2 Climbers Died after Falling Over 4,000-Feet Off the South Face of the Matterhorn, Italy Two mountain climbers died Wednesday, 18th July, after falling some 4,254-feet off the south face of the Matterhorn in Italy, sources told ANSA. The accident happened at around noon at a height of some 14,436-feet, they said. A witness saw them fall and alerted the Val d’Aosta mountain rescue service which recovered the bodies and took them to Breuil-Cervinia. Climbing CragBrains | July 21, 2018 0 Comments
Climber with Serious Lower Leg Injury Had to be Airlifted from Snowmass Mountain, Aspen A climber had to be rescued from Snowmass Peak on Tuesday after suffering a severe lower leg injury, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. Pitkin County dispatch received a call at around 2:30 pm from a climber who was injured roughly 1,500 feet above Snowmass Lake, according to a press release. The climber, later identified as 31-year-old Alexander Pancoe of […] Climbing CragBrains | July 21, 2018 0 Comments
Pemba Sherpa, Who has Climbed Everest 8 Times, Missing Without a Trace After Falling into Crevasse in Karakoram Range Veteran mountaineer Pemba Sherpa, who scaled Mt. Everest eight times, has gone missing while returning from a successful summit of Saser Kangri IV (24,330-feet) in the eastern Karakoram range in Jammu and Kashmir, reports the Hindustan Times. The 45-year-old who has climbed six of world’s highest 10 peaks fell into a crevasse on Friday evening while descending from Camp 2 […] Climbing CragBrains | July 17, 2018 0 Comments
Monumental 5-Storey High Icefall on Mount Rainier, WA Would’ve Been ‘an Unsurvivable Event’ Recent icefall on Mount Rainier, WA has rattled seismographs, and perhaps the nerves of a few climbers, after collapses on the Ingraham Glacier beginning last Friday. Ice blocks and debris tumbled at least 1,000 vertical feet and across the popular Disappointment Cleaver climbing route, according to the Seattle Times. “The large ice block tumbled in the middle of the night when […] Climbing CragBrains | July 17, 2018 0 Comments
Drone Used at 27,560-Feet to Help Rescue Climber Presumed Dead on Broad Peak Near K2 Accomplished climber Rick Allen was reported missing, presumed dead, after summiting Broad Peak, the world’s 12th highest mountain, until a Japanese cook spotted a rucksack moving. A drone was then used at 27,560-feet (a world record?) to help locate and return him to base camp, mostly unhurt. Yesterday just as @fredrikstrang and I were about to leave after a night at camp […] Climbing CragBrains | July 16, 2018 0 Comments
Body of Solo Tramper Found in Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand The body of a tourist who died in the Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand was found in the snow near an alpine route, reports Stuff. The man, whose name has not yet been released, had been on a solo trip in the Mt. Robert range, near St Arnaud. The officer in charge of Tasman police search and rescue, Sergeant Malcolm York, said […] Climbing CragBrains | July 16, 2018 0 Comments
French Officials Restrict Mont Blanc Access Due to Safety Concerns France has issued a decree restricting access to the summit of the country’s highest mountain, Mont Blanc, reports the BBC. As a result of overcrowding and safety risks, climbers will not be allowed on the peak’s popular “Royal Route” for the next eight days, officials said. The restrictions, introduced on Saturday, mean that only climbers who can prove that they already […] Climbing CragBrains | July 16, 2018 0 Comments
74-Year-Old Texan Man Rescued After Spending Night Alone on Buffalo Mountain, Colorado The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a man who went missing while hiking Buffalo Mountain, Colorado on Monday afternoon was found on Tuesday afternoon after an extensive search, reports Summit Daily. The 74-year-old man, from Texas, went for a hike at 7 am Monday morning at the Ryan Gulch Road trailhead and was expected back home by his […] Climbing CragBrains | July 12, 2018 0 Comments
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