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!
- British Climber Dies Of Severe Altitude Sickness On Manaslu In Nepal – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Manaslu.
- Hong Kong Mountaineer Killed By Falling Rock On Eiger In Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Silverton Claims First Lift-Served Turns Of Winter 17/18 – TetonGravity.com – Winter is here!
- Scottish Adventurer To Attempt Winter Crossing Of The Gobi Desert On Foot – TheAdventureBlog.Blogspot.com – Good luck to Newall Hunter on a solo winter crossing of the Gobi on foot.
- Rock Climber Falls To Death After Friend Attempts To Save Him – CBC.ca – Tragic news from BC.
- Turoa Ski Field Deal Secures Plans For Mountain Reinvestment – NZHerald.co.nz – Exciting news for Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
- Winter Wildlands Alliance Presents Backcountry Film Festival 2017/2018 Teaser – MountainJourney.com – Mark your calendars for this cool film festival!
- Everest Pioneer Norman Dyhrenfurth Dies Aged 99 – SwissInfo.ch – Swiss-American mountaineer and filmmaker Norman Dyhrenfurth past away this week.
- Rock Fall Kills Climber On El Capitan In Yosemite National Park – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Yosemite…
- Welsh Climber Died In Yosemite While Trying To Save Wife From Rockfall – DailyCaller.com – The climber that died in Yosemite was saving his wife’s life.
- Rockfall At Yosemite’s El Capitan ’10 Times Bigger’ Than Slide That Killed Tourist A Day Earlier – LATimes.com – A second major rock fall in Yosemite.
- New Mixed Climbs In Alaska’s Revelation Mountains – PlanetMountain.com – Cool new line in the Revelations.
- Another Massive Iceberg Breaks Free From Antarctica – TheAdventureBlog.BlogSpot.com – This one was 100 square miles!
- Winnebago Enters The Adventure Van Market With The Winnebago Revel – MountainJourney.com – Looking for an adventure van? This might be the one for you.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
