Polish Ski Mountaineer Logs 1st Ever Ski Decent of 26,414′ Broad Peak | Other Skier Missing Polish ski mountaineer Andrezej Bargiel, 27, is the first person to ever ski off the summit of 26,414-foot Broad Peak in Pakistan. Andrezej summited Broad Peak on July 24th and began his ski decent at 3am. Unfortunately, another […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2015 1 Comment
Avalanche Kills Ski Mountaineer on Mt. Shuksan, WA An avalanche caught a ski mountaineer as he was ascending the north face of 9,130-foot Mt. Shuksan yesterday, May 14th, 2014 and swept him 2,000 feet down mountain. He did not survive the avalanche. Mt. Shuksan is located adjacent to the Mt. Baker ski resort in Washington state and is considered a classic Cascade Range climb. Two men from Seattle, WA were climbing the north face of Shuksan at about 7,000 feet when the avalanche struck. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | May 15, 2014 0 Comments