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:
- Avalanche Kills Porter In Gangotri National Park In India – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from India.
- US Skier Numbers Down – PlanetSki.eu – Overall the skier visits in the US were down this year.
- The North Cascades Highway is now open – KPUG1170.com – Highway 20 is open.
- Why Two Climbers Might Be Kicked Off Everest – OutsideOnline.com – Will Matt Moniz and Willie Benegas be banned from Everest for illegally skiing the Lhotse face?
- Thirty four Guinness World Records fall at 2018 London Marathon – VirginMoneyLondonMarathon.com – Including the record for fastest marathon run in ski boots…
- Idaho Approves First Lower 48 Grizzly Hunt in Decades – GearJunkie.com – Thoughts?
- WATCH: TWO CLIMBERS FALL INTO A CREVASSE ON MT. EVEREST – TetonGravity.com – Sketchy!
- Heavy Mountain Snow On Tap For Wyoming | Up To 20″ Of Snow Today – Sunday Morning – SnowBrains.com – It’s still snowing in Wyoming!
- Pro Climber Joe Kinder Dropped by Sponsors for Cyber Bullying Sasha DiGiulian – TheInertia.com – Don’t be a bully.
- WATCH: Momma Bear With Cubs Charges Passing Skier At Whistler – UnofficialNetworks.com – If you’re going to be charged by a bear, it might as well be while you’re on skis!
- Bulgarian Mountaineer Missing at 24,000 Feet in Tibet – OutsideOnline.com – Scary situation on Shishapangma…
- Garmin Launches InReach Mini – OutsideOnline.com – We’re pretty stoked for this new gadget.
- First Look: SPOT X 2-Way Satellite Messenger – GearJunkie.com – Will the new Spot X be better than the inReach?
- $1 Billion Deal: Canadian Tire to Buy Helly Hansen – GearJunkie.com – The latest merger in the gear world.
- Triolet North Face daring descent by Jonathan Charlet and Christophe Henry – PlanetMountain.com – This is an impressive ski descent.
- Forest Service OKs e-Bikes at Mammoth – GearJunkie.com – Is your e-bike ready to rock?
- Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler, 40 years ago Everest without supplementary oxygen – PlanetMountain.com – It was 40 years ago this week, that Messner and Habeler summited Everest w/o oxygen.
Did we miss any mountain news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
