Man Dressed in Tracksuit Without Mountaineering Gear Rescued ‘5 Minutes From Death’ on Mont Blanc, Italy A British man almost died on Mont Blanc at the weekend after attempting to climb western Europe’s highest peak in a tracksuit and without mountaineering equipment, according to rescuers. The 26 year old Aerospace engineer Feda Hussein was minutes away from death when rescuers from Italy’s Aosta Valley Mountain Rescue team reached him on Sunday morning. Related: French Mayor Wants to End […] Climbing CragBrains | October 6, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Massive Rockslide Narrowly Misses Hikers Below on Mont Blanc, France View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Climber Lewis Muir filmed this insane rockslide on Mont Blanc on Monday that narrowly missed a group of climbers below. The rockslide occurred on the The Cosmiques Arete on the Aiguille du Midi, an extremely popular alpine climb from Chamonix, France. The incident affirms why routes on […] Climbing CragBrains | September 2, 2022 0 Comments
Mont-Blanc Mountain Hut in Italy Crashes From its Altitude of 12,057 Feet The Alberico Borgna mountain hut crashed this week from an altitude of 12,057 ft (3,675m) down the south-west side of the Italian side of the Mont-Blanc massif. The hut was located right on the French-Italian border between Tour Ronde and Mont Maudit. The hut could be reached in about 2.5 hours from Punta Helbronner at 3,466m, which is serviced by […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 29, 2022 1 Comment
The Amount of Garbage Littered on K2 is Obscene K2 has been popular this climbing season. That may be an understatement as a record number of climbers have been attempting to summit the mountain. To put it in perspective, last month there was a record 145 climbers who summited in just one day. That is double the amount that usually summits in an entire season. Before this year, only […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 29, 2022 2 Comments
[VIDEO] Stunning Rare Drone Footage of Mount Everest [arve url="https://youtu.be/Zz9oI3B6v4c"] CragBrains | August 26, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Young Climber Survives 80 ft. Fall in Yosemite National Forest, CA Climbing With Friends 21-year-old Anna Parsons is an outdoor enthusiast and was enjoying what she loves to do most on August 1, 2022. She had no idea what would happen that fateful day. She just arrived in the U.S. two days earlier with her friend and classmate, Jack Evans. They were marine science students from New Zealand on their way […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
22-Year Old American Hiker Dies Climbing Near Zermatt in Switzerland A 22-year-old American died last Thursday while hiking in the Swiss state of Valais. He was attempting to climb the Dom peak in the Upper Valais region, located in the mountain range between the famous ski resorts of Zermatt and Saas-Fee. Related: Could the Global Energy Crisis Close Switzerland’s Ski Resorts? He apparently hiked unsecured, lost footing, and fell 65-100 feet […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | August 22, 2022 2 Comments
French Mayor Wants to End “Mont Blanc in Heels” as Tourists Attempt Dangerous Peak in Shorts, T-Shirts, and Trainers Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of the town of St-Gervais in the shadow of Mont Blanc, has been forced to close the two refuges on the main route up to the 15,774-feet summit after dozens of ‘pseudo-alpinists’ ignored warnings of lethal conditions caused by high temperatures and melting ice. Related: Mont Blanc, France to Limit the Number of Climbers to Reduce the […] Climbing CragBrains | August 17, 2022 1 Comment
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