[VIDEO] Six Ill-Equipped Hikers Rescued from Mount Baldy, CA Six hikers in their 20s had to be rescued from Mount Baldy, California, on Wednesday, February 14. The group had set out on a hike on Bear Canyon Trail to the top of Mount Baldy and got stuck in the snow at around 9,000 feet altitude. The six young men were not equipped for an excursion of this magnitude and […] Climbing SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Meet Finney, the Loyal Dog Who Survived 72 Days in Colorado’s Wilderness Guarding his Owner’s Body A tiny Jack Russell Terrier survived in the Colorado mountains for 72 days after her owner died during a hike at Blackhead Peak, Colorado. Richard Moore and his dog Finney (or Finny) had gone missing from a hike on August 19, 2023. Taos Search and Rescue searched for weeks with ground personnel, canine units and helicopters but failed to find […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | November 19, 2023 0 Comments
Experienced Hiker’s Death Linked to Vermont Floods: 3rd Fatality Attributed to Catastrophic July Storms The Vermont State Police investigating the death of an experienced hiker on the Appalachian Trail suspect that the severe floods sweeping Vermont may have claimed another life. If verified, the demise of 67-year-old Robert Kerker will mark the third death officials have linked to the destructive storms that have been inundating the state since July 9th. Related: Historic Flooding in […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2023 4 Comments
67-Year-Old Appalachian Trail Hiker Missing For 3-Weeks Was Last Seen in Killington, VT The Vermont State Police is looking for a missing 67-year-old man who was last seen on July 9, 2023, at the Inn at Long Trail in Killington. Robert Kerker was reported overdue by his family to the National Park Service on July 24, 2023. Related: Historic Flooding in Vermont Damages Ski Areas and Towns, More Rain in the Forecast The […] SnowBrains | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
Search for Hiker Missing 12-Days in Kings Canyon National Park is Being Scaled Back For the past ten days, searches have been underway in Kings Canyon National Park and Inyo National Forest for Quang Trong Than, 66, of Newport Beach, CA. The search for Than is scaling back to limited continuous mode. This means that while searching will continue, the large number of resources and personnel that have been dedicated to this effort will […] SnowBrains | September 2, 2022 0 Comments
Teams Still Searching for 66-Year-Old Man Missing for a Week in Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA On August 22, 2022, Inyo SAR received a call for a missing hiker at Red Lake/Split Mountain in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA. Quang Trong Than and two others left Red Lake trailhead early on August 21 to climb the north slope of Split Mountain; class 2. Related: Could You Survive An Unplanned Night Out in the Mountains? At […] SnowBrains | August 29, 2022 0 Comments
Human Remains, Plane Wreckage Trapped in Ice for Decades Released by Receding Glaciers in Switzerland Last week a plane was discovered on the Aletsch glacier in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, which had crashed more than half a century ago. While the bodies had been found at the time of the plane crash, the actual plane could not be recovered due to a lack of appropriate equipment 54 years ago. The plane had crashed on […] Julia Schneemann | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
Rangers Requesting Assistance in Search of 79-Year-Old Hiker Missing in Zion National Park, UT Currently, search operations for John Fiske Burg are ongoing at Zion National Park, UT. Zion National Park Rangers and Washington County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate this missing person case and are requesting your assistance in locating John Fiske Burg. Related: Search Underway for Hiker Missing Almost 2-Weeks in Olympic National Park, WA Mr. Burg is 79 years old, 5’9”, and […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2021 0 Comments