UPDATE: Experienced Mountaineer Stranded on One of the World’s Most Difficult Peaks has Been Rescued UPDATED: 4/26/19 – A Malaysian climber has been recovered alive near the summit of Mount Annapurna in Nepal, a trekking company has said, two days after he went missing. Climber Wui Kin Chin was spotted by a search party in a helicopter and was being taken by four rescuers to the closest camp, said Mingma Sherpa, the head of Seven Summit […] Climbing CragBrains | April 25, 2019 0 Comments
Can this Nepali Climber Summit All 8,000m Peaks in Just 7 Months for One of the All-Time Great Mountaineering Feats? For most experienced mountaineers, summiting just one 8,000-meter peak in any given year is no mean feat. It can take weeks for a climber to acclimatize to summit a mountain like Mt. Everest or K2, and climbers generally need time to recover afterward. Anything above 8,000m is considered the ‘death zone’ and can take a huge toll on the body. […] Climbing CragBrains | April 19, 2019 0 Comments
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Macabre Scenes as Receding Glaciers Reveal Dead Bodies on Mount Everest Melting glaciers caused by global warming are creating macabre scenes on the world’s highest mountain. As the ice sheets recede, expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers’ bodies that have been buried all these years that are becoming exposed, reports the BBC. “Because of global warming, the ice sheet and glaciers are fast melting and the dead bodies […] Climbing CragBrains | March 22, 2019 0 Comments
Elusive Winter Ascent of K2 Will Have to Wait Another Year | Climbers Turned Back this Weekend A winter ascent of K2 will have to wait for another year as the world’s second-highest peak will go unclimbed this winter. Alex Txikon, Pasang Sherpa, and Cheppal Sherpa had hoped to reach K2’s peak over the weekend, though the weather was not cooperating. They made it as high as 23,130-feet, where they camped to wait out terrific winds that […] Climbing CragBrains | March 22, 2019 0 Comments
13-Year-Old Boy Fell to His Death While Free Soloing in Snow Canyon State Park, UT A 13-year-old Iowa boy fell to his death Sunday afternoon while climbing in Snow Canyon State Park, UT park officials said. The boy, who was visiting the park with his mother and two siblings, was free-soloing without any equipment, including a helmet, when he fell “from a significant height and died at the scene due to injuries sustained from the fall,” […] Climbing CragBrains | March 22, 2019 2 Comments
Bodies of 2 Climbers Missing for 2-Weeks on ‘Killer Mountain’ Nanga Parbat Have Been Found The bodies of a British climber and his Italian partner have been found on a mountain in Pakistan two weeks after they were last heard from. Tom Ballard, 30 and Daniele Nardi, 42 were climbing Nanga Parbat in Pakistan when they lost contact on February 24. Related: Search Called Off for Climbing Duo Attempting Nanga Parbat, Pakistan | Evidence of Avalanche Visible from […] Climbing CragBrains | March 12, 2019 0 Comments
Search Called Off for Climbing Duo Attempting Nanga Parbat, Pakistan | Evidence of Avalanche Visible from Helicopter Bad weather forced rescuers to call off a search Friday for two climbers who went missing in northern Pakistan on a peak known as “Killer Mountain”. Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard, who are currently attempting a never before completed winter ascent route of the 8,000er Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, have not been heard from since Sunday 24 February when the two […] Climbing CragBrains | March 1, 2019 0 Comments
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