Mount Sarmiento: An Ice Everest in the Southernmost Part of Patagonia Mount Sarmiento: an ice Everest in the southernmost part of Patagonia. “The King of Tierra del Fuego” has been the desire of great explorers and mountaineers for more than a hundred years. Full of history and adventure, it represents one of the greatest challenges that Patagonia can offer. Related: A History of Everest \ What It Took to Reach the […] Climbing Sebastian Opazo | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
Mount Everest Reopening for Autumn Climbing Season After a four-and-a-half-month closure, Nepal has announced Mount Everest, and the surrounding Himalayan Mountains will be reopening. Nepal originally announced March 13, 2020, that the Himalayas would be closed for trekking and climbing through the end of the year. Related: A History of Everest | What It Took to Reach the Roof of the World The Himalayas are home to […] Climbing Taylor Stephan | August 3, 2020 0 Comments
Tethered Climbers Rescued After 700-Foot Fall Off Mount Hood, OR At 9:42 am on Sunday, July 26, 2020, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a climbing accident on Mount Hood, OR. Within minutes, dispatch notified Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue (SAR) Coordinators, and they deployed along with volunteers from American Medical Response’s Reach and Treat (RAT) Team and from Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR). Related: 2 Rescues on Mount Hood, OR in 24-Hours […] Climbing CragBrains | July 30, 2020 0 Comments
Glacier National Park, MT Release Identity of Climber Who Fell 500-Feet to His Death Glacier National Park, MT has identified the victim of a climbing accident in the Logan Pass area on the evening of Tuesday, July 21 as 20-year-old Josh Yarrow of Wichita, Kansas. Yarrow was spending the summer working for a local business in the West Glacier area. Yarrow was mountain climbing off-trail in the area referred to as the Dragon’s Tail, […] Climbing CragBrains | July 27, 2020 0 Comments
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Send Massive Linkup in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Earlier this week, the dynamic duo- Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell, climbed what they are calling the “Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup” in Rocky Mountain National Park. Starting at Mt. Meeker, the pair of climbers set off for a brutal 36-hour sufferfest. In total, Honnold and Caldwell traveled 35 miles, ascended 20,000 feet of vertical, summited 17 named mountains, and climbed […] Climbing Spencer Cox | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Mt Everest and Surroundings in 3D Form: Thank Nat. Geo’s Failed Attempt To Recover 1924 Explorer National Geographic has shared a 360-degree view of the world’s tallest mountain, Mt Everest, and the surrounding peaks. The photographer Renan Ozark captured the panoramic images using specially modified drones. The images were captured as part of a 2019 expedition which had a twist. The expedition’s primary objective was to search for British Climber Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in 1924 […] Climbing Rouchelle Gilmore | July 24, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Andrzej Bargiel – K2: The Impossible Descent [arve url="https://vimeo.com/440575001"] SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Alpenglow Expedition’s Adrian Ballinger Discusses What it’s Like to Summit the World’s Highest Peaks [arve url="https://youtu.be/UkamAbuuwio"] SnowBrains | July 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
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