Selfless Climber Shares Story of How He Saved Stranger’s Life on Denali A story shared on Denali Rescue Volunteers Facebook page. It’s not always about the summit, this guy was in the right place at the right time and knew exactly what to do. Denali will still be there another day, and thanks to you so will this guy! Related: HAPE – Altitude’s Silent Killer Thank you to @ibraphotog going above and beyond […] Climbing CragBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
Man Who Fell 150-Feet Down Snowfield on Cathedral Peak, CO Required Flight for Life Airlift Rescue On July 21, 2019, at 7:45 am the Pitkin County Combined Regional Communication Center received a report of an emergency “Spot Device” activation with a location of 700-feet South of the summit of 13,950-foot Cathedral Peak, CO, according to a Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office press release. Related: VIDEO: How to Stay Alive in the Mountains – The Deadliest Colorado 14ers […] Climbing CragBrains | July 22, 2019 0 Comments
Grand Teton Rangers Kept Busy with a Couple of Helicopter Rescues It was a busy week last week for Grand Teton search and rescue teams, with a couple of helicopter rescues, including an overnight rescue. Grand Teton National Park rangers responded Wednesday evening, July 17, to a member of a climbing group that seriously injured her leg and was unable to move. At approximately 5:40 p.m. a park ranger hiking in […] SnowBrains | July 22, 2019 0 Comments
3 Women Hikers Airlifted Out of Maroon Bells Snowmass, CO Wilderness After Using Beacon to Raise Alarm Three women had to be airlifted from the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness in Colorado Tuesday after one of them became injured. The group raised the alarm by activating a personal locator emergency beacon near Avalanche Lake in Pitkin County. Related: 4 Climbers Airlifted from Maroon Bells, Aspen, CO After Getting “Cliffed Out” and Spending Night on Mountain According to initial […] CragBrains | July 11, 2019 0 Comments
Climbers Spent Night on a Ledge and Required Rescue After Fall on ‘Sun Ribbon Arete’ Route, Sierra Nevada, CA On June 15 at around 5:45 pm, a male and female party of two were “simul-climbing” (a climbing technique where all climbers climb at the same time while tied into the same rope) the technical rock route “Sun Ribbon Arete” on Temple Crag in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada. At about 12,600’ (about 200′ from the summit) a […] Climbing CragBrains | June 20, 2019 0 Comments
Unprepared Texan Man Rescued From Ice Field on Mount Timpanogos, UT A 20-year-old unprepared Texan man was rescued by search and rescue crews after he became stranded on an ice field left by an avalanche this past winter on Mount Timpanogos, UT on Sunday, according to Sgt. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. Related: Mount Tukuhnikivatz, UT Report: The Manti La Sal’s – Skiing Southern Utah’s Hidden Gem The […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 18, 2019 0 Comments
US Coast Guard Rescues Man Who Fell 800-Feet into Volcano at Crater Lake National Park, OR The US Coast Guard rescued a man Monday afternoon after he fell 800-feet into the dormant volcano at Crater Lake National Park, OR according to news reports. You might also like: Man Fell Into Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii After Climbing Guardrail to ‘Get a Better Look’ Even more surprising than the unnamed man’s survival, he was able to walk of his […] Climbing CragBrains | June 13, 2019 0 Comments
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