Search and Rescue Crews Recover Body of Hiker Attempting to Summit Mt Whitney, CA During the early afternoon of Monday, April 18, Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a report of a deceased body below the 99 switchbacks of the Mt Whitney, CA, main trail. Due to the time of day, Inyo County Search and Rescue planned recovery for the following morning. However, by Tuesday AM, there were extremely high winds that would inhibit an […] CragBrains | April 26, 2022 11 Comments
[VIDEO] Badwater Basin to Mt Whitney, CA Summit with Alex Honnold – The FIFTY – Line 33 of 50 [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDtAzUnGekg"] SnowBrains | November 3, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
UPDATE: Man Rescued After Going Missing After Summiting Highest Peak in Lower 48 – 14,505′ Mt. Whitney, CA UPDATE: 5/24/2 03:00 am PT: A high-elevation search and rescue operation ended happily last night when ground searchers successfully located missing hiker Edward Lee Alderman in the vicinity of Timberline Lake, several miles west of the summit of Mount Whitney. Mr. Alderman is reported to be alert, despite injuries, fatigue, and exposure to sub-freezing temperatures. Mr. Alderman was reported missing […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 24, 2021 2 Comments
Inyo County, CA Sheriff’s Office: Do Not Take Part in High-risk Outdoor Activity COVID-19 is putting intense strains on our medical system. The Inyo county sheriff’s department is acknowledging this by asking people in Inyo County to refrain from outdoor activities that could potentially lead to injury or a necessary rescue by search and rescue teams. They said in a Facebook post on March 21, 2020: The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, on behalf […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Body of Missing Of Mt. Whitney, CA Hiker Found Dead Yesterday According to the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA, the body of missing Mt. Whitney hiker Ling Dao was located on Tuesday afternoon, June 18th 2019, on the north slopes of Mt. Whitney. Ling was last seen alive near the summit of 14,495′ Mt. Whitney on June 12th, 2019. The exact cause of death is under investigation. Ling Dao […] Industry News CragBrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
Winter Weather Advisory for California Today-Tues | 4-8″ of Snow Forecast 4-8″ of snow are forecast for the High Sierra Nevada in California today through Tuesday from Yosemite down to the big mountains near 14,495-foot Mt. Whitney today. The further south you go the more snow is forecast. NOAA had a Winter Weather Watch in the Sierra Nevada, CA up last night that has now ended. We did get enough […] Weather SnowBrains | October 4, 2015 0 Comments
WINTER STORM WATCH for California Today: 6″ of Snow Forecast NOAA just issued a Winter Storm Watch for the southern Sierra Nevada mountains above 9,000-feet for Sunday and Monday. This southern portion of Sierra Nevada holds the some of the tallest mountains in the Lower 48 in including the tallest mountain in the Lower 48, 14,495-foot Mt. Whitney. If the snow level is 9,000-feet, there is going to be over 5,000-vertial-feet of snow covered terrain in the High Sierra next week. “WINTER […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 3, 2015 0 Comments
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