Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of mountain 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:
- Andrzej Bargiel Completes First Ski Descent Of K2 (UPDATED) – MountainJourney.com – A historic ski descent! Congrats!
- Marker Announces Voluntary Safety Recall Of 2017-2018 Kingpin Bindings – MountainJourney.com – Tell your friends.
- Teton Gravity Research Presents Far Out Ski Movie Trailer – MountainJourney.com – It’s ski movie trailer season.
- Mammut Acquires Mountain Hub – MountainJourney.com – Exciting acquisition for Mammut.
- Latok I: updates about Alexander Gukov rescue attempt – PlanetMountain.com – The latest on the rescue of Russian Mountaineer Alexander Gukov on Latok I in Karakoram.
- Help Us Improve The Teton Area Avalanche Forecast – GTNPF.org – If you ski in the Tetons, you need to support this!
- Scott Bennett Gets FKT on Mounts Stuart and Forbidden Peak – Gripped.com – New FKTs in Washington. Congrats!
- Pou Brothers Climb New 400-metre 5.14 in Africa – Gripped.com – Congrats!
- The body of the climber surprised by the avalanche in the Bucegi Mountains, found six months later – ProSport.ro – Six month later, the body was located.
- Yosemite Big Walls Closed to Climbers Due to Wildfire – Gripped.com – Wildfires are scary…
Have an awesome week!
