Jared Leto Recalls the Day He Almost Fell to His Death When his Climbing Rope was Cut Jared Leto recalled the day he almost died while climbing a mountain after his safety rope was suddenly cut and left him ‘dangling some 600 ft’ at Red Rock in Nevada. He shared a picture of himself mid-climb along with a picture of his cut rope on Twitter. Related: VIDEO: Heart-Thumping 360º Video of Alex Honnold’s El Capitan Free Solo Climb […] Climbing CragBrains | March 10, 2020 0 Comments
The Curious Case of the Colombian Climber Dog Journal entry from Dec. 12, 2018 Since the semester ended in Barranquilla, I’ve been traveling through Colombia and having a lot of fun, doing things like surfing, rock climbing, dancing salsa, and not writing in my journal. But as I sit painfully bored in the bus en route to Ipiales to cross into Ecuador, I am reflecting back on recent […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | February 27, 2020 0 Comments
Mount Everest: A Deadly Yet Rewarding Summit The prospect of climbing Mount Everest draws many but turns away many others. Everest is not for the faint of heart considering the numerous dangers that you may encounter along the way. Avalanches, icefall, exposure, altitude, high winds, and even a simple fall are all likely causes of death upon the world’s highest summit. Raising to 29,029-feet above sea level […] Climbing Ryan Nadiak | February 27, 2020 1 Comment
Moving On Up: Elevation Immigration Possess Health Risks As COVID impacts people around the country. We are seeing lowland dwellers moving into mountain towns, unaware that they are stepping into thin air. Summit County in Colorado is seeing a boom of new residents moving in. The county has an elevation range of 7,947ft to 14,270ft. At those elevations, people can suffer from three types of altitude sickness. […] Climbing Cameron Griffin | February 20, 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
Climbers Attempt To Summit Mount Everest In Winter For First Time in 27 Years A team of five climbers from Spain and Germany are currently embarking on a feat that has not been accomplished since 1997; summitting Mount Everest during the winter. The traditional season when athletes flock to Nepal to attempt the journey is in April or May when the cold and wind subside but the summer monsoons have not yet started. What’s […] Climbing Lucy Ferneyhough | February 7, 2020 0 Comments
British Climber Conquers World’s Most Remote Peak Leo Houlding, a 39-year-old British climber, has successfully summited one of the most remote mountain peaks in the world. Leo, alongside his two team members Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon, designed an ambitious plan to, without logistical support, travel to a mountain that only ten people have ever seen. Not only would Leo, the expedition leader, become the third person […] Climbing Emily Crofton | February 4, 2020 0 Comments
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) Can Occur At Lower Altitudes High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a life-threatening accumulation of fluid in the lungs that occurs in healthy people used to living at low altitudes who travel above 2,500 meters (8,200 ft). However, cases have also been reported between (1,500–2,500 m.) or (4,900–8,200 ft.) in more vulnerable people. HAPE remains the major cause of death related to high-altitude exposure. Before HAPE was understood […] Climbing Nick Retterer | February 1, 2020 0 Comments
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