Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 9/26/24

Northwest:

--Gear Junkie is reporting on Mt. Rainier's summit. Nearly two dozen feet of ice is gone there. Read more.

--A beautiful new line has gone up on the Squire Creek Wall in the Cascades. This 5.8+ line looks absolutely great. Read about it, here.

Sierra:

--Here's a piece from Gripped on a rockfall injury on El Cap.

Coloardo and Utah:

--Only in Utah is reporting that, "America's national parks are wonderful places to visit, but they can also be dangerous. Some visitors don't seem to realize that they're not in a theme park, and they automatically assume that every square inch of the place is hazard-free. The folks at outforia.com were curious to see how many deaths were reported at our country's national parks, so they submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the National Park Service. Then, they ranked the parks from most deaths in the last decade to least deaths. Zion National Park was near the top of the list." To read more, click here.

--ElecTrek is reporting that, "Zion National Park’s shuttle fleet has become one of the first bus fleets in the US to go all electric, and the first at a National Park. Zion National Park in Southern Utah is renowned for its colorful canyons and arches, and is one of the “mighty five” national parks in the region showing off Utah’s natural beauty." To read more, click here.

Notes from All Over:

--The Idaho Statesman and others are reporting that, "A rock climber fell to his death and his partner was left stranded on a steep rock wall in Wyoming, rangers said. It happened just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, when the climber was rappelling the second pitch of El Cracko Diablo in Devils Tower National Monument, rangers said in a news release. The climber who fell, 21-year-old Stewart Phillip Porter from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered “major injuries” and paramedics pronounced him dead when they found him around 8:40 p.m., officials said." To read more, click here.

Grand Teton Fastest Known Time Route
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--A new Fastest Known Time record for the Grand has not been accepted. Why? The runner cut a switchback and his photographers didn't have permits. To read about it, click here.

--Jasper Local is reporting that, "Charges are pending after two hikers in a closed area in Jasper National Park were air-lifted to safety by a Parks Canada rescue team. On September 10, Jasper National Park dispatchers responded to a 911 call for help by a party attempting to climb Pyramid Mountain—access trails to which are in an area closed by order of the JNP Superintendent. The hikers were not injured, just tired, Parks Canada media officers have said." To read more, click here.

--Gripped is reporting that, "the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival will be taking place at the end of October in Banff National Park. The category shortlist for the book festival portion of the event was just released." To read more, click here.

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