5 Climbers Froze to Death in Snowstorm on Europe’s Highest Mountain This Weekend Five mountain climbers have died after getting caught in a snowstorm on Europe’s highest mountain, Mount Elbrus in Russia. Fourteen others were rescued from the summit, during high winds, low visibility, and temperatures of -4ºF. Eleven of those rescued were taken to hospital. The ‘non-professional’ group sent out an SOS call at around 5 pm local time on Thursday at an […] Climbing CragBrains | September 27, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Full Circle Everest Hoping to Make History as First Black Climbing Team to Summit Mount Everest [arve url="https://youtu.be/YfxAIQgwUvk"] CragBrains | September 24, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless Honnold Are Expecting Their First Child On the day of their first wedding anniversary, Free Solo legend Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless Honnold celebrated by announcing they were expecting their first child. In a post on Instagram, Honnold said: It’s our one year wedding anniversary!! And @sannimccandless is pregnant!! Lots happening in our little world, all pretty exciting. The Oscar-winning rock climber and his fiancée Sanni […] Climbing CragBrains | September 15, 2021 0 Comments
Climber Killed After 300-Feet Fall From Traverse Between 2 Colorado 14ers On Saturday, September 11, at approximately 8:00 am, FRECOM Emergency Dispatch received a call about a 44-year-old male climber who was overdue in returning from climbing Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle in Colorado. The man has been identified as Jeremy Fuerst, a Washington state pastor, according to officials and the Lutheran Church. It’s not yet clear how he fell. At around […] Climbing CragBrains | September 14, 2021 0 Comments
Rescue Crews Recover Body of Hiker Who Fell 200-Feet Off Mountain in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Search and Rescue teams recovered the body of a hiker Sunday afternoon in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT. The man, identified as Andrew Acuff, 26, was discovered by a group of hikers at 11 am on a steep scree field about 200-feet below the summit of Dromedary Peak. The Utah Department of Public Safety dispatched its helicopter and flew two crew members […] Climbing CragBrains | September 13, 2021 0 Comments
A Colorado 14er Has Been Closed Due to Liability Concerns 14er Mount Lindsey, located near Alamosa, Colorado, has been closed to public access due to liability concerns. Access to the summit block of the 14,048ft tall mountain is now prohibited, as stated by a sign placed by the landowners, the Trinchera-Blanca Ranch. While the closure doesn’t impact the surrounding peaks or most of the trail to the top, the summit […] Climbing Andrew | September 9, 2021 1 Comment
Alpenglow Expeditions Via Ferrata at Squaw Valley, CA Reopens Following Closure Due to Wildfires The Alpenglow Expeditions’ Tahoe Via Ferrata has reopened for full operations after being forced closed by the wildfires blazing across California. Located on the iconic Tram Face at Squaw Valley Resort, CA, the Tahoe Via Ferrata towers above The Village at Squaw Valley and first opened on 1st October 2018. While the Caldor Fire is not quite extinguished, evacuation orders have […] Climbing CragBrains | September 8, 2021 0 Comments
Body of Solo Climber Found on Mount Teewinot in Grand Teton National Park, WY Park rangers responded Saturday, September 4, to a report from a climber ascending Teewinot Mountain, WY, of a deceased male at the base of the Black Chimney climbing route. The deceased climber has been identified as 42-year-old Hitoshi Onoe, a Japanese national who worked in San Jose, California. Related: VIDEO: Kai Jones & Zahan Billimoria Call on the Fed to […] Climbing CragBrains | September 7, 2021 1 Comment
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