Avalanche on Svalbard Archipelago Hits Homes And Buries Local Residents In Longyearbyen
At approximately 11 AM on Saturday, December 19, 2015 a large avalanche on Sukkertoppen Mountain hit the town of Longyearbyen, Norway. The avalanche hit 10 homes and buried local residents.
A crew of roughly...
Searches For Backcountry Skier Liam Walsh Are Unsuccessful
On November 22, 2015, Dr. Liam Walsh, 33, went missing while skiing on Hatcher Pass in Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains. After weeks of searching the Hatcher Pass area, he has still not been found....
The ACR ResQLink 406 Personal Locator Beacon Can Save Your Life
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How Steep Is That Ski Line Really? Grab A Slope Meter And Find Out
Steepness is all in the eyes of the beholder. A beginner skier may tremble at the steepness of a blue run, while a seasoned veteran may only get puckered...
Backcountry Skier Seriously Injured After Avalanche In Idaho
According to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center, a backcountry skier was seriously injured in an avalanche in the Warm Springs Creek drainage in Blaine County outside the Sun Valley ski area boundary on Monday,...
Gear Review: Brooks Range Field Organizer
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Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things from the mountains that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
Doug Tompkins, Founder of TNF, Dies...
Watch - Monte Bianco: Il Paese Dei Balocchi aka Mont Blanc: The Land Of Toys - A Movie By Luca Rolli
Stunning imagery, amazing lines, and inspirational mountains. Mont Blanc is the place to go for steep skiing, mountaineering, ice climbing, rock...
Revelstoke RCMP Suspends Search For Missing Snowmobiler After Multiple Days Of Searching
Alberta snowmobiler Travis Brown has been missing since December 5. After three full days of searches involving helicopters, snowmobiles, and skiers the Revelstoke RCMP suspended the search as of 5 PM...
Conservationist Doug Tompkins Dies Of Hypothermia After Kayak Accident In Chile
On December 8, 2015, Douglas Tompkins, the founder of The North Face and Esprit, died after a kayaking accident in General Carrera Lake in Patagonia on the Chile-Argentina border.
According to Alpinist.com,...
