Former Gurkha Close to Being First Ever to Climb the 14 Tallest Mountains in Under a Year After completing Phase I and Phase II of his 14 mountain mission, Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja has just 3 mountains left before breaking the most impressive record in mountaineering. Nims is a former Gurkha soldier, a group of British-hired Nepalese soldiers who have a reputation of fearlessness. He certainly embodies this reputation as he nears his goal of smashing the existing […] Climbing Joseph Phillips | August 1, 2019 0 Comments
89 Year Old Arizona Woman Becomes Oldest Person to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa 89 Year old Arizona Native Anne Lorimor just became the oldest person to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro… again. Just four years ago, Lorimor summited the peak at the age of 85, making herself the oldest woman to reach the highest point in Africa. However, when she found out that an older woman had broken her record, and that a man had also […] Climbing Jack Conroy | July 31, 2019 0 Comments
Teenager Required Flight for Life After 400-Foot Fall Off 14er Longs Peak, Colorado A 15-year-old boy from Boulder who was injured in a fall between the two highest peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado had to be rescued by helicopter on Saturday. Related: VIDEO: How to Stay Alive in the Mountains – The Deadliest Colorado 14ers The boy bell 400-feet in the Loft area between Mount Meeker and Longs Peak early on […] Climbing CragBrains | July 30, 2019 0 Comments
Selfless Climber Shares Story of How He Saved Stranger’s Life on Denali A story shared on Denali Rescue Volunteers Facebook page. It’s not always about the summit, this guy was in the right place at the right time and knew exactly what to do. Denali will still be there another day, and thanks to you so will this guy! Related: HAPE – Altitude’s Silent Killer Thank you to @ibraphotog going above and beyond […] Climbing CragBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Based Alpenglow Expeditions Guides Just Summited K2 Without Supplemental Oxygen Two guides from Squaw Valley, CA based Alpenglow Expeditions just summited the world’s second-highest mountain without supplemental oxygen. Company founder Adrian Ballinger and Carla Perez reached the peak of 28,251-foot K2 in the Himalayas yesterday morning. Related: Alpenglow Expedition Guide Explains Why the Squaw Valley, CA Backcountry is So Amazing View this post on Instagram UPDATE: “We did […] Climbing CragBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
10-Year-Old Girl Just Became Youngest Person EVER to Summit a 7,000-Meter Peak | Next Stop Everest 10-year-old Selena Khawaja just climbed the 7,027-metre-tall Spantik Peak, becoming the youngest person to ever climb a mountain over 7,000 meters. The young Pakistani girl already holds a number of records for summiting 5,000- and 6,000-metre mountains. #SummitAlert#Pakistan ‘s 10 years old Selena Khawaja became the #youngest person ever to stand on top of #Spantik peak (7,027m) this morning. This record […] Climbing CragBrains | July 25, 2019 0 Comments
Man Who Fell 150-Feet Down Snowfield on Cathedral Peak, CO Required Flight for Life Airlift Rescue On July 21, 2019, at 7:45 am the Pitkin County Combined Regional Communication Center received a report of an emergency “Spot Device” activation with a location of 700-feet South of the summit of 13,950-foot Cathedral Peak, CO, according to a Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office press release. Related: VIDEO: How to Stay Alive in the Mountains – The Deadliest Colorado 14ers […] Climbing CragBrains | July 22, 2019 0 Comments
Yosemite, CA High Country Wilderness Now Accessible to Campers and Hikers After an eight-month winter in Yosemite high-country wilderness, the season for camping, hiking, and backpacking is finally upon us. The giant Tuolumne Meadow Campground opened last weekend Tamarack Flat and Yosemite Creek campgrounds, located on spurs off Tioga Road, opened this week Half the campsites at Tuolumne Meadows, more than 150, are first-come, first-served, and all the sites at Tamarack […] Climbing CragBrains | July 19, 2019 0 Comments
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