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Buryatia, Russia - On January 28, 2017 a tourist from the Irkutsk region was killed in an avalanche near the “Big Mama” mountain in the Kabansky region of Buryatia in Russia. The victim was pulled out by other tourists...
In the 7th episode of Basecamp TV’s Ski Mountaineering Skills with Andrew McLean you’ll learn tips and tricks for layering while backcountry skiing. Get all sorts of beta about layering for ski mountaineering in this informative video from Backcountry...
Telluride, Colorado - On Thursday, January 26, 2017 helicopters did some avalanche control work on Ajax in Telluride. Of course, everybody in town named out to watch. Check out this impressive footage caught by Caldera Creative. Watch Avalanche Control Work...
Join Brody Leven and crew as they bike, climb, and ski mountains on the Lofoten archipelago in Norway. Impressive journey all around. Watch Pedal To Peaks 2 | Norway: Read more about their trip on BikePacking.com and on GoalZero.com. Official Description From...
Farindola, Italy - After a week long rescue effort, authorities believe that everyone who was caught in the avalanche at the Hotel Rigopiano in Abruzzo has been accounted for. During the search, rescuers found 11 survivors and pulled a...
Oberiberg, Switzerland - At approximately 10 am on Saturday, January 21, 2017 two ski tourers were caught in an avalanche near the Forstberg in Oberiberg in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. One of the ski tourers, a 52-year-old female,...
Kashmir - After a week of heavy snow, two avalanches on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 took their toll on Indian military operations in the Gurez area of Kashmir. Both an army camp and a separate army patrol en route...
Kashmir, India - At approximately 5:45am on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 an avalanche struck an army camp near the Srinagar-Leh national highway in the Sonamarg area of the Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. Seven soldiers were rescued,...
BCA ambassador and American Avalanche Institute (AAI) co-owner Sarah Carpenter tells you how to organize a backcountry rescue in this video from BCA. Are you really ready to perform an avalanche rescue? Watch BCA’s Organizing A Backcountry Rescue: BCA’s Companion Rescue...
Kashmir, India - At approximately 4 am on January 25, 2017 an avalanche buried a residential home in the Badoogam village in the Tulail area of the Gurez sector in the Bandipora District near the Line of Control in Jammu &...