What’s Up With That Wild Avalanche Video Everyone’s Watching? We Asked an Expert.

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In the days leading up to an avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado experienced just a small amount of snow. What went wrong? One expert told us it was a combination of factors that led to the slide.

49 Days on Trango Tower and an Epic Survival Story – Gripped Magazine

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An historic new route and one of the wildest rescue efforts ever in the alpine

SV MAGIC BUS

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Official Incident Documentation SV MAGIC BUS Offshore Incident Report & Analysis Nov 1-6, 2025 Offshore Cape Hatteras 5 Survivors Report Sections Overview Detailed Timeline Rescue Operation Lessons Learned Crew Bios Media Coverage Vessel Details Photographic Log Overview and Summary Compiled from crew accounts, communication logs, and a formal debrief held in Newport RI, at 16:00 […]

Climber Faces Homicide Charges After His Partner Dies. When Does a Bad Decision Become a Crime?

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A 36-year-old Austrian climber could be jailed for up to three years after leaving his girlfriend to die on the nation’s highest peak.

Two Climbers Die on Mount Shasta’s Easiest Route. Could It Have Been Prevented?

Both parties were on the non-technical Clear Creek route. Outside spoke with climbing officials to find out what happened and why.

The Deadliest Mistakes Trail Runners Make

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Patterns emerge in a database of more than 100 trail-running fatalities

The Valley Boy: Remembering Grant Cline

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A 17-year-old free soloist ran away to Yosemite. One year later, his body was found at the base of Royal Arches.

An ice climbing disaster on Mount Katahdin. A desperate rescue mission.

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An ice climbing disaster on Mount Katahdin. A desperate race to save lives. It was a mild winter day in 1974 when six climbers set out on a route no one had ever attempted. Then came Pamola’s Fury.

Two New Year’s Eve Mountain Tragedies: Be Careful How You Celebrate

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New Year’s Eve on a snowy peak under a starry sky: It sounds like the perfect way to ring in the New Year. But tragedy doesn’t take a vacation over the holidays. As some toasted the evening with friends in a warm venue, two separate outings in Spain and Italy ended in disaster.

Three Climbers Died on the Matterhorn Last Week

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Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Three climbers fell to their deaths in two separate instances on the Matterhorn (14,692 feet) last week. The first incident occurred on Wednesday, August 14.

Emma Carey: The skydiver who survived a 14,000-foot fall

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EACH STEP THAT EMMA CAREY takes is a size six miracle. She has no feeling in her legs, no sense of when her feet land or they're in the air. That means her legs give her brain zero feedback, so she has to think about where her legs are going but never feels where they are.

Ghosts on the Glacier

Fifty years ago, eight Americans set off for South America to climb Aconcagua, one of the world’s mightiest mountains. Things quickly went wrong. Two climbers died. Their bodies were left behind.

A Hiker and a Terrier Climbed a Peak. The Dog Came Home 72 Days Later.

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Heading out the door? Read this article on the Outside app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. These days, Dana Holby’s life revolves around Finney.

Death on the Savage Mountain: What really happened on K2, and why 100 climbers stepped over a dying man on their way to the summit

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In the darkness, they rose. More than 150 men and women advanced warily through the ice, grasping lines that had been anchored into the mountainside just hours before. Some had waited months for this ascent.

29 People Died in One of the Worst Mountaineering Accidents in History. What Happened?

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Yes! This is going to happen,

Two Hikers Found Dead in Utah Canyon As a Dangerous Spring Continues

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Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Two hikers found deceased in a popular Utah slot canyon over the weekend likely died in a flash flood, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office says.

One Killed, Another Rescued in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon

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On Friday, May 12, Salt Lake County Search and Rescue was called out to Big Cottonwood Canyon, in Utah, to rescue two injured climbers.

How Five Yosemite Climbing Accidents Could Have Been Prevented

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Three Climbers Are Missing on Mount Everest After a Massive Avalanche

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Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Climbing season on Mount Everest has yet to kick off and already there’s been a potentially deadly disaster.

When Hikers Die, Why Are We So Quick to Judge?

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