2 Climbers From America and Switzerland Died of Exhaustion on Wednesday on Mount Everest Two climbers from the United States and Switzerland died Wednesday on Mount Everest, becoming the first fatalities of this year’s climbing season, expedition organizers in Nepal report. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chhang Dawa Sherpa 🇳🇵 (@14dawa) Swiss climber Abdul Waraich, 41, died after reaching the 29,032-foot summit, and American climber Puwei Liu, 55, […] Climbing CragBrains | May 14, 2021 0 Comments
China to Enforce Social Distancing Rules on the Summit of Mount Everest China will enforce social distancing rules at the top of the world by drawing a “separation line” on the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the spread of covid-19 from climbers ascending from the Nepal side. A team of Tibetan mountaineering guides set up the separation line at the peak before the 2021 climbing season began. Climbers accessing the summit […] Climbing CragBrains | May 12, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Andrzej Bargiel Skis Down Another 20,000-Foot Peak Less than two weeks after bagging another world’s first ski descent, Red Bull athlete Andrzej Bargiel is at it again, this time on 20,000-foot Laila Peak in the Karakoram. Yesterday we managed to take advantage of the short weather window, and we are delighted together with @jedrekbaranowski that we have reached the Laila Peak summit. The mountain is exceptional, and […] Climbing CragBrains | May 11, 2021 0 Comments
Moab, UT Report: Post-Ski Trip Desert Climbing Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Tuesday, May 4-Wednesday, May 5, 2021 We skied. We climbed. We conquered. But really we just hung out and had a good time in the desert. After an intense ski down one of North America’s 50 classic ski descents in the La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah on Monday, it was time […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | May 7, 2021 0 Comments
Solo Hiker Slipped and Fell to Death Ascending Steep Chute on Mount Whitney, CA On Thursday, April 15, Saulo Sifuentes Escalante, a 36-year-old man from Conroe, TX, arrived at Whitney Portal with intentions of hiking Mount Whitney as a day climb. The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office received notification on Sunday, April 18 that he was overdue. Related: VIDEO: Dramatic Rescue Following Avalanche on Mount Whitney, CA Inyo County Search and Rescue responded and searched […] Climbing CragBrains | April 23, 2021 1 Comment
Man Hikes With Piano Up 13,000ft Himalayan Mountain So Kids Could Hear Mozart For First Time Desmond O’Keeffe hiked with a 100-year-old piano up a 13,000 foot Himalayan mountain so children could hear Mozart for the first time. Desmond is a piano tuner who embarked on this 13-month journey to the remote Himalayan mountains. The villagers at the top of the mountain live at one of the highest altitudes in the world and have never seen a […] Climbing Nick Retterer | April 16, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Meteorologist Chris Tomer Talks with Mountaineer and Geologist Jim Davidson About Risk, Rescues, Expertise, & More [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip73E3EpAGI"] SnowBrains | April 15, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alex Honnold Free Solos 3 Famous Routes in Red Rocks, NV During “Casual Half-Day” Alex Honnold continues to push the boundaries of climbing, his latest accomplishment being a speedy free solo of three of Red Rocks, NV’s, most famous multi-pitch climbs. Related: VIDEO: ‘What if He Falls?’ | Behind the Scenes of Alex Honnold’s Free Solo El Capitan Climb A social media post by Cedar Wright describes how Honnold, most famous for his Free […] Climbing CragBrains | April 15, 2021 0 Comments
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