Summit County, Colorado Remembers Hannah Taylor, 39 who Died Doing What She Loved Last Saturday Hannah Taylor, a longtime Summit County, Colorado resident known as a tough-but-beloved coach for Summit Nordic Ski Club and an accomplished endurance athlete, died on Saturday 21st July after a mountaineering accident in the Gore Range. She was 39, reports Summit Daily. In a post on their Facebook page, the Summit Nordic Ski Club wrote that Taylor and the club’s […] Industry News Steven Agar | July 28, 2018 0 Comments
Russian Climber Stuck at 20,000-Feet on Latok I in Karakoram Range after his Partner Fell to his Death Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov is currently trapped at 20,000-feet on Latok I, a 23,442-foot peak in the Karakoram range of Pakistan,ย after witnessing the death of his climbing partner Sergey Glazunov. A rescue operation is currently underway in a race against time. Wednesday, July 25, Gukov and his partner Sergey Glazunov, began retreating down the mountain, having climbed to within 600 […] Climbing CragBrains | July 27, 2018 0 Comments
Polish Mountaineer Makes History and Becomes First Person to Ski Down K2 Polish mountaineer and mountain runner Andrzej Bargiel, 30 has become the first person to ski down K2 (28,251-feet), the second tallest mountain in the world. He summited K2 on Sunday morning at 11:30 am and returned to Base Camp at around 7:30 pm local time. He is reported to have connected four routes on the descent:ย Abruzzi Rib, the ฤesen the […] Industry News CragBrains | July 23, 2018 1 Comment
North American Mountaineer Dies After Hitting Aconcagua Summit in Argentina A North American climber died today in Cerro Aconcagua, Argentina, asย he started his descent. According to the Security Minister of Mendoza Province, he was with two other climbers at the moment of the accident. The Minister said that members of the Rescue Patrol notified the Uspallata Police Station, claiming that they had recieved a call from a local guide. Apparently, […] Matias Ricci | January 30, 2017 0 Comments
Two Mountaineers Die After Climbing Peak In Scottish Highlands From Avalanche Two climbers were found dead at the base of a popular route on Scotland’s Glen Coe. Read more about the search and rescue organization effort and speculate on the cause of death with the officials. Avalanche Keenan Grady | January 19, 2016 0 Comments
The Kickstep Project: Must Watch Video Series What is a week of stable skiing and blue skies like for a steep skier in Alaska? Find out by watching this video series The Kickstep Project created by alaskan videographer/photographer and rad skier Greg Stafford. This series features a bunch of hearty alaskan backcountry skiers who got after it during that week of blue skies. the project was filmed […] Climbing Scott Rich | February 23, 2015 0 Comments
The Rainier 9000: Summit to Paradise Ski Descent With the return of spring weather to Washington (no rain?!) the conditions in the mountains went from sketchy to primed. After allowing a few days for recent snowfall to settle or slide it was time. Ditching the 90 degree heat in Seattle, two buddies and myself decided to have a go at Rainier on Thursday Morning. We pulled out of Seattle at 6am on Wendesday and headed South to Rainier. After securing climbing permits and sorting out all our gear we left the lot around 10am. The temperature was easily in the 50’s as we worked our way up to Camp Muir. For anyone who has done that tour […] Chaz Diamond | May 16, 2014 2 Comments
Japan to Alaska: 2014 Season Review, Part 1 With my northern winter coming to a close, I thought it would be a good time to look back on what has been a pretty fun season for me. Bear with me here, this could take awhile. My winter actually kicked off with a trip to Thailand and Myanmar. While I do enjoy the occasional non-skiing adventure, it was hard to focus […] Backcountry Lee Lyon | May 9, 2014 7 Comments
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