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!
- Exum Mountain Guide Dies After Tragic Fall While Guiding On The Grand Teton (UPDATED) – A Mountain Journey – Terrible news out of GTNP.
- Watch The Trailer For TGR’s Tight Loose – A Mountain Journey – Have you seen Teton Gravity Research’s latest ski film trailer? It’s worth a watch.
- Mountaineers Find Body Parts Of German Skier Missing Since 1963 On Morteratsch Glacier In Switzerland – A Mountain Journey – Fifty-three years after a German skier went missing his body was found in a Swiss glacier.
- 2017 Swatch Freeride World Tour Calendar Unveiled – FreerideWorldTour.com – Who’s excited for FWT 2017? We certainly are.
- Mountaineers Retreat From K2 After Massive Avalanche Hits Camp III – A Mountain Journey – A large avalanche hit camp 3 on K2. This may mean the end of the climbing season on one of the world’s deadliest peaks.
- Watch The Trailer For Matchstick Productions Ruin And Rose – A Mountain Journey – MSP drops the trailer for their latest ski film.
- Climber Falls To His Death – Castanet.com – Carl Douglas fell 300 meters when a rock broke out from under him on the West Ridge of Mount Tupper in Glacier National Park in BC.
- Helicopter Locates Body Of Missing Hiker After 5-Day Search – SanFrancisco.CBSLocal.com – Searchers found the body of John Lee near Mt. Whitney after 5 days of searching.
- Climbers Spook Gunman, Allowing Hostages To Flee On Independence Pass – RockandIce.com – Hostage situation near Aspen? Climbers save the day.
- 2016/17 La Nina Snowfall Outlook for North American Ski Resorts | OnTheSnow.com – SnowBrains.com – Where’s it going to snow next winter?
- 15 Words Every Outdoor Lover Should Know (But Doesn’t) – OutsideOnline.com – Do you know these words?
- Colorado Man Wrestles 100lb Bear To Free Its Head From Cheesy Puff Container – UnofficialNetworks.com – Good for this guy.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
