Solo Climbers Will No Longer Be Allowed on Mount Logan, Canada Starting 2020 Parks Canada is changing the rules and regulations for the area surrounding Mount Logan in Kluane National Park. Mount Logan is the highest peak in Canada and the second highest peak in North America after Denali. Starting in 2020, there will be a moratorium on winter expeditions to the Icefield Ranges of the St. Elias Mountains. The moratorium will be enforced […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2019 0 Comments
Californian Couple Slipped and Fell to their Deaths at Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, UT Two people died and another was injured when they fell near Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, UT early Friday morning, authorities have said. Related: National Park Service Applauded for Reversing Decision to Allow Off-Road Vehicles in Utah’s Parks Conditions on the trails were ‘wet and slick’ at the time, causing the three people to fall into the lower bowl […] Climbing CragBrains | December 2, 2019 0 Comments
‘Absolutely Historic’ First Descent of Caroline Face on Mount Aoraki in New Zealand On October 27th, 2017, Italian mountaineer Enrick Mosetti and British mountaineers Ben Briggs and Tom Grant completed the first ski descent of the Caroline Face – the extremely challenging and dangerous southeast face of Mount Aoraki/Mount Cook (12,217′) in New Zealand. Local media in New Zealand has labeled the feat as “historic.” Mount Aoraki, commonly known as Mount Cook, is […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | November 29, 2019 0 Comments