Analyzing Nearly A Decade Of Accidents On Colorado’s 14ers Over the past decade there has been a recent uptick in accidents and sadly fatal incidences on Colorado’s mountain meccas, the 14ers, but why has this happened? According to Colorado Mountaineering, the growing popularity of the 58 peaks that are over 14,000ft (4,267m) in elevation has driven more people to these peaks and over the last decade, there has been a higher […] Climbing Greg Obernesser | August 3, 2018 1 Comment
Miraculous Rescue of Russian Climber Stuck at 20,000-Feet on Latok I, Pakistan Helicopter pilots on Tuesday miraculously rescued a stranded Russian mountaineer from the still unclimbed North Ridge of Latok I in Pakistan’s first such rescue at a height of more than 20,000-feet, ending his six-day ordeal, the military said. This was the eighth attempt to rescue Alexander Gukov from the side of Latok I (23,442-feet), in the Karakoram range, following the […] Climbing CragBrains | August 1, 2018 0 Comments
Time Running Out to Rescue Climber Stuck on Latok I, Karakoram for 6 Days The rescue mission to save stranded Russian climber Alexander Gukov, trapped at 20,341-feet on Latok I since his partner fell to his death six days ago, is being hampered by bad weather conditions. Time is running out as Alex is now out of food and his Iridium satellite phone is out of charge. Low clouds and low visibility prevented helicopters from […] Climbing CragBrains | July 31, 2018 0 Comments
Solo Climber Rescued in Mono County, CA after his Screams for Help were Heard Climber Rescued by Conness Glacier Search and Rescue On July 29, 2018, at approximately 1:30 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) received a call from a pair of climbers in the area of the north ridge of Mount Conness. The pair explained that they could hear someone screaming for help approximately 1/2 to 3/4 miles northeast […] Climbing CragBrains | July 31, 2018 0 Comments
Two Men in their 70’s Died on Mont Blanc in a Busy Weekend for Rescue Crews According to Le Dauphine, a 71-year old Swiss man died, and his 57-year old guide was seriously injured when they fell at the bottom of Mont Blanc du Tacul 13,937-feet) after their rope broke loose. The guide was transported by helicopter to the hospital. The Chamonix High Mountain Rescue Team (PGHM) are investigating the cause of the accident. Another death occurred […] Climbing CragBrains | July 30, 2018 0 Comments
Rocky Mountain Ranger Finds Body of Man Missing on Mt. Meeker, CO for a Month A Rocky Mountain National Park ranger has found a body believed to be that of a Fort Collins, CO man who was last heard from nearly a month ago. Brian Perri set out to summit Mount Meeker on June 30. He was last heard from when he snapped a picture of himself on the summit and sent it to a friend. […] Climbing CragBrains | July 30, 2018 0 Comments
Russian Climber Stuck at 20,000-Feet on Latok I in Karakoram Range after his Partner Fell to his Death Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov is currently trapped at 20,000-feet on Latok I, a 23,442-foot peak in the Karakoram range of Pakistan, after witnessing the death of his climbing partner Sergey Glazunov. A rescue operation is currently underway in a race against time. Wednesday, July 25, Gukov and his partner Sergey Glazunov, began retreating down the mountain, having climbed to within 600 […] Climbing CragBrains | July 27, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Amazing Footage from the Drone Used to Rescue Climber Rick Allen who Was Presumed Dead [arve url="https://youtu.be/DRucnyP4tR0"] CragBrains | July 23, 2018 74 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
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