Professional Climber Alex Honnold Releases Trailer for New Film “Arctic Ascent” Professional adventure rock climber, Alex Honnold, whose fearless free-solo ascents of Americaโs 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 Sheriffโs 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 Hikerโs Body […] Climbing CragBrains | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
Meet Finney, the Loyal Dog Who Survived 72 Days in Coloradoโs Wilderness Guarding his Ownerโs 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
Loyal Dog Watches Over Missing Hikerโs Body for More Than 2 Months Richard Moore and his dog Finny, a little Jack Russell Terrier, had gone missing on August 19, 2023. The 71-year-old Pagosa Springs, Colorado, resident had set out on a hike to Blackhead Peak and failed to return home. Taos Search & Rescue searched for the missing hiker for close to two months without any success. Helicopters and canine teams were […] Climbing SnowBrains | November 13, 2023 0 Comments
Missing Air France Pilot Found Dead After Falling 1,000ft at Mt. Whitney, CA Missing Air France Pilot Tom Gerbier was found deceased at the North Face of Mount Whitney, CA, on October 19, 2023. Gerbier, had been reported missing by his airline after he failed to show up for a scheduled flight to France from Los Angeles on October 18, 2023. Gerbier had arrived in the country as co-pilot on the AF66 Air […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | October 21, 2023 0 Comments
Professional Long-Distance Trail Runner Kรญlian Jornet Summits 177 Peaks in 8 days We live in a world that is filled with standards and expectations where we measure the success of a person by quantitative numbers.ย We count how many victories, medals, and championships a team or individual may have and we attribute it to being successful. This is human nature and it does not look at whether an individual is a good person, […] Climbing Gregg Frantz | October 20, 2023 0 Comments
Record Breaking Sherpa Tenjin Lama & American Climber Gina Marie Rzucidlo Confirmed Dead in Shishapangma Avalanche, Tibet China moutaneering authorities have declared American climber Gina Marie Rzucidlo and her guide Tenjin Lama Sherpa dead. The pair went missing on Saturday, October 7, 2023, when an avalanche took out the path on Tibetโs Shishapagma. Their bodies have not been found and Chinese authorities do not allow helicopters in search and rescue efforts. Related: American Climber Anna Gutu and […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | October 10, 2023 0 Comments