35-Year Old Woman Slipped and Fell to Her Death Taking a Photo at Eagle Falls, CA The El Dorado County Sheriffโs Office has identified the woman who lost her footing, slipped and fell to her death while taking a photograph at Eagle Falls near Lake Tahoeโs Emerald Bayย as 35-year-old Bay Area resident Stephanie โDinaโ Espinosa.ย She was sitting in one of the pools of water near the waterfalls when she fell on Friday. โDina slipped while reaching […] SnowBrains | June 3, 2019 0 Comments
Man Dead After Jumping Off 131-Foot Waterfall in Northern California A 30-year-old man is dead after jumping off 131-foot Burney Falls in far northern California. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Department reports that the man did not resurface after the 131-foot leap. The sheriff’s department was called to the scene at 5:47 pm on Friday, July 6th, 2018. Many agencies responded to the accident including:ย California State Parks and the California […] Industry News CragBrains | July 9, 2018 0 Comments
Cliff Jumping @ Californiaโs Best Swimming Hole: Godโs Bath Godโs Bath is one of thousands of secret swimming holes in the California foothills. The CA foothills hide a plethora of ideal swim holes with their hot summertime temperatures (often in the 100s), ice cold streams (water that was snow about an hour before), plentiful H2O, and wildly varied geography. This complex combination makes for some truly invigorating swimming hole experiences. […] Cliff Jumping Miles Clark | July 9, 2018 16 Comments
Man Killed After Being Swept Off Bridge at Wapama Falls in Yosemite National Park, CA According to authorities and the Union Democrat, a 66-year-old man slipped on a bridge and was cast into Wapama Falls in Yosemite National Park on Thursday afternoon. ย His body ended up in Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, San Francisco’s drinking water supply, according to Yosemite National Park officials. โWe do not know what caused him to slip and fall.โ –ย Jamie Richards […] Industry News CragBrains | June 27, 2017 16 Comments
Dropping Waterfalls on a Paddleboard? | Yep… It doesn’t really seem like this is a doable activity. We know that you simply cannot land a drop off a waterfall on a stand up paddleboard (SUP). Oh, what’s that? Oh, never mind. You totally can and this video below proves it: That said, there is likely a limit to how big you can go, just with every hucking sport. We’ve gotta give props to Dan Gavere for going for this waterfall of about 20 feet. Doesn’t seem to doable, but we’ll get back to you in 10 years. Guys will have bindings mounted on […] Surf SwellBrains | June 10, 2014 1 Comment
19-Year Old Swept Off 594-Foot Nevada Falls in Yosemite | Waterfall Safety Information: Yosemiteโs waterfalls are some of the most beautiful in the world.ย ย Yosemite has countless waterfalls but most visitors come to see the theย biggest 10 waterfallsย in the park. ย 594-foot Nevada Fallsย is one of the biggest and easiest to access and access is via the spectacularย Mist Trail. Unfortunately, Yosemiteโs waterfalls also prove deadly every year. ย Swift, cold spring snowmelt flows down slick granite […] Miles Clark | June 4, 2013 15 Comments