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!
- Czech Ski Mountaineer Dies In Messner Couloir On Denali In Alaska – A Mountain Journey – Pavel Michut fell in the Messner and died from his injuries.
- Sport Climbing, Skateboarding, To Join Surfing At 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games – ABC.Net.Au – The Olympics are adding some cool new sports to the lineup in 2020.
- Bodies Of US Climbers Left On Tibetan Peak Out Of Respect – Reuters – The bodies of Alex Lowe and David Bridges were left in the ice on Shisapnagma after being buried in an avalanche in 1999.
- Body of UK Mountaineer Found On Elbrus – VestnikKavkaza.net – A UK mountaineer fell at 5500 meters on Europe’s highest peak on May 27.
- 79″ Of Snow In The Past 48 Hours At Portillo, Chile Photo Tour – SnowBrains.com – It’s an early season monster storm for the big ski resorts in South America. Who’s going skiing this summer?
- Hillary Clinton’s New Plan To Double “Outdoor Economy” Over Next 10 Years – Unofficial Networks – Double the outdoor economy? Here are the six points to make that happen.
- Colorado Supreme Court Rules That Avalanches Are An Inherent Risk Of Skiing – A Mountain Journey – The courts ruled that avalanches are an inherent risk of skiing in CO after an in-bounds avalanche at Winter Park Resort in 2012.
- Dutch Mountaineer Goes Missing On Nepal Mountain – The Himalayan Times – Christian Wilson, 35, went missing while returning to the Italian camp from the Dhaulagiri base camp. Search results have been unsuccessful.
- Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Mating For An Alarming Reason – BusinessInsider.com – A grizzly/polar is a scary thing, but it’s happening.
- Human Remains Found In Snow Boot @Eldora Mountain Resort – Unofficial Networks – An employee at Eldora found a snow boot with human remains inside on Wednesday.
- SNOTEL Data: The Current Western US Snowpack – June 1, 2016 – A Mountain Journey – There’s still lots of snow out there in the high country. Who’s going skiing this week?
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
