Category Archive:climbing

Uttarkashi avalanche: Did mild earthquake trigger it?

October 10th, 2022 / Tags: , , , , , / Categories: Accidents, avalanche accidents, Avalanches, climbing / No Comments »

Was the Uttarkashi avalanche triggered by an earthquake a couple days earlier? A 2.5 magnitude earthquake jolted the region on October 2. Just two days before the deadly avalanche hit the group from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) at Draupadi ka Danda. Sixteen bodies were recovered by Thursday afternoon, fifteen were still reported missing.

The earthquake epicenter was not far from the Uttarkashi avalanche site. Experienced mountaineers as well as locals are now speculating that the earthquake may have triggered the avalanche.

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Alaska avalanche survivor meets and thanks Arctic Guardian rescue team

July 19th, 2021 / Tags: , , , , , / Categories: Accidents, alaska, avalanche accidents, avalanche rescue, Avalanches, climbing / 1 Comment »

A week from graduating high school, Alaska avalanche survivor Peter Schutt was physically on top of the world as he climbed Donoho Peak near the Alaska/Canada border.

Unfortunately, Schutt’s adventure took a dangerous turn when an avalanche struck. Snow that was once a fixture on the frigid face of the mountain suddenly cut loose and turned into a freight train of cold, sugary crystals stampeding in rapid, unstoppable motion.

The avalanche pitched him over a 75-foot cliff on his tumble down 2,500 feet of the jagged mountain face. He remembers covering his head as best he could to prevent further injury.

After the avalanche Schutt’s friend and partner made his way down, contacted National Park Service via cell phone and provided cell phone GPS coordinates to aid the rescue response.

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Mount Everest avalanche almost hits climbers near Camp 2

June 15th, 2021 / Tags: , , , , / Categories: Avalanches, climbing / No Comments »

Frightening photos capture the moment a Mount Everest avalanche narrowly missed a group of tourists. It crashed down and headed right towards them. Part of the trail on the Himalayan peak collapsed, creating an avalanche headed straight towards the group of tourists.

Tour organizer Pemba Gyaltsen said they were doing a summit rotation to acclimate. They had just arrived from Nutspe mountain when the scary avalanche incident unfolded. He said: "The massive avalanche approached us at Camp 2 upon our arrival from Nutspe."

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Aleutian Avalanche blasts 3 climbers down Mt Neacola

April 30th, 2021 / Tags: , , , , / Categories: Accidents, alaska, avalanche accidents, Avalanches, climbing, new hampshire / No Comments »

An Aleutian avalanche woke three climbers on Easter morning. They found they were tumbling down the Neacola Mountains in Southwest Alaska. Their tents were propelled down Mount Neacola in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve by an air blast from an avalanche above them.

The climbers received a grant from the American Alpine Club to fund the north face attempt. The three have more than a decade of experience. Two work as avalanche instructors. They work together as climbing guides in New Hampshire. The team had traveled to Alaska planning to spend about 3 1/2 weeks on the mountain. They returned home to New Hampshire on Thursday but are keeping an eye on Alaska weather in hopes that conditions in the Neacola Mountains will improve enough in the next few weeks that they can return.

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