Californian Couple Dies on Backcountry Splitboard Trip on Mount Whitney, CA On Tuesday, May 7, two hikers were reported missing at Mount Whitney, California. The bodies of the hikers were retrieved on Thursday, May 9, and identified as Andrew Niziol, 28, and his girlfriend Patty Bolan, 29 from South Lake Tahoe and Davis, respectively. The pair died in an apparent fall. Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call on Tuesday, May […] SnowBrains | May 10, 2024 0 Comments
Missing Air France Pilot Found Dead After Falling 1,000ft at Mt. Whitney, CA Missing Air France Pilot Tom Gerbier was found deceased at the North Face of Mount Whitney, CA, on October 19, 2023. Gerbier, had been reported missing by his airline after he failed to show up for a scheduled flight to France from Los Angeles on October 18, 2023. Gerbier had arrived in the country as co-pilot on the AF66 Air […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | October 21, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: Peak 12,691′, CA – “Paiute Pass Ridge Chutes” – The Walled Couloir Report from July 8, 2023 Peak 12,691′, CA’s “Paiute Pass Ridge Chutes” – The Walled Couloir yesterday was spicy hot! Ok, ok, we were only gonna do 20 lines for this Eastern Sierra project but we just couldn’t resist chute #21… I saw this well-walled beauty 3-days ago while skiing in this zone for line #20 of the project. I […] Trip Report Miles Clark | July 9, 2023 0 Comments
Several Wolverine Sightings Confirmed in California Since May, three extremely rare sightings of wolverines have occurred in California. The first two happened in Inyo and Mono Counties within the Inyo National Forest. Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County was the third and most recent spotting. Related: [VIDEO] Rare Wolverine Sighting in the Teton Range, WY Commonly found to the North, in Alaska and Canada, there have only […] John Cunningham | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
As Non-Essential Travel Increases, Inyo County, CA Officials Concerned by Spike in Coronavirus Cases As life slowly begins to return to something like normal, recreation areas are starting to reopen and people are chomping at the bit to get back into the great outdoors. However keen you may be, though, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is warning that social distancing and public health orders are still in force as an increase of COVID-19 cases […] SnowBrains | June 18, 2020 0 Comments
Inyo County, CA Sheriff’s Office: Do Not Take Part in High-risk Outdoor Activity COVID-19 is putting intense strains on our medical system. The Inyo county sheriff’s department is acknowledging this by asking people in Inyo County to refrain from outdoor activities that could potentially lead to injury or a necessary rescue by search and rescue teams. They said in a Facebook post on March 21, 2020: The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, on behalf […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Body of Missing Of Mt. Whitney, CA Hiker Found Dead Yesterday According to the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA, the body of missing Mt. Whitney hiker Ling Dao was located on Tuesday afternoon, June 18th 2019, on the north slopes of Mt. Whitney. Ling was last seen alive near the summit of 14,495′ Mt. Whitney on June 12th, 2019. The exact cause of death is under investigation. Ling Dao […] Industry News CragBrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
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