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:
- Outside’s People of the Year – OutsideOnline.com – Who made the list?
- ‘Awe-inspiring’ cave discovered in Canada’s wilderness – BBC.com – What an amazing discovery!
- Big Sky Resort Sets New Record With 76″ Of Snow In November 2018 – DiscoverBigSky.com – That’s a lot of snow!
- Avalanche Kills Soldier Near Sisian, Armenia – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Armenia.
- Shoot the Moon: An exclusive look at Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison’s historic first descent of Lhotse – Powder.com – Check out these rad shots!
- USFS Approves Aspen Mountain Expansion Proposal – UnofficialNetworks.com – Welcome to Pandora.
- Avalanche Kills Skier Near Col Pillonet In Aosta, Italy – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Italy.
- Are You Ready For International Mountain Day? – MountainJourney.com – Mark your calendars for December 11.
- Himalaya Fall 2018: Another Climber Perishes on Ama Dablam – TheAdventureBlog.BlogSpot.com – Sad news from Ama Dablam.
- An Elusive Predator Will Return To The North Cascades – – Say hello to the fisher.
- Mammut Sports Group, Inc. recalls Generation 3.0 Avalanche Airbag – HealthyCanadians.gc.ca – Heads up if you rock one of these packs.
- Beloved Yellowstone Wolf ‘Spitfire’ Killed By Trophy Hunter – HuffingtonPost.ca – Bummer.
- Lake Louise fined $2.1 Million for unlawful destruction of whitebark pine – TheCragAndCanyon.ca – That’s a big fine.
- Alex Txikon to Attempt First Ascent of K2 This Winter – TheAdventureBlog.BlogSpot.com – Good Luck!
- Renaming Mount Evans: Brutal Past Haunts Iconic Mountain – GearJunkie.com – Should Mount Evans get a name change?
- How Climate Change Will Affect Skiing – SnowBrains.com – Well that’s depressing.
- How the Outdoors Makes Your Kids Smarter – OutsideOnline.com – Go outside. It’s good for you and your kids.
- 3-5 FEET Of Freshies For The Cascades & British Columbia Over The Next 7 Days [Powderchasers] – UnofficialNetworks.com – Woohoo!
- Access Fund Makes Historic Move to Pass Law Legitimizing Climbing Bolts – RockAndIce.com – Cool news for the climbing world.
- American Alpine Club Announces 2019 U.S. Team for the UIAA World Cup Ice Climbing Competition – RockAndIce.com – This will be fun to watch.
Have an awesome week!
