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Italian Climber Killed by Falling Ice on Gasherbrum IV | Third Karakoram Death this Summer

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There is once again sad news from the Northern Pakistan Mountains, with the third death of the summer season in the Karakoram. The Italian news agency ANSA reports Italian climber Maurizio Giordano was attempting the 26,000-foot peak Gasherbrum IV (GIV) when he was hit by falling ice on while on rappel. He died on the mountain. The accident occurred at 6,300 meters […]
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Two Local Women Die Climbing in Grand Teton National Park, WY

12,330' Teewinot Mountain, WY. East Face route.

Two young women died while climbing the East Face of 12,330′ Teewinot Mountain in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park on Sunday, according to park officials. There was a third women with the two climbers who was uninjured. The three climbers had reportedly lost the main route to the summit and were navigating more technical terrain than they had bargained for when they fell 200 feet from a ledge at 11,500-feet on Teewinot. The […]
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One Dead, One Injured on Colorado’s Famous Maroon Bells

Two climbers who have been missing since Wednesday on the 14,000-foot Maroon Bells in Colorado were found on Friday. One man was injured and the other was deceased. Both men are from the Vail area in Colorado. Pitkin Country Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Rescue Aspen found David Richardson, 32, at 11:15am on Friday in the Bell Chord area on the east face of the mountain. David was injured with at least one broken bone. The other climber, Jarod Weagherall, 37, was found dead in the Rock Glacier area of North Maroon Peak at 12:45pm on Friday. “The area in which they were found is an area where other people […]
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