Skier Survives 22-Hours Lost in Mount Baker, WA Wilderness after Solo Backcountry Lap Dave Drulard is recovering at home in Seattle after spending more than 20 hours in the Mount Baker Wilderness over the weekend, reports king5.com. Having skied with his family in the resort on Saturday morning, he took off alone in the afternoon hoping to get a really quick backcountry lap in and as daylight fell, ended up losing his way. […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 1, 2018 0 Comments
California Hiker Lost for Six Days in Freezing Yosemite National Park found in Good Health A well-prepared California hiker missing for six days in the icy backcountry of Yosemite National Park was found in good health after an extensive search according to officials, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. A helicopter crew spotted Alan Chow on Friday above Wapama Falls near the center of the park, where overnight temperatures dipped below freezing, the National Park Service […] Steven Agar | February 27, 2018 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Survives after getting Lost and Spending the Night Outdoors | If You Only Read One Thing Today, Read This As reported in the Aspen Times on Monday, a man got lost on Saturday whilst skiing in the backcountry alone and had to spend the night outdoors before finally ‘self-rescuing’ and emerging unharmed. That man has since come forward and written his own humble version of events, on what went wrong, what he would do differently and his appreciation for […] Backcountry Steven Agar | January 24, 2018 0 Comments
Missing Teenager Survives 11 Days Alone In Tennessee Wilderness August 11th, 2017— 18 year-old Austin Bohanan was searching for Ginseng, a medicinal root, with his stepfather in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he found himself separated and lost. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Austin scaled a ridge and attempted to call his mother soon after, with no luck, and wound up sleeping there for his first […] Spencer Miller | August 24, 2017 0 Comments
Two Groups of Skiers Rescued From Backcountry In Japan Japan, as we know it has recently become the mecca of the powder skier. Dream lines in perfectly natural glades with the deepest powder of your life is simply waiting there, stacking up as the season continues. Although it is alluring, it does not mean that there is inherent risk- particularly in the backcountry. On January 12th, a […] Backcountry Keenan Grady | January 20, 2016 0 Comments
Dog Emerges From Tahoe Forest After for 2 Years & Is Reunited With Family According to the Los Angeles Times, 20 months after Murphy, the golden retriever, went missing on a camping trip in Tahoe National Forest, the timid dog was reunited with her family after being spotted at a campground surfacing from the woods. Nathan and Erin Braun were camping in October 2012 when they were separated from their 5-year-old dog. This dog survived 20 […] Chris Wallner | November 17, 2015 3 Comments
Snowboarder Found After Three Days Lost in Whistler 20 year-old snowboarder Julie Abrahamsen was found Saturday by search and rescue teams after she got lost Wednesday while snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain at Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia. Abrahamsen, visiting from Norway, had been snowboarding alone Wednesday, and was reported missing by a room mate Friday after she hadn’t returned home. Whistler RCMP, Ski Patrol and Search […] Industry News Eric Behn | January 25, 2015 0 Comments
Man Found ALIVE After Being Lost for 4 Months in Andes Mountains of South America A 58-year-old man from Uruguay has been found alive after disappearing in the Andes Mountains of South America 4 months ago. Raul Fernando Gomez Circunegui reportedly lost 44 pounds during the 4 month he spent in an Andean mountain hut at 9,318-feet in provence of San Juan, Argentina. He survived by eating rats, sugar, raisons, and […] SnowBrains | September 9, 2013 8 Comments
3 Spanish Climbers Lost on 26,509-Ft Hidden Peak in Pakistan Just days after 3 Iranian climbers were given up for dead on 26,414-foot Broad Peak (Gahserbrum II), 3 Spanish climbers have been declared dead on nearby 26,509-foot Hidden Peak (Gasherbrum I). Both peaks are in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range of Pakistan. “In a final attempt to locate our fellows alive, having no contact with them since the morning of day 22, and given […] SnowBrains | July 26, 2013 3 Comments
3 Climbers Lost on 26,414-Foot Broad Peak 3 Iranian climbers, Aidin Bozorgi, Pouya Keivan and Mojtaba Jarahi, have been lost on 26,414-foot Broad Peak (Gasherbrum II, Earth’s 12 highest peak) since July 18th. They all successfully summited Broad Peak on July 16th and had planed to descend the standard route back to Camp 3 but the descent proved complicated and the climbers were forced to bivouac 2 nights above […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2013 12 Comments
Legs of Steel Trailer “LOST” | Big Lines, Big Tricks the skiing starts at 1:15 This year’s Legs of Steel movie is called “LOST” and the flick truly looks to have it all. Big AK spines, urban, backcountry booters, big tricks off natural terrain, pillows, park, and powder. What else do you need? Legs of Steel generally has an overall park feel to their movies, but this year is looking […] Featured Video SnowBrains | June 12, 2013 1 Comment
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