. This was the deadliest avalanche in the Alps this year. The avalanche happened at about noon local time on teh 13,000-foot Dome de Neige des Ecrins (snow dome of Ecrins). It was initially believed that 5 people had died in the avalanche. “The toll has increased – seven people have died.” – official […]
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3 Spanish Climbers Die in Avalanche in Kyrgyzstan Today

Three very young Spanish climbers died in an avalanche in Kyrgyzstan today. These climbers were aged 18, 24, and 24 and were all in Kyrgyzstan climbing for a month with the Federation of Catalan Excursionists. The climbers were climbing a rock face near the summit of 12,700-foot Akun-Too when an avalanche ripped them off the rock. Their bodies have been recovered and are being returned to Spain. These men were part of a 9-person team that was being lead by an instructor from their federation. None of their companions were involved in the avalanche.
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