In August 2019, Gi tied in with her boyfriend, Ken Anderson, for a lap onParallel Passages(III 5.10b/c)—a long series of splitter cracks ascending over 1,000 feet to the summit of the third peak of the Chief, in Squamish, BC. Ken knew the line well—it was one of three routes ...
packed in on the evening of August 31. Papert realized she’d forgotten her Garmin satellite communicator, but the pair decided to press on anyway, taking extra care to avoid an accident. “We felt pretty close to civilization,” she said, “so we just told ourselves not to do anything s...
A quick google search on simul-rappelling accidents will reveal several incidents that have occurred over the years including the more recent accident resulting in the tragic death of Brad Gobright. Read the accident report for Brad Gobright here. There is a way to simul-rappel safely which ...
Since its designation by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, the peak has now become even MORE popular. A record 79,057 people hiked up Mount Fuji in the first 3 weeks of the July-August 2013 climbing season, an increase of 35 percent from the same period in 2012. ...