Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of mountain news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
Let’s take a look at this week’s mountain news:
- Michigan Man Climbs 10 14ers In 24 Hours In Colorado | New World Record! – MountainJourney.com – Congrats!
- Emelie Forsberg Sets New FKT On Kungsleden Trail In Sweden – MountainJourney.com – Congrats!
- Ortovox Recalls 3+ Avalanche Transceivers Due to Loss of Emergency Communications Capability – MountainJourney.com – Tell your friends.
- Cardrona To Become New Zealand’s Biggest Ski Area – MountainJourney.com – Cardies is about to double in size!
- Dutch team make first ever ascent of Kachqiant Peak (6015m) – PakistanMountainNews.com – First ascent! Congrats!
- South Korean Mountaineer Completes All 14 8000 Meter Peaks – MountainJourney.com – Congrats!
- Denali, Alaska Climbing Season is Over | No Fatalities for First Time in 15-Years – SnowBrains.com – Great news from AK.
- Buy Your IKON Pass @ Costco and Get $200 Cash Card – UnofficialNetworks.com – Might be time to make a Costco run…
- Italian mountaineer dies at Gasherbrum IV – PakistanMountainNews.com – Sad news from Pakistan.
- High Chateau fire started by unattended campfire; 3 arrested – OutThereColorado.com – Be careful with those campfires. Yikes.
- Kilian Jornet Sets a New FKT on the Bob Graham Round – Competitor.com – Jornet broke a 36 year old record!
- Climber dies after falling into rocky crevasse near Navajo Peak in Boulder County – DenverPost.com – Sad news from Colorado.
- Reservations May Soon Be Required at Arches National Park – GearJunkie.com – Reservations for Arches? Thoughts?
- Lake Louise Ski Area, Canada Facing Millions in Fines After Illegally Cutting Down Endangered Species of Tree – SnowBrains.com – Bummer for Lake Louise and bummer for the trees.
- Nordic Valley Just Dropped Massive Expansion Plans Including Gondola All The Way From Ogden – UnofficialNetworks.com – The plans will double the size of the resort.
- See UNESCO’s Newest World Heritage Sites – NationalGeographic.com – There are 19 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Learn about them at UNESCO.org.
- Aiguille du Midi cable car reopens after extraordinary maintenance – PlanetMountain.com – It’s open!
- Slackline between two icefalls for Lukas Irmler and Pablo Signoret – PlanetMountain.com – Watch this video. Impressive!
- Man Charged With 141 Arson Counts for CO Wildfire – GearJunkie.com – That sucks.
Have an awesome week!
