Fall On Longs Peak In Rocky Mountain National Park Claims Life Of Missoula Man
Rocky Mountain National Park Rangers recovered the body of a Montana man from Longs Peak in Colorado's RMNP on Sunday, October 4, 2015.
RMNP rangers were notified at 10:30...
Watch DPS's The Shadow Campaign - The Weight of Winter
It's nuking in Hokkaido, Japan. Watch as this DPS crew crushes some super deep snow. If this doesn't make you want to go to Japan, nothing will. Is it winter...
Welcome to Rocktober. Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other intriguing things that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
Nepal Plans To Ban Young,...
Climbing The East Face of Montana's Granite Peak In The Beartooth Mountains
Location: Granite Peak, Beartooth Mountains, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana
Type: Out and Back
Rating: IV, 5.4
Trailhead: West Rosebud Trailhead
Distance: 24 miles total
Time: 18 hours
West Rosebud Trailhead Elevation: 6,557' | 1,999 m
Granite Peak Elevation: 12,799′ | 3,901 m
Total Vertical: 6,242'
Maps: Granite Peak,...
CBC Presents Face First: A Downhill Climbing Documentary
It's one of the fastest growing sports in the West. Downhill climbing is the one sport that requires you to have "a few screws loose." As they say, when you're climbing downhill,...
Book Review: Select Alpine Climbs To Montana By Ron Brunckhorst
When it comes to climbing in Montana, beta is pretty scarce. With mountains in nearly every direction, there's obviously plenty of places to explore. There haven't been too many comprehensive...
Skier Missing Since 1980 Found In Crevasse Near Bernina
In April 1980, Canadian Gregory Barnes was ski touring in the Italian and Swiss Alps. He never returned home. It has always been a mystery as to what actually happened to...
Man Gored By Elk, May Face Charges Of Animal Harassment
On Sunday a man in Estes Park, Colorado decided it was a good idea to stand in the middle of an elk herd to take photos and film the wild...
Nepalese Officials Seek To Ban Disabled, Old, Young, And Novice Climbers From Climbing Everest
Due to the high number of accidents on Everest in recent years, new regulations may soon go into effect on the world's highest summit in an attempt to...
Skydiving Accident Takes Life Of Erik Roner
Erik Roner died during a skydiving accident on the morning of September 28, 2015. Roner, an action sports star, was parachuting in to the Fourth Annual Squaw Valley Institute Celebrity Golf Tournament in...
