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.ย Rescue crews said they have not seen such a miraculous rescue in over 20-years. Related: VIDEO: Story of Survival โ 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 โfall into crevasseโ 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.ย 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.ย 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.ย 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 Sheriffโs 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