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!
- Avalanche Kills 17 Climbers On Mount Otgontenger In Mongolia (UPDATED) – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Mongolia…
- Ski Mountaineers Make First Ski Descent of Caroline Face on Aoraki/Mt Cook In New Zealand – MountainJourney.com – Huge congrats to ski mountaineers Enrico Mosetti, Ben Briggs, and Tom Grant!
- 82-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Person To Complete Appalachian Trail – MountainJourney.com – Congrats to Dale Sanders! Hope we’re still charging in our 80’s!
- Young Mountaineer Killed In Avalanche On Mont Blanc Massif (UPDATED) – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Mont Blanc…
- Skier Dies After Falling 50 Meters Into Crevasse On Cerro Cortaderas In Andes Of Chile – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Chile…
- Teton Pass Ski Resort In Montana Will Not Open For 17/18 Season – MountainJourney.com – Bummer for Teton Pass…
- A Rare Ski Descent And A 300-Pound Grizzly – Powder.com – The last thing you want to run into while skiing is a grizzly!
- How Young Is Too Young to Begin Avalanche Ed? – OutsideOnline.com – What age did you take your first avy course?
- Yurt Village Planned For Squamish Backcountry – SquamishChief.com – Thoughts?
- Commercial Ski Guiding Coming To Flathead Forest – DailyInterlake.com – New guide operation in Montana…
- The Nose Speed Record, New Record set By Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds On El Capitan – PlanetMountain.com – 2:19:44 to climb the Nose? Wow!
- O’Neill Presents Jeremy Jones – Life Of Glide – MountainJourney.com – Don’t miss the latest trailer from Jeremy Jones.
- French Alpinists Pioneer Risky New Route on Nuptse – OutsideOnline.com – New route on Nuptse South Face.
- Angela Eiter Becomes First Female to Send 5.15b – Gripped.com – Congrats!
- Stranded Hikers Rescued From Pacific Crest Trail – KOMONews.com – After getting lost in whiteout conditions, two climbers were rescued on Monday.
- Ben Saunders to Attempt Solo, Unassisted Crossing of Antarctica – TheAdventureBlog.Blogspot.com – Good luck!
- US Considers Higher Entry Fees AT 17 Popular National Parks – BozemanDailyChronicle.com – Hopefully this won’t stop you from visiting these amazing natural places.
- Whither The Mighty Wolverine? – MountainJournal.org – Can the wolverine survive the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem?
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
