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!
- Climber Injured In Early Season Avalanche On Mount Edith Cavell In Jasper National Park – A Mountain Journey – It’s time to turn your avalanche radar on. This was a close call in Alberta.
- Karl Meltzer Sets New Appalachian Trail Speed Record – A Mountain Journey – 45 Days, 22 Hours, 38 Minutes. That’s the new AT speed record that was set by Karl Meltzer on 9/18/2016.
- Banff Mountain Book Competition Announces 2016 Finalists – RockAndIce.com – These are the finalists for the Banff Mountain Book Competition. They are all probably worth reading.
- Who’s Going To Check Out North America’s Largest Backcountry Resort This Winter? – A Mountain Journey – Have you heard of Whisper Ridge? Road trip anyone?
- Snow CLOSES US-212 (Beartooth Pass) in Montana Today | 4th Time in 4 Weeks! – SnowBrains – It’s been snowing pretty hard in Montana lately!
- Bode Miller Might Make A Comeback, Sues Head Skis – TetonGravity.com – Everyone’s favorite ski racer wants to get back into the world of racing, but is suing his former sponsor first.
- What Do I Need to Know About Camp Stove Fuel? – OutsideOnline.com – All your questions about stove fuel answered in one post.
- Watch Lifted | Drone Footage Of Backcountry Ski Lines Is Impressive! – A Mountain Journey – Higher Expectations Productions released a short film shot entirely with drones. Worth a watch!
- Arctic Search-and-Rescue Missions Double Due to Climate Change – NationalGeographic.com – Climate change is happening and it’s making some areas quite a bit more dangerous.
- How To Break Into Backcountry Skiing This Winter – A Mountain Journey – Planning to escape the resort this winter and explore the backcountry? Here’s what you need to do.
- Salomon TV Brings Running and Skiing Together In New Series – OutsideOnline.com – We’ve always enjoyed Freeski TV and Running TV. Now they are combining into Salomon TV.
- Marc-Andre Leclerc Makes First Winter Solo of Torre Egger, Makes History – Gripped.com – Marc-Andre Leclerc summit Torre Egger in Patagonia in 21 hours round trip in winter. Congrats!
- The History of Skiing, 5000 B.C.-2011 – Powder.com – Good trivia for the bar, the skin track, or the lift.
- Watch Trailer For The Final Season Of A Skier’s Journey – A Mountain Journey – Are you ready for the final season of A Skier’s Journey? This time Jordan Manley and crew head to Iran, China, and BC. Watch the trailer now.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
