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. Avalanche SnowBrains | June 23, 2015 1 Comment
3 Climbers Lost on 26,414-Foot Broad Peak 3 Iranian climbers, Aidin Bozorgi, Pouya Keivan and Mojtaba Jarahi, have been lost on 26,414-foot Broad Peak (Gasherbrum II, Earth’s 12 highest peak) since July 18th. They all successfully summited Broad Peak on July 16th and had planed to descend the standard route back to Camp 3 but the descent proved complicated and the climbers were forced to bivouac 2 nights above […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2013 12 Comments
9 Climbers Killed Today in Base Camp by Pakistani Taliban While Attempting Earth’s 9th Highest Mountain, Nanga Parbat 9 mountain climbers were shot to death on Sunday at 1am while at a 15,000-foot base camp en route to climb 26,660-foot Nanga Parbat, Earth’s 9th tallest mountain. One American, two Chinese, one Russian, five Ukrainians, a local guide, & one Pakistani security guard are reported to have been killed by around 12 Pakistani Taliban militants. All of the foreigners were […] SnowBrains | June 23, 2013 3 Comments
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