Pro Climber Who Had Skied Everest Dies After Fall In Alps Climber Grega Laฤen died after falling while on a descent in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps in northern Slovenia on Friday afternoon. Famous for skiing Everest, the 43-year-old was near the Mlinar Saddle, an area he was familiar with when he fell. A local rescue team recovered his body, reports Gripped. He was part of Sloveniaโs many successful climbing expeditions to the […] Climbing CragBrains | January 21, 2020 0 Comments
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Teenage Climber Somehow Survives 500-Foot Fall Off Mount Hood, OR A 16-year-old mountain climber has been rescued after he fell 500 feet on Mount Hood, OR Monday surviving with just a broken leg, authorities said. Gurbaz Singh had reached the Pearly Gates, an icy, chute-like section just below the last push to the summit when he lost his grip, reports the Washington Post. He fell down the mountain, coming to […] Climbing CragBrains | January 3, 2020 0 Comments
Nepal to Insist that Trekking Companies Recover Clients’ Dead Bodies from Mount Everest Tougher rules being implemented by Nepal are making trekking companies responsible for retrieving the bodies of climbers who die while climbing Mount Everest, reports The Times. It is estimated there are at least 100 bodies on Everest right now. Recent warmer weather has been causing the snow and ice to melt at a quicker rate, revealing bodies that have lain […] Climbing CragBrains | December 18, 2019 2 Comments
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.ย 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 Utahโs 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 1 Comment
World Renowned Californian Free Solo Climber Falls to His Death in Mexico A world-renowned Californian free solo climber has died attempting to descend the side of a cliff in northern Mexico. 31-year-old Brad Gobright, from Orange County, fell around 1,000 ft to his death in El Potrero Chico.ย His climbing partner Aidan Jacobson, 26, also fell but survived with injuries. Gobright is famous for free soloing, but the pair were rappelling at the […] Climbing CragBrains | November 29, 2019 0 Comments
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