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21 hours agoMissing 21-Year-Old Hiker Dies in Hospital After Being Found Unconscious in Mountains Above Chamonix, France - SnowBrains
A 21-year-old hiker missing for two days in the Chamonix mountains was found with severe hypothermia and died in the hospital despite rescue efforts.
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1 week ago2 Backcountry Skiers Found Dead in Avalanche in Austria's Tux Valley as Season Toll Rises to 28 - SnowBrains
The 44-year-old and 47-year-old men had set out earlier in the day on a ski tour to Tamlspitze, a peak above the village of Lanersbach in the municipality of Tux, in the state of Tyrol. When they failed to return, they were reported missing at approximately 8:00 p.m. on February 28. According to Avalanche Tirol, the pair were highly experienced and well equipped.
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1 week agoHeroic Climber Presumed Dead After 100-Foot Crevasse Fall During Rescue Attempt at Monte Rosa, Italy - SnowBrains
A 61-year-old Italian mountaineer fell 30 meters into a glacier crevasse on Monte Rosa while attempting to rescue another climber and is presumed dead.
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2 weeks ago15-Year-Old Alberta Alpine Athlete Dies in Avalanche at Nakiska, AB - SnowBrains
Multiple resources were deployed to the scene, and the second skier was located unresponsive. He was taken by EMS to a Calgary hospital, however, the 15-year-old Calgary resident died early this morning.
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3 weeks agoMissing men found dead on Snowdon after large-scale rescue operation
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3 months agoSocial media fuelling exponential' rise in mountain rescues
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5 months agoMore than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded
Rescuers have guided more than 350 people to safety after they were stranded by blizzard-like conditions on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. In total, more than 500 people were caught by surprise when unusually heavy snow and rainfall lashed them on the way in the Tingri region of Tibet, one of the main routes to ascend the world's tallest mountain.
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