Norwegian Snowboarder Dies After Plummeting Into Crevasse at Saas-Fee, Switzerland A 52-year-old Norwegian snowboarder died on Sunday afternoon after falling into a crevasse while riding off-piste in the Swiss ski resort of Saas-Fee, according to a statement from the Valais Cantonal Police. The accident occurred on Sunday, March 2, around 2:30 p.m. when two snowboarders ventured outside the marked slopes. One of them fell several meters into a deep crevasse, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 3, 2025 0 Comments
Seriously Injured Austrian Mountaineer Pulled in Dramatic 4-Hour Rescue from 82-Foot Crevasse on Glacier Near Chamonix, France A dramatic high-altitude rescue unfolded in the French Alps on February 22, 2025, after a 47-year-old experienced Austrian mountaineer from the Innsbruck-Land district fell into a deep crevasse during a demanding climb near Chamonix. The accident occurred at around 8 a.m. on the Aiguille de Blaitière, a 11,555-foot (3,522-meter) peak in the Mont Blanc Massif. The man, who was accompanied […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 27, 2025 0 Comments
Conditions Report: Skiing La Vallée Blanche, Chamonix, France Report from January 13, 2024 La Vallée Blanche La Vallée Blanche is arguably the most famous off-piste ski run in the world. Starting atop the Aiguille du Midi, average people take 4-6 hours to ski the 22 km (13.5 mile) glacier run with a 9,000-foot descent. If you have any questions or have never skied it, it is necessary to […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 22, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Insane Helmet Cam Footage of Annapurna Rescue of Anurag Maloo Anurag Maloo fell down a crevasse while descending from Camp III on Mount Annapurna, the world’s tenth highest mountain, on Monday, April 17, 2023. The Indian climber had fallen down a crevasse in Nepal at around 19,685ft (6,000m), just below the high avalanche zone. He had been descending when he had slipped and accidentally had grabbed the wrong rope. His […] Climbing SnowBrains | April 25, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Skier Catches Terrifying Drop Into Massive Crevasse on Helmet Cam One lucky skier caught the scary moment he dropped into a massive crevasse but managed to edge his skis into the wall and come to a halt on his helmet cam. The French ski group Les Powtos shared the incredible footage from last year a couple of days ago on their social media channels. It shows one of their group […] Featured Video SnowBrains | April 22, 2023 0 Comments
Climber Rescued From 12,200′ on Mount Rainier, WA, Had Fallen into 80-Foot Crevasse A team of two climbers was rescued by helicopter from the Kautz Climbing Route, Mount Rainier, WA, on May 13, 2022. On May 13, the USAR F Company 2-135th Chinook helicopter with the 304th Air Rescue Squadron out of Portland, Oregon on board, attempted an early morning rescue operation which was unsuccessful due to heavy and erratic winds. They returned […] Climbing CragBrains | May 17, 2022 0 Comments
Well Known Polar Explorer Killed After Falling Into Deep Crevasse While Guiding in Greenland Well-known Belgian polar explorer and guide Dixie Dansercoer died on Monday after falling into a crevasse about 155-miles (250km) north of Upernavik, Greenland. “Dixie fell into a deep crevasse last night. A rescue operation was launched, but unfortunately, it was too late. We have received confirmation of this from Greenland.” Stefan Maes, who looked after Dansercoer’s press relations, told Belgian […] SnowBrains | June 9, 2021 0 Comments
28-Year-Old Colorado Man Died Monday After Falling Into Crevasse While Ski Touring in Denali National Park, AK A 28-year-old Colorado man died on Monday after falling into a crevasse while ski touring in Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska. The man has been identified as Mason Stansfield, 28, of Ouray, Colorado. He was an experienced skier, climber, and mountain guide. Rangers received an InReach communication at 3:30 pm Monday afternoon reporting that a ski mountaineer had fallen into […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 5, 2021 0 Comments
Body of Climber Missing Since Tuesday Found in Crevasse on Mount Hood, OR The body of a climber missing since Tuesday was found in a crevasse high on Mount Hood, OR last week. Austin Mishler, 27, was discovered at about the 9,400-feet on the north side of the 11,250-foot highest peak in Oregon. Related: Search Resumes for Hiker Missing for 2-Weeks on Mount Rainier, WA Mishler was an experienced climber and wilderness guide […] Climbing CragBrains | November 2, 2020 0 Comments
