Daily solution to avalanche danger 492 days ago
The North Lake Tahoe Bonanza highlights avalanche preparedness and the sierraavalanchecenter website in this article
On Feb. 20, 2005, three experienced cross-country skiers split from a larger group and ascended up Mount Anderson, near Squaw Valley.
Climate change has animals heading for hills 512 days ago
MSNBC reports on climate change.
SAN FRANCISCO – Chipmunks, mice and squirrels are heading for the hills, perhaps chased to higher elevations by a changing climate, scientists report.
Scientists set up in Sierra to track shrinking snowpack 543 days ago
State of the art research project to aid in understanding the Sierra snow levels is detailed in this San Francisco Chronicle article.
(11-12) 04:00 PST Sequoia National Park—Coping with climate change takes sophisticated analytical tools. In the mountain environments of the West, it also takes mules, shovels and plenty of sweat.
Pursuit of a Simple Dream Propels a Hiker in the Wild 549 days ago
The New York Times is highlighting the first documented PCT “yo-yo” hiker in this article.
Alone on a trail deserted by fair-weather hikers, Scott Williamson is not racing other people or a clock. He is trying to beat Mother Nature again. Williamson is in the home stretch of a 5,300-mile hike up and down the length of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Todd Skinner, a Pioneer of Free Climbing, Dies at 47 561 days ago
The climbing community is mourning the loss of Todd Skinner, who died climbing in Yosemite. This New York Time’s article describes his contribution to the sport.
Todd Skinner, an internationally renowned rock climber who made first ascents on dozens of the world’s most treacherous routes and shared those adventures as a motivational speaker, died Monday after falling several hundred feet during a climb in Yosemite National Park in California. He was 47.
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