French Outraged After UK Climber Leaves Rowing Machine Atop Mont Blanc In a stunt sparking international anger, a British tourist has hauled a 57-pound rowing machine up the heights of France’s Mont Blanc only to abandon the equipment at a shelter close to the mountain’s summit. Related: French Authorities Restricting Access to Mont Blanc to Reduce Overcrowding Outraged Frenchmen, terming the stuntman a “wacko” are imploring the nation’s government to “write […] Climbing Paulie | September 5, 2019 0 Comments
Ski Instructor Salaries Around the World | How Does the USA Compare? The amount of money a ski instructor makes all depends on location, tips, and level of certification of the instructor. Most instructors work at ski resorts because of their love for skiing and riding, not to mention the free ski pass that comes along with the job. Ski instructing is not the best way to become a millionaire, but it is […] Industry News Taliana Potts | August 30, 2019 0 Comments
Derailment of Famous Montenvers Train, Chamonix, France Blamed on Human Error On Sunday the famous Montenvers train that leaves from Chamonix center and heads up the icy Mer De Glace derailed. Fortunately, no one was hurt and a backup train arrived to take the passengers back down to the valley floor. After an investigation, officials are claiming there was no technical issue with the train and the derailment is likely as […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 16, 2019 2 Comments
Heatwave Causes Tignes Glacier, France to Close for the Summer | Earliest Closing Ever The heatwave sweeping across central Europe has caused Tignes glacier to close early for the summer, more than a month earlier than scheduled. The Grande Motte glacier, which opened for skiing on 22nd June, has been gradually melting throughout the summer and with poor conditions, the resort announced that skiing is over. “The glacier has been subjected to high temperatures since […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 29, 2019 1 Comment
A Lake Has Formed at 11,000-Feet on Mont Blanc | A ‘Truly Alarming’ Sign of Climate Change A mountaineer has discovered a beautiful lake high up in the French Alps, but he warned that the lake’s existence is ‘truly alarming’. Bryan Mestre discovered the lake at an altitude of 11,100ft while climbing in the Mont Blanc mountain range. Related: Mont Blanc, France to Limit the Number of Climbers to Reduce the ‘Thrill Seekers and Dangerous Buffoons’ It’s believed […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 18, 2019 0 Comments
New Record Set as 150 Paragliders Land on the Summit of Mont Blanc, France 150 flyers from around the world took advantage of the exceptional conditions created by Europe’s heatwave to set a record for the number of paragliders to land on the summit of Mont Blanc. Related: Mountaineers Land Plane Just Below Mont Blanc Summit then Dash for Peak with Police in Pursuit The exceptional heatwave and absence of wind allowed the paragliders […] SnowBrains | July 3, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: Matthias Giraud Skis Off Mont Blanc, France for Highest Ski-BASE Jump Ever [arve url="https://youtu.be/g8f6YuLOovg"] CliffBrains | June 26, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Mountaineers Land Plane Just Below Mont Blanc Summit then Dash for Peak with Police in Pursuit Two Swiss mountaineers landed a small plane less than 1,300-feet (400m) from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday before heading straight for the summit of western Europe’s tallest peak with police in pursuit, the French gendarme reported. The pair landed the aircraft at 14,600-feet (4,450m) on the iconic mountain in the French Alps in an incident described as a […] Climbing CragBrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
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