David Lama Claims First Ascent of Lunag Ri Near Everest. Alone Although climbing permits have been issued to a number of teams of for attempts at Lunag Ri, this stunningly beautiful peak of 6,907 meters (22,660′) remains unclimbed. At least until last month when 28 year-old Austrian mountaineer David Lama changed that. Located only 25 miles west of Mt. Everest, it sits on the borderline between Nepal and Tibet. Lama not only completed […] Climbing Jon Roubik | November 30, 2018 0 Comments
15-Year-Old Makes Free Ascent Of The Nose Of El Capitan Connor Herson, 15, just free climbed the nose of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. With support from his father Jim Herson, Connor made an unexpected and revolutionary push on the most famous route on the worlds most awe inspiring rock face. He also did it on a weekend off from school! He is only the 6th person to accomplish this […] Climbing Jason Ringenberg | November 27, 2018 1 Comment
Climber Who Fell and Suffered Serious Injuries Had to Wait Overnight Before Being Airlifted Off in Kananaskis County, Canada Kananaskis County Public Safety (KCPS), Alberta, Canada responded to a call for an injured and stranded climber on Saturday night this past week. The climber fell in technical terrain (climbers right of Coire Dubh Integral) resulting in serious injuries, according to a report on their Facebook page. Staff attempted to access the patient that evening but were unsuccessful due to […] Climbing CragBrains | November 23, 2018 0 Comments
HAPE: The Leading High Altitude Killer HAPE: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema High elevation climbing Image: escapemedic.com HAPE: Is fluid accumulation in the lungs that typically occurs above 8,200 feet. Most reports show that high altitude deaths come from Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). As it has a lot of similar symptoms to (HAPE) such as fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath (AMS) is not the killer. It can lead […] Brains Grant Reeves | November 13, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Heart-Thumping 360º Video of Alex Honnold’s El Capitan Free Solo Climb [arve url="https://youtu.be/FRGF77fBAeM"] CragBrains | November 10, 2018 23 Likes 2 Tweets 1 Comment
HAPE: The Silent Killer at Ten Thousand Feet High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is an extremely dangerous form of altitude sickness that can often have fatal consequences. As opposed to acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral edema, which are caused by a decrease in oxygen concentration and brain swelling, HAPE is caused by an increase in pulmonary pressure during a significant ascent. While some of their symptoms overlap, […] Climbing Lucy Ferneyhough | November 1, 2018 1 Comment
Ken Yager: The Man That’s Removed 1 Million Pounds of Garbage from Yosemite National Park, CA [arve url="https://youtu.be/Z20MBFHNVMA"] Brian Carpentier | October 30, 2018 146 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Trip Report: Climbing The South Face of Washington Column Washington Column in the evening light. I awoke to a cool and crisp spring morning in Yosemite National Park. Excitement and anticipation overwhelmed my still half asleep mind. It was finally time to begin our first big-wall climbing adventure. In the morning musings, I downed some cold medicine and threw it in our pre-packed 70 pound haul bag before driving […] Trip Report Jason Ringenberg | October 16, 2018 0 Comments
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