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:
- Billionaire Pledges to Protect 30% of the Planet by 2030 – RerturnToNow.net – Hansjorg Wyss is awesome!

- Avalanche Canada gets $25M boost from Ottawa after years of financial struggle – CBC.ca – Please support your local avalanche center!
- Blacktail Mountain Ski Resort For Sale in Lakeside, Montana! – Craigslist.org – Ski resort in Montana for sale for $3.5 million. It’s on craigslist. How cool is that?
- Chile Officially Opens ‘Route of Parks’ Long-Distance Hiking Route – TheAdventureBlog.BlogSpot.com – The coolest long-distance hiking trail ever is now officially open.
- Provincial parks proposal released for Bighorn area of Rocky Mountains – CBC.ca – new parks and recreation areas in Bighorn Country!
- Self-driving team in the Xiaojin County, Sichuan Province, avalanche 9 cars 18 people trapped at an altitude of 4500 meters snow mountain – Sichuan.Scol.com.cn – Close call in Xiaojin.
- Environmental degradation across Earth depicts on new map – PakistanMountainNews.com – Interesting map…

- Climate change: Report warns of growing impact on US life – BBC.com – The latest on climate change.
- 15-Year-Old Connor Herson Frees the Nose! – RockAndIce.com – What a badass.
- Ben Tibbetts Becomes Second Brit to Summit All 4,000m UIAA Alpine Peaks – MountainPlanet.com – Congrats!
- Graham Zimmerman and Chris Wright: First Ascent on Mount MacDonald – MountainPlanet.com – Congrats!
Have an awesome week!