Hiker Fell 1,000-Feet to His Death From Utah’s Highest Mountain, King’s Peak The four-day search for a missing hiker on King’s Peak in Utah ended Sunday when crews discovered his body. The body of Kyle Wimpenny, 25 from Boise, ID was discovered in the High Uintas at about 2:30 pm yesterday. From initial investigations, it looked like he fell 1,000-feet while attempting to summit King’s Peak. Kyle was reported missing on Wednesday […] Climbing CragBrains | September 21, 2020 3 Comments
VIDEO: Black Bear Swipes at Hiker on Popular Trail in B.C. [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwmi3cM7mg0"] SnowBrains | August 31, 2020 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
VIDEO: Man Falls 70-Feet into Canyon, Then Crawls for 29-Hours With Broken Bones, Fractured Skull, and No Food [arve url="https://youtu.be/0KbBc-Djoyk"] SnowBrains | August 20, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Man Rescued After Shooting Himself in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO on Sunday A 70-year-old Missouri man shot himself in the leg with a handgun on Sunday at Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), according to RMNP public affairs officer Kyle Patterson. The man reportedly had a loaded handgun in his backpack when he set the backpack down and the gun went off. The bullet entered but did not leave his […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2020 0 Comments
Injured Hiker Rescued from Wyoming Backcountry After 400 Foot Fall At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Friday, May 29, Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received an emergency call reporting an injured hiker near Amphitheater Lake in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Buckrail reports that Teton County Search and Rescue dispatched a helicopter to rescue the injured hiker who had fallen and slid roughly 400 feet when out hiking near the lake […] SnowBrains | June 1, 2020 0 Comments
Hiker Discovers Deceased Man in Lambs Canyon Near Salt Lake City, UT A hiker stumbled upon tragedy today in Lambs Canyon just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The hiker was following a trail when he ran upon a deceased male and called authorities. Local police suspect that the man had traveled to Lambs Canyon, a popular outdoor recreation area in the Wasatch Mountains, to end his life. RELATED: Park City Ski […] SnowBrains | April 28, 2020 0 Comments
One Man Died After Falling into a Canyon and Another Rescued After 4-Days Lost in Colorado Wilderness A 31-year-old hiker and his dogs who had been lost in the Colorado wilderness for four days were rescued after the smoke from his fire alerted another group. The man was looking for help for his friend, later found deceased, and his two dogs who had fallen into a canyon. On Friday, April 10 at approximately 1:30 pm, the Mesa County […] Climbing CragBrains | April 14, 2020 0 Comments
Body of Missing Hiker Found on Glacier in Sequoia and Kings National Park, CA The search for a California hiker missing since Monday 4th November has ended after his body was found on top of a glacier in Sequoia and Kings National Park, CA. Alan Stringer, 40, of Huntington Beach, was reported missing Monday evening when he didn’t return home after a hike, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Investigators found […] Climbing CragBrains | November 11, 2019 0 Comments