Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
- Italian Ski Mountaineer Suffers Fatal Fall On Laila Peak In The Karakorum Range Of Pakistan – A Mountain Journey – Leonardo Comelli fell and died while attempting to ski a first descent of the NW face of Laila Peak in the Karakorum Range of Pakistan.
- Climber Killed In Avalanche After Completing The Königsjodler Ferrata On Hochkönig In Austria – A Mountain Journey – An avalanche caught, buried, and killed a climber on the Hochkönig in Austria.
- Father’s Day Gift Ideas For Dads Who Love The Great Outdoors – A Mountain Journey – Do you have a gift for your dad on Father’s Day? Here are a few ideas. FYI – Father’s Day is June 19th.
- Colorado Just Had Its Busiest Ski Season Ever | Over 13 Million Skier Visits: – SnowBrains.com – Colorado had a record breaking number of skiers this year.
- Man Confirmed Dead After Falling In Yellowstone Hot Spring – UnofficialNetworks.com – Colin Scott of Portland, OR fell into the a hot spring near Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone this week. He did not survive.
- Tramper, 25, Dies in Fall On Mt Taranaki – Stuff.co.nz – A tramper lost his footing and fell to his death on New Zealand’s Mt Taranaki.
- Road To Portillo Completely Buried In Snow – PowderQuest.com – The photo in this link is incredible! Check it out and then book your trip to go skiing in Chile. The season started out with a 9-10 foot storm. Wow.
- Helicopter Evacuates Green Berets From Longs Peak – UnofficialNetworks.com – A handful of Green Berets had to be evacuated from Longs Peak (14,259′) in Colorado this week.
- Rancher On Horseback Lassoes Would-Be Bike Bandit In Walmart Parking Lot – TheGuardian.com – Ok, we know this isn’t backcountry related, but this is quality news. Everyone hates a bike thief!
- Mountain Safety Council Warns OF Winter Avalanche Risk As Skifields Open – Stuff.co.nz – Heading to New Zealand? Be heads up about avalanche terrain.
- Gondola Proposed For Nelson – NelsonStar.com – Would a new gondola in Nelson, British Columbia be a good thing or a bad thing?
- State Officials Propose 594-Mile Adirondack Hut-To-Hut System – UnofficialNetworks.com – A new hut system in the Adirondacks? This would be amazing! North America needs more backcountry huts.
- Vail Mountaineer Jon Kedrowski One Peak Away From Breaking Fourteen Ski Record – DenverPost.com – Kedrowski has skied 53 of the 54 14ers in Colorado. All he has to do is ski Capitol Peak and he’ll beat the previous ski record by five months. Good luck Jon!
- Camera Belonging To Couple Killed In Avalanche On Ben Nevis Found In Working Order Filled With Poignant Pictures – Mirror.co.uk – Mountain rescue has located the camera of Rachel Slater and Tim Newton who died in an avalanche on a Valentine’s Day hike.
- What Is Ski Mountaineering? – A Mountain Journey – Here’s our attempt at defining ski mountaineering. What would you add or subtract?
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
