Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of backcountry news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
Let’s take a look at this week’s mountain news:
- Penn State Bans “Outdoor Club” From Actually Going Outdoors – TheAdventureBlog.Blogspot.com – This is wild. The outdoor club isn’t allowed to go outdoors.
- In Ueli’s Footsteps: Tenji Sherpa and Jon Griffith to Attempt Everest-Lhotse Traverse – RockandIce.com – Good luck!
- VIDEO: British Snowboarder Sets New World Record for Fastest Speed on a Snowboard Whilst being Towed by a Vehicle – SnowBrains.com – Wow. That’s fast.
- WATCH: 700-metre wide avalanche swallows Swiss road – TheLocal.ch – Spectacular avalanche footage!
- La Nina Graces Mount Baker Ski Area With 70 Feet Of Snow This Season – TetonGravity.com –
- Man Bitten by Shark, Bear, and Snake Had Odds of 893 Quadrillion to On – NationalGeographic.com – That’s one lucky dude.
- Snowboarder Brock Crouch Suffers Serious Injuries IN Whistler Avalanche – TetonGravity.com – Send positive vibes!
- Region 2 Kicks Off 2019 Season – FreerideWorldTour.com – The 1st event of the 2019 season is schedule at Beartooth Basin in June. Woohoo!
- Tram Approved For Alta – Powder.com – A tram to the top of Baldy? Thoughts?
- 36 Days Later, The Red Bull Der Lange Weg Team Finishes Their Ski Traverse – TetonGravity.com – Super cool! Congrats.
- Fire Damages Lodge At Idaho’s Famed Sun Valley Ski Resort – ABCNews.go.com – That’s a bummer.
- John Oliver Skewers Ryan Zinke – OutsideOnline.com – =)
- It’s Official – Polish Ice Warriors Will Return to K2 in 2019/2020 – TheAdventureBlog.Blogspot.com – They will return!
- 2 climbers rescued from B.C. avalanche after placing call to Poland for help – CBC.ca – Close call.
- Warmer winters in the Himalayas are triggering avalanches – India.Mongabay.com – Interesting article.
- Taft Conlin skier death lawsuit against Vail Resorts will have its day in court – SummitDaily.com – After an avalanche in 2012, the family will finally have its day in court.
- The Yeti and NRA Feud? It’s Complicated. – OutsideOnline.com – Who’s side are you on?
- It’s been a bad winter all over – Snow in Japan 56 feet high! – WattSupWithThat.com – 56 feet of snow? Holy cow!
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
