HAPE: The Silent Killer at Ten Thousand Feet High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is an extremely dangerous form of altitude sickness that can often have fatal consequences. As opposed to acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral edema, which are caused by a decrease in oxygen concentration and brain swelling, HAPE is caused by an increase in pulmonary pressure during a significant ascent. While some of their symptoms overlap, […] Climbing Lucy Ferneyhough | November 1, 2018 1 Comment
One of Snowboarding’s First True Stars Survives Fatal Accident and Shares Words of Wisdom we Should all Heed “Please slow down everybody and don’t take one minute of this life for granted.” This is the advice from one of snowboarding’s first true stars who was involved in a fatal car accident last month near Auburn, California. Although seriously injured, his words should be a life lesson to all of us. 43-year old Kevin Jones, winner of nine X […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 4, 2018 5 Comments
Mountain Biker Dies after Crash at Vail, CO August 18th, Vail, CO— Mark V. Johnson, of Beverly, Massachusetts, was visiting Vail when he fatally crashed while mountain biking. Eagle County Coroner, Kara Bettis, deemed blunt force trauma to his abdomen as the cause of death. David Williams was also biking near the top of Chair 8 that day when he discovered Johnson behind a berm and in an drop-off with […] Biking Spencer Miller | August 23, 2017 0 Comments
Fatal Shark Attack on Kayaker off Maui on Monday A 57-year-old kayak fisherman who was fishing with artificial lures was killed by a shark on Monday off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. The man was fishing from his kayak between Maui and Molokini when a shark bit his leg. According to a statement released by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the man’s leg was dangling in the water while he was fishing. The bitten man’s fishing partner tied a tourniquet on his leg and was able to get help from a nearby tour boat. That boat took them to […] Surf SwellBrains | December 4, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays: Reunion Island Lifts BAN on Surfing Oct. 1st | Shark Bites Off Surfer’s Leg on Oct. 27th On October 27th, 2013, at Étang-Salé beach just south of Saint Leu on Reunion Island a 24-year-old bodyboarder was attacked by a shark only 20 yards from shore. His leg was completely severed at the thigh. He is reported to be in the hospital in critical conditions at this time. Reunion Island has been the scene of a major shark controversy […] Surf SwellBrains | November 9, 2013 7 Comments
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