Survivor’s Heartbreaking Testimony Sheds More Light on Deadly French Avalanche Gaëtan Rieutort testified on Tuesday, February 27, to help investigators understand the events that led to the death of four mountaineers in the Puy-de-Dôme in France on Sunday, February 25. Gaëtan Rieutort was one of the three survivors of the avalanche, which saw four mountaineers perish, including his cousin Éric Rieutort, an EMT. Gaëtan Rieutort, a keen mountaineer, skier, and […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Six Ill-Equipped Hikers Rescued from Mount Baldy, CA Six hikers in their 20s had to be rescued from Mount Baldy, California, on Wednesday, February 14. The group had set out on a hike on Bear Canyon Trail to the top of Mount Baldy and got stuck in the snow at around 9,000 feet altitude. The six young men were not equipped for an excursion of this magnitude and […] Climbing SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Poop Bags Now Required for Climbers on Mount Everest, Nepal The problem of pollution on Mount Everest has been well documented and SnowBrains has reported on the issue for several years now. Dubbed, “The World’s Highest Garbage Dump” by National Geographic, Everest has seen several initiatives to clean up the trash left behind, such as the Bally Peak Outlook Initiative that has been cleaning up several of the world’s […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | February 20, 2024 0 Comments
Two-Year-Old Boy Believed to Be Youngest Person to Reach Everest Base Camp A journey many people spend months training for has just been accomplished by a two-year-old toddler after his parents decided to take him on a whim. Carter Dallas, from Glasgow, Scotland, reached the 17,598-foot-high Everest base camp on October 25, 2023. Related: The Forced Relocation of Everest Base Camp – SnowBrains Dallas is two years younger than the previous youngest […] Industry News Luke Guilford | January 31, 2024 1 Comment
Professional Climber Alex Honnold Releases Trailer for New Film “Arctic Ascent” Professional adventure rock climber, Alex Honnold, whose fearless free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world, has just released the trailer for his next movie. The movie, titled “Arctic Ascent,” will be a three-part series, where Honnold embarks on an epic quest of unclimbed walls in one of […] Movie Trailer Brent Thomas | January 18, 2024 1 Comment
Paraplegic Climber Scales 3,000 Feet up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA Zuko Carrasco, a 42-year-old paraplegic, did something that most would think is unachievable. With a team of nine friends, the Ecuadorian climbed almost 3,000 feet up El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California, with only his hands and upper body strength. Prior to a freak accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, Carrasco made a living as a professional […] Climbing Samantha Gates | January 18, 2024 0 Comments
Hiker Finds Body of Overdue Navy Veteran Missing in Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA On Saturday, November 11, 2023, at about 8:53 p.m., Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call for an overdue mountaineer. Marc Rockwell-Pate was reported overdue by his family after not returning from a climb of Mt. Agassiz. Mt. Agassiz is a 13,899-foot peak near Bishop Pass in the southern Sierra Nevada, California. Related: Loyal Dog Watches Over Missing Hiker’s Body […] Climbing CragBrains | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
Meet Finney, the Loyal Dog Who Survived 72 Days in Colorado’s Wilderness Guarding his Owner’s Body A tiny Jack Russell Terrier survived in the Colorado mountains for 72 days after her owner died during a hike at Blackhead Peak, Colorado. Richard Moore and his dog Finney (or Finny) had gone missing from a hike on August 19, 2023. Taos Search and Rescue searched for weeks with ground personnel, canine units and helicopters but failed to find […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | November 19, 2023 0 Comments