Skiing Icon Seth Morrison Is Cut From K2, Uncertainty surrounds K2 Sports… For many people the news of Seth Morrison being cut from K2 was shocking. Most folks probably found out about this on Morrison’s twitter. On Wednesday, Sept. 14 Morrison posted this tweet: Morrison is no longer listed on K2’s website as one of their sponsored athletes and he doesn’t list the brand as one of his sponsors on his […] Daniel Lucero | September 19, 2016 2 Comments
World’s Most Difficult & Dangerous Peak Will NOT Be Climbed This Year After Massive Avalanche Destroys Camp III 28,250′ K2 in Pakistan is the world’s most difficult, deadly, and dangerous mountain. K2 is called “Savage Mountain” due to the difficultly of the climb. 1 person dies on K2 for every 4 summits. 80+ people have died on this mountain. 355 people have successfully summited K2. K2 has never been climbed in winter. K2 is Earth’s 2nd most deadly […] Avalanche CragBrains | July 28, 2016 0 Comments
STORY: Getting Your Crampons Stolen in the “Death Zone” on K2… & That’s Just The Beginning… This guy summited K2, the 2nd highest mountain on Earth and the hardest mountain to climb in the world, in 2007 and made it back to High Camp after 23 hours of climbing. When he arrived back at high camp at 26,000-feet (the Death Zone), he found an emaciated climber passed out in the snow. He and his climbing partners […] CragBrains | February 12, 2016 1 Comment
The Shreddit Showdown, Last Day to Enter March 15th | Win New Skis & More! The end of the Shreddit Showdown is fast approaching, the last day for entries is this Saturday, March 15th. There have been a slew of great entries, all of which are vying for the top spot, winning a pair of next years Blizzard Skis […] Jesse Cassidy | March 14, 2014 0 Comments
The Shreddit Showdown Prize Video | You Could Win 1 of Only 250 Blizzard Spur The Shreddit Showdown is in full swing, and with the recent snowfall, and more on the way, it’s time to start submitting your videos. In the video above, Tyler and Jesse walk you through the amazing prizes being offered. There is honestly no reason not to enter, the prizes are awesome, and the chances of winning are even better. So […] Jesse Cassidy | March 3, 2014 0 Comments
How to Build a Rescue Sled with Your Skis: If you’re in the backcountry and one of your partners gets hurt, you’re best bet on getting them to definitive care is building a rescue sled from your skis. Once built, you can throw your buddy on the sled and start dragging him/her out. WIthout a rescue sled, you really don’t have any way of extracting an injured skier/rider from the backcountry. Hypothermia sets in quickly on an injured human and leaving someone out overnight while you go to get help isn’t a great option. Thus, we need to know how to build a rescue sled and get our patient out. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 30, 2014 4 Comments
Chicks Who Rip | K2 MissFits in Murren, Switzerland Last year, K2 sent three of their best skiing and looking female athletes, McKenna Peterson, Pip Hunt and Amie Engerbretsen, to Murren, Switzerland to ski big, bold and burly lines. While there the ladies encountered high avalanche danger, deep pow, manky slush and wind buff but made the most of it all. This winter McKenna and Pip and several others will be taking skills […] Kyler Roush | December 11, 2013 3 Comments
Father & Son Lost in Avalanche on Pakistan’s 28,250-Ft K2 Pakistan has been truly deadly this summer. 3 Iranian climbers were lost last week on 26,414-foot Broad Peak in Pakistan just days before 3 Spanish climbers were lost on 26,590-foot Hidden Peak in Pakistan. Both the Iranian and Spanish parties encountered navigation issues upon their descents after summiting their respective mountains. This latest tragedy was the result of an avalanche that […] Avalanche Miles Clark | July 30, 2013 8 Comments
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