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:
- French Trio Tags First Ski Descent Of Laila Peak In The Karakoram In Pakistan – MountainJourney.com – One of the world’s coolest ski lines finally got skied! Congrats!
- Honnold And Caldwell Set New Speed Record On The Nose On El Capitan In Yosemite National Park – MountainJourney.com – Unreal! Congrats!
- Monique Richard is First Woman to Solo Mount Logan – Gripped.com – Congrats!
- Tanner Hall Joins Freeride World Tour As Season Wild Card For 2019 – MountainJourney.com – Stoked to watch the FWT19!
- Sterling Rope Issues Technical Notice Concerning 30-Foot Web Wheels – MountainJourney.com – Heads up. Tell your friends.
- 3 Mountaineers Found Months Later Buried In Avalanche On Mount Tufandag In Azerbaijan – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Azerbaijan.
- 2 climbers dead after fall from El Capitan in Yosemite – ABC7News.com – Tragic news from the Freeblast Route on El Cap in Yosemite.
- White House Exempts Guides From Minimum Wage Mandate – GearJunkie.com – Thoughts?
- Avalanche Kills Mining Worker Near Irokind Village In Buryatia In Russia – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Russia.
- Cryptocurrency Stunt on Everest Leads to Sherpa Death – OutsideOnline.com – Sad news from Everest.
- Zinke Designates 19 National Recreation Trails – GearJunkie.com – Which one will you hike first?
- Skier Discovers Deceased Mountaineer During Descent On Washington’s Mount Adams – UnofficialNetworks.com – Not your typical ski day.
- Avalanche Kills Five Tourists At Babusar Top In Pakistan – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Pakistan.
- Treasure Hunt: Brand Hides ‘Gear for Life’ Discount Card – GearJunkie.com – Do you want a lifetime supply of Vollebak gear?
- Alaska heli-skiing company takes fight over fresh tracks to federal court – ADN.com – This will be interesting to watch.
- Top Climbers Survive Avalanche on Nyanang Ri – Gripped.com – Close call on Shishapangma.
- The U.S. Marine Corps is in The Market For A New Quiver of Skis – SnowBrains.com – What would you recommend?
- SNOTEL Data: The Current Western US Snowpack – SWE % Of Normal – May 30, 2018 – MountainJourney.com – How’s the snow in your backyard?
- Polish Climber Evacuated From Makalu After More Than a Week on the Mountain – TheAdventureBlog.Blogspot.com – Lech Wieslaw Flaczynski is finally off of Makalu.
- More Cowbell is New Rockies 10-Pitch 5.7 Sport Route – Gripped.com – Great name for a new route!
- Beartooth Highway opens completely for the season – KTVQ.com – It’s open!
- Over 700 Climbers Stood on Everest in 2018 – Gripped.com – That’s a record breaking year on Everest.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
