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Crevasse Fall on Denali Claims Park Ranger's Life
us-news1 month ago

Crevasse Fall on Denali Claims Park Ranger's Life

A U.S. Park Ranger, Robin Pendery, died after falling into a crevasse on Denali while on climbing patrol; rescue efforts failed and the death is under investigation. Pendery, from Enumclaw, Washington, joined Denali’s mountaineering staff in 2024 and helped with climber safety and emergency response. Denali, North America’s tallest peak at about 20,310 feet, draws roughly 600,000 visitors annually, and the incident follows recent climber fatalities on the mountain.

via CBS News|
#alaska#crevasse#denali
Everest guide found alive after six days missing, crawling toward base camp
world1 month ago

Everest guide found alive after six days missing, crawling toward base camp

A Nepali Sherpa guide, Dawa Sherpa, who disappeared on Mount Everest on May 29 was found alive six days later, crawling down the Khumbu Icefall and rescued to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu. His wife and daughter had begun funeral rites in anticipation of his death before the clearing crew spotted him. The rescue, carried out by a Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee team, underscores the season’s peril and the ongoing challenges of Everest rescues amid a busy climbing period with fatalities.

via Al Jazeera|
#everest#mountaineering#nepal
Nepal Side Sets Everest Summit Record With 274 Climbers
world1 month ago

Nepal Side Sets Everest Summit Record With 274 Climbers

A new daily Everest summit record was set on the Nepalese side, with 274 climbers reaching the 8,849-meter peak in a single day after a late-season start caused by icefall risk. Most climbers were guided by Sherpa teams and used bottled oxygen, though Ecuadorian Marcelo Segovia summited without oxygen. The season has raised crowding concerns in the death zone, and Nepal has issued 494 permits for climbs this year as the Chinese side route remained closed.

via The Guardian|
#everest#mountaineering#nepal
Climber handed suspended sentence after abandoning girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak
world4 months ago

Climber handed suspended sentence after abandoning girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak

Thomas Plamberger, 39, was convicted of gross negligent manslaughter for abandoning his girlfriend Kerstin Gurtner on Austria’s highest peak, the Grossglockner, where she froze to death in January 2025. He received a suspended five‑month prison sentence and a €9,600 fine. Prosecutors say he previously abandoned a prior girlfriend on a mountain hike, a claim supported by that ex’s testimony; Plammerger denied it, while webcam footage and rescue records were cited in court.

via Yahoo|
#austria#grossglockner#kerstin-gurtner
Austrian Mountaineer Receives Suspended Sentence After Abandoning Girlfriend on Highest Peak (Ex-Testimony Alleges Prior Abandonment)
world4 months ago

Austrian Mountaineer Receives Suspended Sentence After Abandoning Girlfriend on Highest Peak (Ex-Testimony Alleges Prior Abandonment)

Thomas Plamberger, 39, was convicted of gross negligent manslaughter for abandoning his girlfriend Kerstin Gurtner on Austria’s Grossglockner in January 2025, leading to her death by freezing. He received a suspended five‑month prison term and a €9,600 fine after prosecutors said he descended the mountain while she remained behind and silenced his phone; prosecutors also alleged a prior similar abandonment of a former girlfriend who survived and testified in court.

via Yahoo News Canada|
#austria#grossglockner#mountaineering
Austrian climber convicted after girlfriend's fatal winter ascent on Grossglockner
world4 months ago

Austrian climber convicted after girlfriend's fatal winter ascent on Grossglockner

An Austrian climber was found guilty of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died of hypothermia during a winter ascent on the Grossglockner. He received a five-month suspended sentence and a €9,600 fine. The court cited the girlfriend's lack of winter climbing experience and his role as the more experienced climber, while prosecutors argued he should have turned back or called for help; the case has sparked debate about risk and criminal liability in mountaineering.

via BBC|
#austria#court#grossglockner
Alpine tragedy triggers court clash over climber's duty of care
world4 months ago

Alpine tragedy triggers court clash over climber's duty of care

An Austrian climber faces gross negligent manslaughter charges after leaving his girlfriend about 50 metres below the summit of Austria’s tallest peak, the Großglockner, during a 17-hour ascent that ended with her dying of hypothermia. Prosecutors say his experience and risky decisions made him responsible; he denies liability, calling it a tragic accident, while the case probes the responsibilities of the more experienced climber in alpine conditions. The trial begins in Innsbruck.

via The Guardian|
#austria#grossglockner#manslaughter
Grief Fuels a Historic Ski Descent on Everest's North Face
sports5 months ago

Grief Fuels a Historic Ski Descent on Everest's North Face

Jim Morrison, haunted by the 2011 loss of his wife and two children and the 2022 death of his partner Hilaree, reached Everest's North Face summit with filmmaker Jimmy Chin and a 12-person team, then spent about four hours skiing 9,000 feet down the dangerous 'no fall zone'—a feat Chin calls one of the most significant in the sport—with a film about the journey due later this year.

via CBS News|
#documentary#everest#mountaineering