Mount Everest: A Deadly Yet Rewarding Summit The prospect of climbing Mount Everest draws many but turns away many others. Everest is not for the faint of heart considering the numerous dangers that you may encounter along the way. Avalanches, icefall, exposure, altitude, high winds, and even a simple fall are all likely causes of death upon the world’s highest summit. Raising to 29,029-feet above sea level […] Climbing Ryan Nadiak | February 27, 2020 1 Comment
Giant Kuwait Flag Stuns Nepalese Community Tension is high in Nepal after a record-breaking sized flag was unfurled at the summit of Ama Dablam. Catching the attention of Nepali officials, locals, and fellow climbers, Kuwait climbers on the New Expedition Team draped a 100 meters (328 ft) by 30 meters (98 ft) flag in honor of their country’s national day. This left many stunned and has raised […] Industry News Emily Crofton | November 21, 2019 0 Comments
Nepal to Implement Strict Rules for Everest Permits to Prevent Another Deadly Season Climbers wanting to take on Mount Everest will be required to have already scaled 6,500-meters (21,325 feet) peaks, undergone proper training, possess a certificate of good health and have insurance that would cover rescue costs if required under new proposals by a government panel seeking to improve safety on the world’s highest peak. Related: Andrzej Bargiel Plans to Ski Everest […] Climbing CragBrains | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
Former Gurkha Close to Being First Ever to Climb the 14 Tallest Mountains in Under a Year After completing Phase I and Phase II of his 14 mountain mission, Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja has just 3 mountains left before breaking the most impressive record in mountaineering. Nims is a former Gurkha soldier, a group of British-hired Nepalese soldiers who have a reputation of fearlessness. He certainly embodies this reputation as he nears his goal of smashing the existing […] Climbing Joseph Phillips | August 1, 2019 0 Comments
UPDATE: Experienced Mountaineer Stranded on One of the World’s Most Difficult Peaks has Been Rescued UPDATED: 4/26/19 –Â A Malaysian climber has been recovered alive near the summit of Mount Annapurna in Nepal, a trekking company has said, two days after he went missing. Climber Wui Kin Chin was spotted by a search party in a helicopter and was being taken by four rescuers to the closest camp, said Mingma Sherpa, the head of Seven Summit […] Climbing CragBrains | April 25, 2019 0 Comments
Did the 2015 Earthquake Shrink Everest? Nepalese Team to Settle Exact Height Once and For All We have put a man on the moon, landed a craft on Mars and just took a picture of a black hole. But, a little closer to home, we still don’t know how high Mount Everest is. What we do know is that it is the highest mountain on our planet, and the current measurement we have, 29,029-feet, or 8,848-meters, […] Brains SnowBrains | April 17, 2019 0 Comments
Helicopter Crash in Nepal Kills 7 Including Government Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister A helicopter crash in Nepal has claimed the lives of seven people, including the country’s Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari, reports Adventure Blog. The private Air Dynasty helicopter was flying the Minister to Terathum from the eastern district of Taplejung after visiting the site of a new airport. Local residents who witnessed the crash alerted emergency services, who arrived quickly, but unfortunately […] SnowBrains | February 28, 2019 0 Comments
Mt. Everest: What It Takes To Climb The Worlds Tallest Peak [arve url="https://youtu.be/yU2kANHyF1w"] Jason Ringenberg | December 13, 2018 51 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments