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!
- Seth Morrison Cut From K2 Skis Team – A Mountain Journey – Seth Morrison is asking about what skis to buy for the upcoming season on Twitter. What the heck?!
- Avalanche Injures Chinese Climbers On Mt Taranaki In New Zealand – A Mountain Journey – Three climbers were caught in an avalanche while awaiting rescue on Mount Taranaki.
- You Really Need to See the Wildlife Photo Comedy Awards – Adventure-Journal.com – This will make you smile.
- Kilian Jornet Postpones Attempt On Everest – A Mountain Journey – Bad weather and dangerous avalanche conditions shut down Jornet’s Summits Of My Life attempt to set speed record on Everest.
- New Radar-Based Imaging Technology Looks At Snow Behavior Inside An Avalanche – A Mountain Journey – The EPSRC announces new avalanche technology that looks at how snow flows inside of avalanches.
- There Are Over 200 Bodies on Mount Everest, And They’re Used as Landmarks – Everest is a killer mountain and there are many bodies that have just been left along the route.
- NASA: August Ties July for Hottest Month on Earth in 136 Years of Record Keeping – SnowBrains.com – July was hot. In fact it was the hottest month ever. That’s not good.
- Eldora Mountain Resort Announces Uphill Alpine Touring Access – Skiing Magazine – As alpine touring increases in popularity more ski resorts are allowing in bounds skinning – including Eldora in Nederland, Colorado.
- Fight The Man! Red Mountain Has Raised Over $4 Million – StartEngine.com – Help RED Mountain Fight The Man. Invest in this cool ski hill and own the mountain. They are 41% of the way to their goal already. Spread the word.
- Yosemite National Park, CA Adds 400-Acres | Largest Boundary Expansion in Decades – SnowBrains.com – Yosemite just got bigger by adding the 400-acre parcel called Ackerson Meadow.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
