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!
- Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano Eruption Caught On Camera – MountainJourney.com – Impressive footage from Mexico.
- RMI Guide Brent Okita Sets New Record For Most Summits Of Mt. Rainier – MountainJourney.com – Congrats to Brent Okita!
- Armed 11-Year-Old Boy Saves Fishing Party From Charging Bear – JuneauEmpire.com – Would you have stood your ground?
- Aspiring Mountain Guide Falls 300 Meters To His Death On Grandes Jorasses On Mont Blanc Massif – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Mont Blanc.
- Skier Missing After Falling Through Snow Bridge On Mount Rainier In Washington (UPDATED) – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Rainier.
- 11 Killed When Cable Snaps On Illegal Chairlift In Murree, Pakistan – MountainJourney.com – Tragic news from Pakistan.
- Landslide Creates New Lake In Wyoming Range – MountainJourney.com – Mountains sure are powerful.
- Aiguille de Varan: Fatal WiSBase – Chamonix.net – A 30-year-old wingsuiter suffered a fatal accident near Passy.
- 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Western Montana In Middle Of The Night – MountainJourney.com – Did you feel this quake?
- 2 Mountaineers Presumed Dead After Avalanche On Mazeno Ridge On Nanga Parbat – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Nanga Parbat.
- Andrew Hamilton Sets New Nolan’s 14 Speed Record In Colorado – MountainJourney.com – Congrats to Andrew Hamilton!
- Pakistani Female Mountaineer Set To Make History By Spantik Soloing – TheNews.com.pk – Uzma Yousaf plans to be the 1st female to climb Spantik Peak (7027 meters) in the Karakoram
- The 25 Best Adventure Photos of the Past 25 Years – MensJournal.com – What’s your favorite photo?
- 8 Killed In SAR Helicopter Crash During Rescue Mission In Indonesia – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Indonesia.
- Bear Attacks Man In Boulder County – 9News.com – Bear attack at Glacier View Ranch near Jamestown, CO
- 142 Fires Start in B.C. on Friday, 7000 People Evacuated | State of Emergency Declared by B.C. Gov’t – SnowBrains.com – Stay safe BC!
- Bear Poops In Mercedes Parked Overnight @ Mammoth – UnofficialNetworks.com – Well that’s no good.
- Native Americans Say Grizzly Bear Decision Violates Religion – BozemanDailyChronicle.com – What are your thoughts on the current grizzly debate?
- Black Bear Charges, Bites Hiker In Popular Idaho Forest – DenverPost.com – Bear attack in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.
- New World Pack In Northern California – With Pups – SacBee.com – Check out the Lassen Pack’s family photos.
- Rapidly Expanding Wildfire Near Breckenridge Threatens Townwide Evacuation – DenverPost.com – Scary stuff in Summit County.
- Outdoor Retailer Moving To Denver: What You Need To Know – GearJunkie.com – Outdoor Retailer’s summer and winter shows are Denver bound starting in 2018.
- 1,596-Pounds of Garbage Left on Lake Tahoe Beaches on 4th of July – SnowBrains.com – Not cool.
- Female Cliff Jumper Air-Lifted After 83ft Belly Flop – UnofficialNetworks.com – An 83 foot belly flop? Ow.
- Climber Dies After Ben Nevis Fall – BBC.com – Sad news from Scotland.
- Breaking News: Andorra’s Grandvalira Ski Resort Set To Break Up In 2019 – Fall-Line.co.uk – Grandvalira will break down into its original parts of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig and Soldeu/El Tarter/Canillo.
- Concerns Raised Over ‘GeoCaching’ After Man Attacked By Grizzly Bear – GlobalNews.ca – Grizz attack NW of Calgary.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
