Winter Storm Traps Unprepared Hikers on Four Pass Loop, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area, CO Mountain Rescue Aspen successfully retrieved two hikers stranded near Snowmass Lake after they attempted the challenging Four Pass Loop trail. The overnight rescue occurred on June 30. Related: Could You Survive An Unplanned Night Out in the Mountains? The Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received an alert at 9:27 p.m. on Sunday from Garmin Company, reporting an SOS activation […] SnowBrains | July 3, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] THE CLASSIC FLOW – 5/31 – The Hat Trick: A Linkup of Maroon Peak, North Maroon, and Pyramid Peak in Colorado [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4IN0pOAsDo"] SnowBrains | November 9, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Landry’s Line: A Colorado Ski Descent Way Ahead of Its Time To make a list of skiers who have completely revolutionized the sport would be a difficult task, but Chris Landry is definitely deserving of a top spot. On May 14, 1978, Landry was the first skier ever to descend Pyramid Peak in Colorado. Pyramid Peak is one of Colorado’s most iconic 14ers and is considered class 4 difficulty with high […] Backcountry Jesse | June 25, 2021 1 Comment
Solo Climber Falls 1,000-Feet to His Death Off North Maroon Peak Near Aspen, CO On Thursday 5th November 2020, at approximately 12:30 PM, the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received a call from a pair of climbers on the summit of North Maroon Peak near Aspen, CO, reporting that they had just witnessed a solo male climber fall from the ridgeline while traversing between South Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak. Related: David Lesh Posts Photo […] Climbing CragBrains | November 11, 2020 0 Comments
Colorado Man Banned From All US Forest Service Lands After Defecating in Iconic Lake Former pro-skier David Lesh, 35, will no longer be allowed to enter the millions of acres of US Forest Service lands thanks to the Instagram picture of himself defecating into the iconic Maroon Bells Lake near Aspen, CO he shared last month. Related: Virtika Outerwear CEO David Lesh Turns New Leaf, Announces Priesthood and Path to Salvation To Right Wrongs […] SnowBrains | November 2, 2020 10 Comments
David Lesh Posts Photo of Himself Defecating at Iconic Maroon Bells, Aspen, CO Everybody’s favorite love-to-hate pantomime villain David Lesh has been up to his old tricks again, this time sharing photos of himself defecating in iconic Maroon Lake, Maroon Bells near Aspen, CO. Related: Virtika Outerwear CEO David Lesh Turns New Leaf, Announces Priesthood and Path to Salvation To Right Wrongs and Save Damned It’s not even been a month since the […] SnowBrains | October 22, 2020 5 Comments
61-Year Old Hiker Falls 200-Feet to his Death on 14er Maroon Peak, CO Mountain Rescue crews worked yesterday to retrieve the body of a 61-year-old man who died Wednesday after falling 200-feet on a steep section on 14,163-foot Maroon Peak. The man, who was not from the Aspen area, was helicoptered out of the backcountry late Thursday afternoon and becomes the first death of the summer climbing season. Related: 3 Women Hikers Airlifted […] Climbing CragBrains | July 12, 2019 0 Comments
3 Women Hikers Airlifted Out of Maroon Bells Snowmass, CO Wilderness After Using Beacon to Raise Alarm Three women had to be airlifted from the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness in Colorado Tuesday after one of them became injured. The group raised the alarm by activating a personal locator emergency beacon near Avalanche Lake in Pitkin County. Related: 4 Climbers Airlifted from Maroon Bells, Aspen, CO After Getting “Cliffed Out” and Spending Night on Mountain According to initial […] CragBrains | July 11, 2019 0 Comments
Ranked According to Instagram – 9 of the Most Photographed Mountains in the US An article by Reader’s Digest listed the 9 most photographed mountains in the United States, but how was this measured? There are countless amazing mountains in the US alone! We decided to organize the same list according to the number of posts each mountain has linked to its name on Instagram. #glaciernationalpark – 531,738 posts Glacier National Park is a vast […] Jenah MacGrain | July 3, 2019 6 Comments
Opening of Independence Pass, CO Will Now be Delayed Into June The annual spring opening of Independence Pass is likely to be delayed into the first week of June, which would be more than a week later than normal, reports the Aspen Daily News. “I am guessing we are into the first week of June to get the pass opened,” Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Tracy Trulove said Tuesday. ”Our guys […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 16, 2019 0 Comments
Iconic Maroon Bells Area, Aspen, CO Will Open a Month Late as Crews Clear Avalanche Debris The iconic Maroon Bells area, Aspen, Colorado, will not open as scheduled May 15 due to the avalanche debris blocking the access road, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Related: “Historic” Natural Avalanche 1-Mile Wide and 3,000-Feet Long Occurs Near Aspen Highlands, CO The Aspen-Sopris Ranger District is tentatively setting the opening for June 15 after consulting this week with Pitkin […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 30, 2019 1 Comment
Aspen, CO Officials Asking for the Return of Stolen ‘Deadly Bells’ Warning Sign Aspen-Sopris District Rangers are asking the public for help in finding the iconic “Deadly Bells” warning sign that was stolen last summer. A thief was able to unbolt a metal post and make off with the sign that once stood near Maroon Lake and the trailhead that is the gateway to the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area. “Someone obviously removed it and […] Climbing CragBrains | September 12, 2018 0 Comments
“The Deadly Bells” | Colorado SAR Performs Final Search On 14,000′ Peaks For Missing Climber Dave Cook A final search for a missing climber from September 2016 was done in the Maroon Bells on Wednesday August 16, 2017. “The Deadly Bells” once again, live up to their nickname. The infamous Maroon Bells are two peaks in the Elk Mountains of Colorado, Maroon Peak, at 14,163 feet and North Maroon Peak at 14,019 feet, nearly 12 miles south […] Climbing LadyBrains | August 23, 2017 1 Comment
One Dead, One Injured on Colorado’s Famous Maroon Bells Two climbers who have been missing since Wednesday on the 14,000-foot Maroon Bells in Colorado were found on Friday. One man was injured and the other was deceased. Both men are from the Vail area in Colorado. Pitkin Country Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Rescue Aspen found David Richardson, 32, at 11:15am on Friday in the Bell Chord area on the east face of the mountain. David was injured with at least one broken bone. The other climber, Jarod Weagherall, 37, was found dead in the Rock Glacier area of North Maroon Peak at 12:45pm on Friday. “The area in which they were found is an area where other people […] Climbing SnowBrains | October 11, 2014 0 Comments
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