--Source One is reporting that, "A climber injured in a remote area near Glacier Peak was rescued Monday afternoon following a coordinated emergency response involving the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office and a Navy rescue team. According to Sheriff Mike Morrison, the incident began on July 14, 2025, at approximately 1:38 PM, when CCSO Deputies were contacted by the Washington State Emergency Operations Center regarding a Garmin inReach activation near Chickamin Glacier, located north of Glacier Peak." To read more, click here.
--High Country News is reporting that the Trump Administration has cut funding for trail maintenance. "Every year, a popular hiking destination in Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness known as the Enchantments sees upwards of 100,000 visitors. It’s part of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, and, like most public lands, its trails are maintained through exquisite coordination between federal agencies, stewardship organizations, private groups and armies of volunteers. But recent federal budget cuts have triggered rippling delays: In February, the Forest Service’s local equine stock program was gutted, meaning that mules could no longer carry supplies to support necessary trail work deep in the backcountry. As a result, the wilderness protection nonprofit Washington Trails Association (WTA) decided to withhold maintenance crews for the Enchantments area’s trails. Weeks later, the Forest Service district regained its pack string, but by then, it was too late — the WTA no longer had the capacity to pencil in a new expedition for the season. This summer, visitors are more likely to encounter accumulated debris, damaged tread and overgrown brush on trails." To read more, click here.
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Desert Southwest:
--The Associated Press is reporting that, "a fast-moving wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, forcing officials to close access to that area for the season, the park said Sunday." To read more, click here.
Colorado and Utah:
--The Denver Post is reporting that, "a 39-year-old climber was rescued Sunday from North Maroon Peak, a fourteener southwest of Aspen in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area, sheriff’s officials said. The climber, who has not been publicly identified, fell and broke a leg in steep and unstable terrain less than 200 feet from the mountain’s 14,022-foot summit, according to a news release from the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office." To read more, click here.
Notes from All Over:
--Gripped is reporting that, "a climber has died climbing a peak in Glacier National Park, Montana, according to the Flathead Beacon. Brian Astle, a 42-year-old from Provo, Utah, succumbed to injuries sustained after falling on the west face of Mount Gould on July 9 at around 6 p.m." To read more, click here.
--Gripped is reporting that, "a climber has died climbing a peak in Glacier National Park, Montana, according to the Flathead Beacon. Brian Astle, a 42-year-old from Provo, Utah, succumbed to injuries sustained after falling on the west face of Mount Gould on July 9 at around 6 p.m." To read more, click here.
--The Colorado Sun is reporting that, "after one of the most successful ski launches ever, Peak Ski Co. has collapsed amid acrimony and claims of mismanagement by the high-profile founders of the Montana-based ski-maker. 'It’s such a sad story. It did not need to go down this way,' says Aspen big-mountain skiing legend Chris Davenport, who joined Peak Ski Co. in 2022 as a senior director of skiing and product innovation." To read more, click here.
--Climbers are helping scientists learn more about bats. They're helping them determine where bats are and whether or not they have white nose syndrome. Bat conservationists came to AAI this spring to talk to guides and local climbers about this. Learn more.
--SGB Media is reporting that, "Shares of Helen of Troy tumbled about 23 percent Thursday, July 10, after the company reported a loss in the fiscal first quarter ended May 31. Sales declined 10.8 percent and the company issued guidance for the current quarter that was well below analyst targets. Of the sales decline, approximately eight percentage points was attributed to tariffs. Shares fell $7.04, or 22.7 percent, to close at $23.96 on Thursday, July 10." To read more, click here.
--Outdoor Sportswire is reporting that, "Southeastern Climbers Coalition (SCC), the local climbing coalition, and Access Fund, the national advocacy organization for sustainable access and conservation of climbing landscapes, are thrilled to announce that a long-term agreement has been signed with Lyme Timber Company opening access to a new climbing area in Sequatchie Valley, TN, Little Brushy. The area opens access to 409 acres of single pitch sport climbing to the climbing community." To read more, click here.
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