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Hi Friends,

I saw this morning in the news that David Breashears passed away on 3/14.

Here is a link to an Outside Magazine posting:
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-a ... ears-dies/

I only met him a few times, mostly at talks he gave and book signings. But I can tell you a story about a brief encounter I had that revealed his character.

When I was still living in Boston, he gave an ...

https://cys-hiking-adventures.blogspot. ... an-to.html

HI,
Wanted to post this under general but that link did not work. When I was up on the Modoc I climbed Squaw peak and found one of the log books had been removed and a new one was put in the container. The old one would not fit. Rather than leave it there i took it with the idea of giving it to whomever. i forgot about it until i found it in a ...

https://explorersweb.com/kobusch-safe-d ... confirmed/ - Solo ascent

Osvaldo Cardellina passed away today May 2nd in the Aosta hospital because of a cerebral haemorrhage. He was 72 years old and was known throughout the Aosta Valley for his great passion for the mountains and as a great sportsman.

https://aostasera.it/rubriche/en-souvenir/lo-sport-valdostano-piange-osvaldo-cardellina/

Rest in peace osw.

Hiker Rescued Twice in Two Days on Same Arizona Mountain
What would you do if search and rescue had to evacuate you from a mountain? For one hiker, the answer was “go back and try again the next day.”

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve ... e=hs_email

(Perhaps find a different hobby.)

Christmas Eve I watched 'The Alpinist' with my wife and daughter. A documentary about Canadian climber Marc-Andre Leclerc, this film features some incredible climbing photography, apparently using drones, although some of the shots defy explanation. I had read some articles about Marc-Andre, but I was not aware that he had died in an avalanche in 2018 until I watched the film. Marc-Andre was famed as a solo climber, so it is ironic that he perished ...

French climber handed Mont Blanc gems after 2013 find

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59538540

https://www.chamonix.net/english/news/l ... rs-rescued

"Five climbers died after getting caught in a snowstorm while on the highest mountain in Europe, Russia's Mount Elbrus.

Fourteen other members of the group were rescued in strong winds and low visibility amid temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on September 24.

Eleven of the survivors were taken to hospital.

The September 23 incident occurred when the 19 climbers were at an altitude of over 5,000 meters."

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