As Police Appeal for Witnesses for Lone Mountaineer Missing on Mont Blanc, Local Mayor Plans to Fine Ill-Equipped Climbers Chamonix High-Mountain Gendarmerie are requesting witnesses to come forward following the disappearance of a climber, Le Dauphine reports. The 46 year old man, of French nationality, left the Crozat carpark in Bionnassay early on the morning of Tuesday 15th August. He planned to climb Mont Blanc alone via the notorious Goûter route. The missing man is 5’11” (180cm) tall, weighs […] Climbing Steven Agar | August 18, 2017 0 Comments
Solo Mountain Climber Missing After Attempting Five 14,000-Foot Peaks in One Day in California Thomas “Tom” Fennessy was last seen on Wednesday, August 9th leaving camp to solo climb five 14,000-foot peaks in one day in the Palisade Glacier area of California – the most alpine region of CA. Tom’s plan was to solo climb 14,009′ Thunderbolt Peak and then traverse to 14,159′ Mount Sill climbing five 14,000-foot peaks along the way in one push: […] Climbing CragBrains | August 11, 2017 2 Comments
Sad News: Missing Hiker Found Deceased Near Outpost Camp, CA Inyo County Sheriff’s Press Release: At noon today Dongying “Cindy” Qiu was located deceased at the base of a frozen waterfall near Outpost Camp. It is believed that she fell approximately 60 feet through a snow chute at the top of the waterfall (located on the southwest side of Outpost Camp, about a quarter mile off trail). “This is an […] Industry News Chris Wallner | May 23, 2017 0 Comments
Grand Targhee Employee Missing After Being Last Seen On The Mountain According to the JH News & Guide, Lee Kidd, a Grand Targhee Resort employee, failed to show up for work on Friday afternoon after being last seen on the mountain Friday morning. Lee had mentioned to his friends that he wanted to venture into the backcountry, but it is unsure at this time if he ventured out-of-bounds. At 10:45 am on Friday, he last […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 26, 2016 0 Comments
Missing Plane Southwest of Lake Tahoe With the conclusion of this weekend’s atmospheric river (Donner pass recorded almost 9″ of rain), the search has resumed for a missing plane in the eastern Sierra Nevada. The plane, in transit from Idaho to Sacramento, was last recorded on Saturday night in a remote, rugged area southwest of Lake Tahoe. El Dorado County authorities were alerted when the plane failed […] Crash Sergei Poljak | October 18, 2016 0 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
Survival Skills Keep Missing Family of 6 Alive in Nevada in -21º Temps A couple and their 4 children survived 2 nights in the recent sub-zero temperatures in Nevada after their Jeep flipped over on a family excursion on Sunday. The family of 6 used intelligent tactics to survive 2 bitterly cold nights in the Nevada desert before being rescued on Tuesday in […] SnowBrains | December 12, 2013 0 Comments
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