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:
- New Route – Sheila Face Aoraki Mount Cook – AlpineTeam.co.nz – Congrats to Caleb Jennings and Kim Ladiges!
- Victor De Le Rue Joins The FWT19 With A Season Wildcard! – FreerideWorldTour.com – The FWT19 is going to be fun to watch.
- Company Fined $44,000 for Illegal Everest Climb – Gripped.com – Seven Summit Treks is paying the penalty for operating without a permit.
- Alex Honnold Climbs Halfway Up A New Jersey Skyscraper – NewYorker.com – Alex Honnold is awesome.
- Walmart Outdoor Manager Responds to Backlash – Gripped.com – Are you going to buy outdoor gear from Walmart?
- Colorado’s First & Only Private Ski Resort Opens ($2.85 Million Initiation Fee) – UnofficialNetworks.com – Who’s going to go skiing at the Cimarron Mountain Club this winter?
- Ski.com is Accepting Applications for the Dream Job of a Lifetime | Get Paid to Ski the World – SnowBrains.com – You should apply.
- Freeride in Death Zone. Two Alpinist Will Ski From Annapurna – MountainPlanet.com – Vitaly Lazo and Anton Pugovkin are starting the Death Zone Freeride Project – to climb the world’s 5 highest mountains without oxygen and ski down. Good luck!
- Andreas Steindl Cervino speed in 4 hours – PlanetMountain.com – Steindl ascended and descended the Hornli Ridge on the Matterhorn in 3 hours, 59 minutes, 52 seconds. That’s fast.mo
- Alterra Mountain Co Buys Crystal Mountain, WA | Unlimited Access On Ikon Pass! – SnowBrains.com – The Ikon Pass gets better and better.
Have an awesome week!
