Frenchman Who Tried to Walk Through The Pyrenees to Spain for Cheap Cigarettes Needed Helicopter Rescue A Frenchman had to call for help when he got lost walking through the Pyrenees mountain range in a quest to purchase cheap cigarettes in Spain. The citizens of France, like the majority of the rest of the world, are currently in lockdown and anyone who leaves their house needs a written note explaining why. Related: UPDATE: 2,500 Coronavirus Victims Sign-Up […] SnowBrains | April 13, 2020 0 Comments
Park City Ski Patroller Dead After 50-Foot Climbing Fall in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT on Wednesday A very experienced rock climber and Park City ski patroller died after falling 50-feet in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah at about 3:15pm on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020, according to Salt Lake County Search & Rescue. The fall occurred in the Whipple Fork area just north of Storm Mountain. 29-year-old Wade Meade was rock climbing with fellow Park City ski patroller […] Industry News CragBrains | April 11, 2020 0 Comments
Injured Snowboarder Rescued From Utah Backcountry on Saturday | 5th Rescue of 2020 A snowboarder had to be rescued from Big Cottonwood Canyon this weekend after hitting a tree and breaking ribs and a femur. This was Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue’s 5th rescue of 2020. Rescue #5, Injured snowboarder, Beartrap Fork in BCC Call-out time: 5:27 PM, Saturday, March 28th, 2020 Salt Lake County Search and Rescue got called out […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 30, 2020 0 Comments
Group Wearing Trainers and With No Winter Kit ‘Lucky to be Alive’ After Rescue from Summit of UK’s Highest Mountain Four people who had to be rescued from near the summit of the UK’s tallest mountain are lucky to be alive, according to their rescuers. The group was caught in blizzard conditions on Ben Nevis in Scotland with “no ice axes, no crampons and as far as we are aware no maps”. Three of them were wearing trainers Related: 3 […] Climbing CragBrains | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Injured Snowboarder Required Helicopter Rescue Out of Mount Rose, NV Backcountry A snowboarder had to be rescued Friday afternoon after being injured while riding in the Mount Rose, NV backcountry, just above Incline Lake. Rescue at 9500 feet: thanks to our Washoe County Sheriff’s – Hasty Team back country skiers for these incredible photos from Friday afternoon’s rescue of an injured snowboarder in the Mt. Rose wilderness above Incline Lake. At […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 10, 2020 0 Comments
HAPE: the Number One Killer at Altitude HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) is a major cause of death at altitudes over 8,200 feet, though there have been cases of HAPE as low as 4,900 feet. HAPE occurs when fluids build up in the lungs due to the body’s response to an increase in altitude. When left untreated, HAPE has a high mortality rate. In the western United States […] Brains Lynn Barlow | February 1, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Helicopter Required to Rescue Skier Lost 2-Miles Outside Squaw Valley, CA Boundary Squaw Valley, CA Ski Patrollers came to the rescue of a skier on Sunday, who’d traveled approximately two miles out of bounds. The lost skier ended up near Needle Lake and due to difficult terrain, CHP Helicopter (H-24) was requested. Related: Ski Squaw Valley, CA’s Incredible Lift-Accessed Backcountry Terrain With Alpenglow Expeditions This Season Ski Patrollers had to traverse dangerous […] Backcountry SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
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