Avalanche Kills Snow Removal Worker In Vorarlberg, Austria
Vorarlberg, Austria - At approximately 14:45 on Thursday, November 16, 2017 a 56-year-old man from Gargellen was killed by an avalanche while performing snow...
Avalanche Kills Snowboarder On Popular Off Piste Route In Engelberg, Switzerland
Engelberg, Switzerland - On Tuesday, November 14, 2017 a 32-year-old snowboarder was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on a classic off piste...
Valery Rozov Dies In BASE jumping Accident On Ama Dablam
Ama Dablam, Nepal - Valery Rozov, a 52-year-old Russian extreme athlete, died in a BASE jumping accident on Ama Dablam in the Himalaya Mountains...
German Mountaineer Survives For 5 Days After Falling In 30-Meter Crevasse In Austria
Dachstein, Austria - In early November 2017, a 45-year-old German mountaineer fell into a 30-meter crevasse at roughly 2050 meters on the Dachstein in...
Bear Grylls Adventure Park To Open In Birmingham, UK In 2018
Birmingham, United Kingdom - British adventurer and TV star Bear Grylls announced that he will open his own adventure theme park called The Bear...
Ski Mountaineers Make First Descent On Malte Brun In New Zealand
Malte Brun, New Zealand - On October 30, 2017, Tom Grant, Ben Briggs, and Enrico Mosetti skied another impressive first descent down the Zig...
Border Roads Organization Constructs World’s Highest Motorable Road At 19,300′ In India
Ladakh, India - India's Border Roads Organization completed construction of the world's highest motorable road, which passes over the UmlingLa Pass at 19,300 feet above...
2017 Banff Mountain Book Competition Award Winners
The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival "celebrates mountain literature and film, bringing together filmmakers, writers, publishers, editors, photographers, athletes, adventurers, and - of...
Legendary “Dirtbag” Mountaineer Fred Beckey Dies At Age 94
Seattle, WA - On Monday, October 30, 2017 legendary dirtbag, extraordinary mountain climber, and famous author Fred Beckey (1923-2017) passed away of congestive heart...
Ski Mountaineers Make First Ski Descent of Caroline Face on Aoraki/Mt Cook In New...
Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand - On October 27, 2017, ski mountaineers Enrico Mosetti, Ben Briggs, and Tom Grant made the first ski descent of...
