Search and Rescue Called to Two Separate Incidents in the Same Day in Teton County, WY Search and rescue crews helped retrieve a snowboarder caught in an avalanche and two stuck snowmobilers in separate incidents in northwest Wyoming, reports the idahostatesman.com. Both incidents occurred Tuesday in Teton County. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that at 12:19 pm, Teton County Search and Rescue responded to an avalanche on Teton Pass. Teton County Sheriff’s Lt. Matt Carr says […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 8, 2018 0 Comments
Heavenly Mountain Rescue had to Recover Two Skiers Stuck in Deep Snow Outside Resort Boundary Two skiers were rescued Sunday after going outside the boundary line and getting caught in deep powder at Heavenly Mountain Resort, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. It was the second time in a fortnight that visitors at Heavenly had to be rescued after going outside a boundary line. The skiers called for help around 5:30 pm Sunday, March 4, just a […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 6, 2018 0 Comments
Huge Rescue Operation Underway to Rescue Climbing Partners on World’s 9th Highest Peak A massive rescue operation is currently being planned after Polish alpinist Tomek Mackiewicz and the French alpinist Elisabeth Revol hoped to become the second ever team to climb the world’s 9th highest peak, Nanga Parbat (26,660ft/8,126m), in winter but became stranded high on the mountain when Mackiewicz was stricken with snow blindness and frostbite, reports rockandice.com. What was supposed to be […] Climbing Steven Agar | January 26, 2018 1 Comment
Two Hikers Rescued After Getting Lost On Mt. Tallac, CA According to the El Dorado County Sherriff’s Office, two hikers were rescued off of 9,739ft Mt. Tallac, CA on Monday. The two individuals took a wrong turn, got lost, and ended up in a very steep and rugged area. They realized that they were unable to descend the mountain, so they called for help. At 3:00am on Monday morning, the Sherriff’s Office received […] Industry News Chris Wallner | October 25, 2017 0 Comments
Five Climbers Die in Austrian Alps in Season’s Deadliest Accident Five German mountain climbers have died at a popular tourist spot in Austria’s Zillertal Alps, bringing the death toll of this weekend’s mountaineering to eight. According to Austria’s Red Cross, the five victims were climbing on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, and were roped together when they fell. A major search operation began to recover their bodies and five rescue […] Climbing Steven Agar | August 28, 2017 0 Comments
Multiple Rescue Efforts And Deaths On Mont Blanc, France This Week It has been a busy and tragic week in Chamonix, France this week. In unrelated incidents, the mountain has seen 1 man go missing, 3 people in need of rescue, and the deaths of 3 other people this week. The rescue occurred on the 5th when a Hungarian woman and her 9-year-old twin daughters had to be rescued by helicopter. […] Climbing Jake Rubnitz | August 14, 2017 1 Comment
Skier Rescued after Vanishing from Resort in Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand July 17th, Mt. Ruapehu ski area, NZ— A woman was about to drop her last run of the day when she phoned to say that she was aiming to end up in Massey ski lodge before her battery died. By 5:50 PM, the skier had not been seen, and officials were notified about the missing person. Turoa ski patrol, Ruapehu alpine […] Spencer Miller | July 31, 2017 1 Comment
Video: Sherpas Rescue Climbers Near Everest Summit Back in May, Jabar Bhatti became the fourth Pakistani Climber to summit Everest with the help of Sange Sherpa. On the way down the two climbers would face a near death situation. The pair reached a difficult point on the descent, but the situation did not look too serious. Groups ascending near them left them supplemental oxygen tanks, but offered no […] Climbing Jake Rubnitz | July 31, 2017 0 Comments
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