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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 98 | Caroline Gleich – Professional Skier, US Senate Candidate, Climate Activist

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Caroline Gleich is a professional ski mountaineer, filmmaker, author, and one of the most visible climate advocates in the outdoor world. She’s climbed and skied some of the biggest lines on the planet, including multiple 8,000m peaks, while using her platform to push hard for outdoor conservation. In 2024, Caroline ran for the US Senate in Utah, bringing climate policy, […]
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Last Surviving Member of First Mt. Everest Summit Passes Away Peacefully at Age 92

Kanchha Sherpa, a high-altitude porter on the famed first successful ascent of the world’s highest peak, has passed away. Phur Gelje Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, said in a statement that Kanchaa passed away in his home of Kapan, Nepal, on Thursday, October 16. Kanchha was a member of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s ascent of Everest. […]
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8th-Highest Peak in the World Manaslu Hosts Record Summits This Week With Both the Oldest and Youngest Persons to Summit

A little more than a week has passed since Andrzej Bargiel’s first ever ski descent of Mt. Everest back to base camp without supplemental oxygen, but the headlines do not stop breaking from the Himalaya. Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in the world at 26,781 feet, saw two age-related records this past week. Nima Chhiring Sherpa, who is just 16 […]
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Mountaineering Icon Hans Kammerlander Accused of Inflating Record of Second 7 Summits

Escalating in 2024, allegations have been raised that renowned mountaineer Hans Kammerlander faked or exaggerated several of his summit claims throughout his multi-decade climbing career. Kammerlander is an Italian mountaineer and ski guide from South Tyrol, Italy, famous for his collaborations with mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner, the first person to climb all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without the use of supplemental […]
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Nepalese Climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja Becomes First Person in History to Summit Mountains Over 8,000 Meters 50 Times

Nepalese climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja—also known as Nimsdai—made history on July 3 by becoming the first person to successfully summit mountains over 8,000 meters (24,000 feet) a staggering 50 times. Purja is well known for his record-setting in the mountains and notable first ascents throughout his climbing career. A native of Nepal, Purja initially served in the Nepalese Gurkha combat […]
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Italian Mountaineer Accused of Faking Summit Photos to Claim Elite Record

Marco Confortola, one of Italy’s most prominent alpinists, is facing allegations that he fabricated evidence of reaching several of the world’s highest peaks in order to claim a place among an elite group of mountaineers. The Daily Mail reports that the 54-year-old climber announced in July that he had completed ascents of all 14 mountains above 8,000 meters, including Everest—a […]
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Alta, UT, Report: “High Rustler” My Favorite Run at Alta & One of the Best Inbounds Runs in North America

https://youtube.com/shorts/sLCRzErnODs?feature=share Report from February 4, 2025 Today I zipped over to Alta, UT, with one thing in mind. Slushy laps on “High Rustler,” my favorite run at Alta. I haven’t skied Alta since December and the snow levels were about the same when I left which meant that getting in might be a bit tricky, but once in it was […]
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Deer Valley, UT, Weekend Report: Sampling DV’s Best Run “Stein’s Way” + New Expansion Area in Snow, Sun, & Sleet

Report from January 31, February 1, February 2, 2025 On Friday morning, I woke up in Butte, Montana, after a two-day drive home from BC. Butte once supplied the USA with 25% of its copper. Everything is brick and old-mine-town feeling. I left town at 6:30 am and drove south to Park City, UT. I stopped at home, ate, suited […]
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Alta, UT, Report: Dumping Snow Today With Another 12-22″ of Snow in the Forecast

Report from December 27, 2024 Today, I rolled up to Alta at 1 pm, hoping to hit the big afternoon storm and avoid the parking reservations (no reservations needed after 1 pm). The storm didn’t hit quite as hard as forecast, but hopefully, all that snow (10-16″ were forecast today) clobbers us tonight. I haven’t skied Utah since December 1st, […]
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Utah Avalanche Center: “We Are Doomed in Utah for a Very Dangerous Winter”

“I don’t mean to be the bearer of bad news here but we’re doomed in Utah for a very dangerous winter. As you can see our snowpack is completely faceted.  This is basically the entire state.” – Trent Meisenheimer, Utah Avalanche Center, 12/25/24 The Utah Avalanche Center just released a video talking about their weak snowpack structure and the big […]
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