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Skier Killed in 150′ Crevasse Fall on Mt. Rainier, WA on Sunday | 2nd Skier To Die on Rainier in 2 Weeks

A male skier died while skiing on 14,411′ Mt. Rainier on Sunday.  This was the 2nd skier to die on Mt. Rainier in 2 weeks after a Heavenly, CA ski patroller died skiing Rainier on July 3rd, 2017. 42-year-old Michael Naiman, of Seattle, fell 150-feet into crevasse on the Emmons Glacier at about 12,800′ on the north side of the […]

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Miles Clark | July 20, 2017
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VIDEO: Snowboarder Falls Into Crevasse On Echo Peak, CA

This video gives you a good picture of the current dangers in the California backcountry. This snowboarder slowly creeps up to the snow feature that looks like a bump and ends up falling into what looks like a small crevasse. This feature is actually a Glide Crack that formed during the big rains last month and then was covered up […]

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Chris Wallner | February 1, 2017
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Mountain Climber Dies After Falling in Crevasse on Oregon’s 2nd Highest Peak

A 32-year-old mountain climber died after falling into a crevasse on 10,497-foot Mt. Jefferson in Oregon on Sunday. Thomas Fountain and his wife, Alison, 29, were climbing Jefferson, Oregon’s 2nd highest peak, on Sunday when the Thomas fell and slid 500-feet into a crevasse at 8,800-feet in very challenging terrain. Allison notified the authorities via text messages and was able […]

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CragBrains | December 4, 2015
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Trip Report: Little Switzerland – April in AK

The Colony Glacier. It was a Friday afternoon in April, I was sitting at my desk, twiddling with a database, and contemplating how my life needed more adventure. A text came in from Amy: we’re bailing on the Whale’s Tail Traverse, want to go to Little Switzerland on Sunday? I met Amy once while skiing Turnagain Pass the previous week. […]

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Mike Records | October 7, 2015
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Body of Skier Missing Since 1980 Found in the Swiss Alps

Gregory Barnes was 24-years-old when he went missing in the year 1980 in the Italian and Swiss Alps. He simply disappeared without a trace and nothing of his whereabouts have bee known until this week. Sonja Barnes, Gregory’s sister, got a phone call from Italian officials this week who explained that they had discovered Gregory’s body. Above average summer temperatures in the Alps lead to glacier melting that lead to Greg’s body melting out of an alpine glacier. He was found in a crevasse along with his passport confirming […]

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Snowboarder’s Body Found in Ice on Mt. Blanc, France After 2 Years

The body of a Belgian snowboarder has been round on Mt. Blanc, France. He went missing over 2 years ago. Mountain climbers discovered the body very early on Saturday, September 6th, 2014 on the Dente de Geant (Giant’s Tooth) glacier at around 6,500 feet. This 40-year-old snowboarder was reported missing in January 2012. He was last seen snowboarding the glacial Valle Blanche off the Aiguille du Midi. His body was well preserved […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 8, 2014
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