Body of Experienced Solo Hiker Recovered From ‘Very Technical Terrain’ on Mount Silverthorne, CO On October 9, 2020, the Summit County Rescue Group (SCRG) recovered the body of a deceased hiker from a couloir below the summit of Mount Silverthorne, CO. Related: Hiker Found Dead Today of Highest Summit in Maine โ Mt. Katahdin Ken May, an experienced hiker, left his vehicle at about 7:00 am on October 7th with an anticipated return of […] Climbing CragBrains | October 12, 2020 0 Comments
Evan Gill: First African American to Summit Colorado’s 14ers Evan Gill hopes to be the first African American to summit all 58 of Colorado’s 14ers. A 14er is a mountain over 14,000 feet high. In 1995, an African American man named Michael Washington summited all 53 of the known 14ers in Colorado at the time. However, as mountain measuring techniques have improved, the number of verified 14ers in Colorado […] Climbing Lynn Barlow | October 12, 2020 3 Comments
Hiker Found Dead Today of Highest Summit in Maine – Mt. Katahdin According to Baxter State Park, Maine officials, the body of a male hiker was found on the summit of Mt. Katahdin, the highest mountain in the state of Maine at 5,269′, on Thursday, October 8th 2020, at 10am. A Blackhawk helicopter landed on the summit of the mountain at 3:44pm on Thursday and retrieved the body. There have been 2 […] Climbing CragBrains | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Polish Daredevil Arrested After Free-Soloing Second Tallest Building in France ๏ปฟ A Polish climber was arrested after scaling the outside of the Montparnasse Tower in central Paris on the evening of September 18, French media reports. Videos taken by nervous onlookers from the bottom of the 689-foot skyscraper (Franceโs second-tallest building) show Marcin Banot, who vlogs under the moniker โBNTโ or BNT fhujHD, free-soloing the buildingโs exterior dozens of floors […] Climbing SnowBrains | October 8, 2020 0 Comments
Body of Missing Hiker Found in San Juan Mountains, CO The body of a Denver hiker reported missing late Sunday evening has been located in the San Juan Mountains near Lake City in Hinsdale County. Ben Brownlee, 26, is presumed deceased after a body matching his description was located by helicopter approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5. The body was spotted and identified by friends approximately 75 to 100 […] Climbing CragBrains | October 7, 2020 3 Comments
Video: Daring Helicopter Rescue From Crestone Needle, CO [arve url="https://youtu.be/sxMRtczfvlQ"] Alex Camerino | October 7, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Massachusetts Man Dies in Climbing Accident at Rumney Rocks, NH A Massachusetts man was killed in a climbing accident on the Rumney Rocks in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire on Friday according to NH Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division.ย NH Fish and Game wrote in a report:ย On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 4:20 PM crews from Rumney Fire Department, Rumney Police Department, Plymouth Fire Department, […] Climbing SnowBrains | September 30, 2020 1 Comment
Hiker Dies, Partner Rescued After Getting Caught in Whiteout on Mount Rainier, WA Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park, WA assisted by Mountain Rescue volunteers, rescued a hiker in distress yesterday afternoon on the Muir Snowfieldย in white-out snow conditions. Her companion, unfortunately, was found deceased andย was recoveredย from the mountainย today. At 10ย am on Wednesday,ย September 23, rangers were forwarded a 911 cell phone call fromย a woman, visiting fromย Virginia, who reported that she and her hiking […] Climbing CragBrains | September 25, 2020 1 Comment
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