Kilian Jornet Survives Avalanche on Mt. Everest On May 24th, Kilian Jornet, 35, set off an avalanche in the Hornbein Couloir on the West Ridge of Everest. He survived a 50-meter fall down the couloir. The West Ridge is known as one of the most difficult and treacherous routes to the peak of Everest. The Hornbein Couloir is around 500 vertical meters, and it was first ascended […] Avalanche Quintin Mills | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
No One Will Climb Everest This Year | The Last Team Pulls Out For the first time in many years, it appears that no one will climb Mt. Everest this year. The last team that was holding out to climb Everest left the mountain today. New Zealander Russell Brice, owner of outfitter Himalayan Experience, the last team holding out to climb Everest, announced today that he’ll be leaving the mountain with his team.“Now having considered all facts, I can tell you that we will not be continuing any of our ascents in Nepal this season.” – Russell Brice SnowBrains | May 1, 2015 2 Comments
Heavy New Footage of the Everest Avalanche | “A Tribute to the Fallen” “Imagine a 1500 ft tidal wave of snow, rock and debris headed straight towards you. This was our reality on April 25th, 2015 at Mt. Everest basecamp when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a massive avalanche at Mt. Everest Basecamp that claimed 16 lives and critically injured 50+ men and women. I shot as much as I could before putting the cameras down to help the critically injured and wounded. 16 people lost their lives including […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 30, 2015 0 Comments
“Death and Anger on Everest” | by Jon Krakauer Last Friday, April 18th, 2014 at 6:30am an avalanche came down upon a group of 25 Sherpas who were crossing the Khumbu icefall in order to fix ropes on the route to Camp 1. Sixteen of the Sherpa didn’t survive making it the single deadliest […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 24, 2014 0 Comments
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