Miraculous Rescue as Woman Survives 2 Days and 2 Nights in 50-Foot Swiss Glacier Crevasse A Russian tourist, who lives in Germany, is recovering in hospital after falling 50-feet into a crevasse on a Swiss mountain and being stuck there for two days and two nights. Rescue crews said they have not seen such a miraculous rescue in over 20-years. Related: VIDEO: Story of Survival – Falling 50-Feet Into a Crevasse in Chamonix The 43-year-old woman […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2020 0 Comments
Climber Survives Fall into Narrow Crevasse on Teton Glacier, WY Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received a “fall into crevasse” notification from a satellite communication device at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, August 7. The message included some GPS coordinates that indicated the incident was near the Teton Glacier. Despite additional attempts to establish two-way communications with the reporting party, no more information was provided. Related: Chamonix Guide Killed After Falling […] Climbing CragBrains | August 12, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Story of Survival – Falling 50-Feet Into a Crevasse in Chamonix [arve url="https://youtu.be/Xpx4ajgaL08"] Guest Author | June 8, 2020 70 Likes 4 Tweets 13 Comments
PHOTOS: Snow-Cat Falls Into Deep Crevasse in Zermatt, Switzerland Although ski resorts may be like ghost towns right now the slopes still need to be managed and basic day-to-day mountain ops kept on top of in anticipation of that day, hopefully not too far away, that we’re allowed to play there again. This snow-cat working on a Zermatt, Switzerland glacier got a shock this week while maintaining the slopes – […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 8, 2020 0 Comments
The Deadliest Accident in the History of Mount Rainier, WA Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the state of Washington at 14,411 feet- almost three miles high. It is located about 59 miles south of Seattle. Almost two million people visit this national park each year. It is a stratovolcano, meaning that its height is built largely from many layers of hardened ash, lava, and pumice. Mount Rainier last […] Avalanche Sydney Stephens | November 1, 2019 2 Comments
Climber Survives 30-Foot Fall into Crevasse on Mt. Rainier, WA and Manages to Climb Out A mountain climber credits his quick thinking, and a lot of luck, helping him survive when he fell into a crevasse on Mount Rainier, WA. The incident occurred at the beginning of August, but Graham Parrington and his team are just now talking about it. Graham Parrington and his team had just summited Rainier and were heading back down to camp, […] Climbing CragBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
2 Airlift Rescues from Mount Shasta, CA Last Week | 1 Broken Leg and 1 Woman Fell 30-Feet into a Crevasse The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) responded to two incidents on Mount Shasta, CA Thursday involving injured or endangered mountain climbers stranded at high elevations and in need of rescue, reports KDVR. Related: Mt. Shasta, CA Report: Thanks to Big Winter Snowpack Climbing Routes Are in Excellent Condition 21-year-old climber Collins Bakasa from Hayward, California was the first call after […] Climbing CragBrains | August 21, 2019 0 Comments
Woman Dies After Plunging into Deep Crevasse on Swiss Glacier A woman has died after she plunged into a deep crevasse on a Swiss glacier on Thursday during a trek to the Strahlhorn mountain. The 58-year-old Brit walked straight into a crevasse along the Allalin Glacier located in the Pennine Alps near the Allalinhorn in the canton of Valais at around 4.30am. Related: Story of Survival: Falling 50-Feet Into a Crevasse […] Climbing CragBrains | August 2, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Wipes Out Just Above Crevasse | Tomahawks Right into It When you #tomahawkTuesday into Narnia (Jerry was unharmed, he crawled out on his own with his dignity still in tact) #ifyoudontknowdontgo #narnia #stelvioglacier // Jerry Hunter @elmigiulio A post shared by Colton // Jerry of the Day™ (@jerryoftheday) on Jun 19, 2018 at 7:42am PDT If I was to come up with a list of ‘worse places to wipe out’, […] SnowBrains | June 23, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Crevasse Rescue for the Modern Climber | Instructional Course from Expert Mark Smiley [arve url="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/147392/"] CragBrains | June 14, 2018 0 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sherpas Fall in to Crevasse on Everest when Ladder Collapses Beneath Them Climbing Everest is obviously highly dangerous, and although the advancement of technology, gear and, clothing has made it safer and more accessible to anyone, the threat to life is always very real. Like when crossing massive crevasses through the notorious Khumbu Icefall. On May 9, two Sherpa climbers fell into a crevasse on Everest when the ladders they were crossing on […] Steven Agar | May 17, 2018 0 Comments
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