News from the American Alpine Institute:
--The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting on a tragic incident in Yosemite: "An Australian man was struck and killed by a falling tree while walking on a popular hiking trail in Yosemite National Park last week, a spokesperson for the park said Tuesday. The man, identified as Harry Partington, 22, was crushed by the tree around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, on Four Mile Trail near Union Point in Yosemite Valley, according to Scott Gediman, a park spokesperson." To read more, click here.
El Capitan at Sunset
--Gripped is reporting that, "Alex Honnold has a lot of Yosemite records to his name, but one that stood out more than others was that of the Yosemite Triple Crown. This week, Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill climbed the Triple in 17 hours and 55 minutes, faster than Honnold’s time of 19 hours." To read more, click here.
Colorado and Utah:
--The first reported avalanche of the season was skier triggered.
Notes from All Over:
--A 35-year-old man camping in a remote part of Montana was initially believed to have been mauled by a bear. Authorities now believe that the man was murdered. To read more, click here.
--One of the worlds tallest home climbing walls is weird, ugly, in Manhattan and for sale. Learn more.
--The first reported avalanche of the season was skier triggered.
Notes from All Over:
--A 35-year-old man camping in a remote part of Montana was initially believed to have been mauled by a bear. Authorities now believe that the man was murdered. To read more, click here.
--One of the worlds tallest home climbing walls is weird, ugly, in Manhattan and for sale. Learn more.
--A senatorial hopeful from Montana says that wildland fire crews hope for bigger fires for the overtime pay. This seems like a wildly derogatory statement given how dangerous this work is. Read more.
--Snow Brains is reporting that, "the race to open for the 2024-25 ski season is over, and in a surprise twist that’s becoming something of a tradition, a small Massachusetts ski area has technically won. Every year, ski areas nationwide see who can get their snowguns running the fastest and their ski lifts running first." To read more, click here.
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