Deputies Asking for Information to Help Find 71-Year-Old Hiker Missing in California Mountains The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office in Northern California is asking for any information that could help find a missing 71-year-old who did not return four days ago from a hike. “He likes to hike McCormick Trail to Grandmother Tree in Hood Mountain Regional Park, Wildcat Trail in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, and property in between those trails,” deputies said. “If […] CragBrains | November 7, 2019 0 Comments
Hiker Missing in ‘Treacherous Conditions’ in North Cascades, WA Since October 17th Deputies from Skagit County Sheriff’s Office in Washington are searching for a missing 28-year-old woman who has not been seen since Oct. 18. Rachel Lakoduk was hiking the Hidden Lake Trailhead in the North Cascades near Marblemount. Rescuers and her family thought she might have taken shelter inside a remote cabin at the Hidden Lake Lookout “when weather conditions turned snowy,” […] Climbing CragBrains | October 24, 2019 3 Comments
Former Amazing Race Canada Competitor Fell Over 800-Feet to His Death off Mount Gimli, BC An experienced hiker and former Amazing Race Canada contestant has died after falling more than 800-feet from the peak of a popular mountain near Slocan, BC. Related: 33-Year-Old Squamish, BC Climber Falls to His Death on Stawamus Chief Mountain The body of Kenneth McAlpine was recovered from Mount Gimli, at the edge of Valhalla Provincial Park, late Tuesday. It’s believed the 28-year-old stumbled on […] Climbing CragBrains | August 29, 2019 0 Comments
Rescuers Recover Body of Californian Hiker Missing Since August 11th The body of a missing California hiker was recovered Sunday after an intense three-day search by 12 rescue teams, police said. Up to 60 rescuers took part in the search for experienced hiker Daniel Komins on August 17, 2019. They found his remains in a remote wilderness area in northern California’s Trinity Alps, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office reported on […] CragBrains | August 20, 2019 0 Comments
Crews Find Body of Hiker Missing Since Wednesday After Summiting Two Colorado 14ers Search crews have recovered the body of Dan Wallick, a 41-year-old hiker who went missing last Wednesday after summitting two 14ers in Colorado. Wallick went missing on Wednesday, July 24th. He had contacted his family after he summitted Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point. They reported him missing the following day when they had not heard from him again. Related: VIDEO: […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2019 0 Comments
Hiker Dies After Slipping Off 85-Foot Cliff in Roped Off Area of Red Rock Canyon, CO A hiker has died after falling 85-feet off a cliff at Red Rock Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs Tuesday afternoon. Police believe the fall was accidental but that the hiker was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in, out of bounds of any trails. Related: VIDEO: How to Stay Alive in the Mountains – The Deadliest Colorado 14ers […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2019 0 Comments
Body of Missing Air Force Academy Cadet Missing Since November Found on Longs Peak, CO Remains found by searchers in Rocky Mountain Park on Friday are believed to be those of missing Air Force Academy Prep School Cadet Micah Tice, who went missing in November, park officials said Friday. Tice, 20 was attempting to climb 14,259-foot-high Longs Peak. Related: Search Begins for US Air Force Cadet Missing on Longs Peak, CO Since Saturday On Thursday, […] Climbing CragBrains | July 8, 2019 0 Comments
Body of Solo Hiker Attempting All Colorado 14ers Found Between Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point Search and rescue teams combing the mountains in southern Colorado have found the body of a missing hiker. The Denver Post reports Tyler Cline was found dead in the mountains above Crestone on Thursday. He was reported missing last Sunday after he didn’t return from a hike in the area of Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point. According to a […] Climbing CragBrains | July 1, 2019 0 Comments