Two Separate Rescue Missions for Stranded and Injured Hikers in Pitkin County, CO this Weekend It was a busy weekend for search and rescue teams in Pitkin County, Colorado this weekend with a rescue on both Saturday and Sunday. At approximately 4 pm on Saturday 8th September, the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received a call from stranded hikers on Mount Sopris, stating they were “cliffed out”, cold, and scared. Mountain Rescue Aspen was […] Climbing CragBrains | September 10, 2018 0 Comments
Six Year Old, California Girl Climbs Tallest Mountain in the Contiguous United States! In July, fearless Eva Luna Harper-Zahn tackled all 14,505 feet of Mount Whitney, which is the tallest summit in the continental United States. Mount Whitney is located in Central California and is a top climbing destination for avid hikers and climbers. The hike is 22 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 6,100 feet – not an easy task for […] Climbing Kristen Strom | September 8, 2018 4 Comments
Mont Blanc, France to Limit the Number of Climbers to Reduce the ‘Thrill Seekers and Dangerous Buffoons’ Mont Blanc is to limit the number of climbers next year by half, one of several measures introduced to limit overcrowding on western Europe’s highest peak, local officials said yesterday. Currently, more than 400 people every day, many underprepared, are attempting the peak and at least 16 have died so far this year. “It’s a tough decision but a very good […] Climbing CragBrains | September 5, 2018 2 Comments
The North Ridge of Latok I Remains Unclimbed After 40 Years Reports came in last week that two Slovenians and a Briton completed the first ascent of Latok I’s North Ridge. Unfortunately, some details got lost in translation. While the trio did knock off the second ever successful summit of the peak, and the first ever from the north, they deviated from the integral ridge line. Latok I (7,145m) was first climbed […] Climbing Mike Lavery | September 3, 2018 0 Comments
Body Found in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Believed To Be Hiker Missing Since Sunday Rocky Mountain National Park Press Release: This morning, Friday, August 31, a body was found by Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue ground team members west of Keplinger’s Couloir at 12,600 feet in elevation, in extremely steep, rugged terrain. Boulder County Coroner’s office will not release positive identification until completion of an autopsy. However, it is believed that the […] Climbing CragBrains | September 1, 2018 0 Comments
2 Rescued from Mt. Temple, Alberta when Battery Died on the Phone with their Route On Mt Temple SW Ridge – Rescue Report At 11:00 pm on August 5, two people started up the regular SW ridge of Mt. Temple, in Banff National Park, AB with the aim of climbing all night to watch the sunrise from the top. They downloaded a GPS track off the internet and followed their phone all the way up to […] Climbing CragBrains | September 1, 2018 0 Comments
Montana Climber Recovering after Huge Slab Breaks Free and Severs Leg and Hand A Montana woman is recovering following a June rock climbing accident that left her severely injured and permanently disfigured. Kaylene Murphy was rock climbing with her boyfriend on June 30th at Natural Bridge outside Big Timber, Montana and was acting as the anchor when a six-foot slab of rock broke off and severed part of her leg and hand. An air ambulance […] Climbing CragBrains | September 1, 2018 0 Comments
Park Rangers Searching Longs Peak, CO for Lone Hiker who Failed to Return Sunday Park rangers are searching for a missing 60-year-old man who went hiking in the Longs Peak and Mount Meeker area of Colorado over the weekend and hadn’t returned as planned on Sunday. A family member of Jens “Jay” Yambert, of Urbana, Illinois, notified park rangers on Tuesday that Yambert was overdue, and rangers found his rental car at the Longs Peak […] Climbing CragBrains | August 30, 2018 0 Comments
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