French Mayor Wants Visitors to Pay a $15,000 Deposit to Climb Mt. Blanc Jean-Marc Peillex is the mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, a French village situated at the base of the highest mountain in The Alps: Mont Blanc. Renowned for its tourism, stunning scenery, and world-class hiking and skiing options, it’s been a popular year-round holiday destination since the early 1900s. However, this year, Mayor Peilliex has a message for anyone seeking to climb Europe’s […] Climbing Nick DeRiso | August 12, 2022 2 Comments
Youngest Endurance World-Record Holder Now Climbing The 7 Volcanic Summits Endurance athlete Nikolas Toocheck, who is on record for being the youngest person to run a marathon in all seven continents (including Antarctica) at just 11 years old, and who ran a marathon in all 50 states by the age of 14, is now on track to climb the seven volcanic summits of the world. This week Toocheck reached his first summit […] Climbing SnowBrains | August 11, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2,650′ Rappel Off El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bos_FCt4sxg"] CragBrains | August 9, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
A Dangerous Queue Formed on K2 as 145 Climbers Summit in One Day—That’s Double the Average Number of Summits for an Entire Year A scary scene emerged out of Pakistan just a few weeks ago as climbers documented a massive queue on the second-highest mountain on Earth. On July 22, a significant traffic jam occurred on K2 Moutain as a whopping 145 climbers summited the peak in just one day. A new record—that’s double how many usually summit in a season! It also […] Climbing Nick DeRiso | August 8, 2022 1 Comment
1 Climber Killed in Fall and 1 Rescued After Pair Got Off-Route Near Crestone Traverse, CO On Wednesday, August 3, Custer County SAR was activated for two Denver-area climbers located at around 13,800 ft. near the Crestone Traverse. The pair had gotten off-route when one member sustained a fatal fall. The other member down-climbed to reach him and was unable to ascend or descend safely from that point. She was able to immediately call for help […] Climbing CragBrains | August 5, 2022 1 Comment
Where Did the Term “Dirtbag” Come From? These days the term “dirtbag” describes the most intense and dedicated portion of the outdoor community. Whether they’re a climber, skier, hiker, or biker, they’re a dirtbag if they dedicate their lives to the sport and sacrifice the luxuries of comfort and steady jobs to live their dream. Related: 7 Best Dirtbag Ski Resorts But this wasn’t always the meaning […] Climbing Jack Conroy | July 22, 2022 0 Comments
Boy Wonder? 18-year-old Scottish Phenom Climbs 8,000-Meter Lhotse, Sets New World Record, and Places Remaining 13 Himalayan “Eight Thousanders” As Next On His List New World Record Climb What does it take to climb an 8,000 meter (26,247 ft.) peak in the Himalayas? Just ask 18-year-old Scottish climber Alasdair McKenzie. He’ll tell you. He just set a new Guinness World Record as the youngest person ever to climb Lhotse, the 4th highest mountain in the world. If this wasn’t incredible enough, he paired the […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 14, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Pilot Balances Blackhawk Helicopter on Ridge During Rescue Mission on Mt. Hood, OR Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies launched a search-and-rescue mission after a climber fell several hundred feet near the Old Chute area of Mt. Hood, OR. The climber was transported off the mountain with serious injuries to an area hospital. At around 6:30 am on Saturday, July 2 a 43-year-old man from Happy Valley was climbing Mt. Hood, when he fell […] Climbing CragBrains | July 5, 2022 0 Comments
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