Scout Group Struck By Lightning on Whitney Climb
Saturday, July 30th, 2005
The San Francisco Chronicle reports a Scout leader was killed in a lightning strike at 10,500 feet on Mount Whitney.
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Archive for July, 2005
Workers Proclaim Harney Granite in Good Shape As Rushmore Completes Cleaning in 2 Weeks
Saturday, July 30th, 2005
Keoland reports the first ever clean of the Mount Rushmore faces was completed earlier than expected — despite some shorter days caused by the record 107-108 heat.
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Mauna Kea Gemini Telescope Contributes to Discovery of 10th Planet Xena (2003 UB313)
Saturday, July 30th, 2005
Various publications report the Gemini Telescope is associated with the discovery of the Solar System’s 10th planet now dubbed Xena.
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Turkey To Prosecute Iranian Climbing Party in Fatal Ararat Climb
Saturday, July 30th, 2005
Iranmania reports Turkey will prosecure Iranian climbers after one of the party was killed on Mount Ararat.
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New Jerimoth Hill Rhode Island Owners Permit Access Every Weekend!
Thursday, July 28th, 2005
Highpointers.org reports Jeff & Debbie Mosley, the new owners of Jerimoth Hill, have dramatically changed the access rules — they are permitting highpointers to visit any weekend 52 weeks a year!
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Climber Airlifted Off Grand Teton After 65 Foot Fall
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
WQAD reports Anthony Brandon, of Dubuque was airlifted on Grand Teton after falling 65 feet.
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4 Fatalities Feared in Avalanche on Mount Belukha in Russia
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
Mosnews reports four are feared to have died in an avalanche on 14,800-foot Mount Belukha in southern Russia
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David R. Mahre (1927-2005) First Ascent of Rainier Willis Wall
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports David R. Mahre famed for his first ascent of Rainier’s Willis Wall and other Northwest ascents died after undergoing emergency heart surgery. He was 77.
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82 Year Old William Painter Breaks Own Oldest Rainier Summit Record
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
KOIN reports William Painter broke the record he set last year as oldest man to summit Rainier (82).
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Fatal 700 Foot Fall After Climb on Three Fingered Jack in Oregon
Sunday, July 24th, 2005
KGW reports a 23-year-old college student fellow 700 feet while returning to the trail after a climb of Three-Fingered Jack in Linn County, Oregon.
Teenager in Tour Helicopter Spots Man Lost Five Days on Hawaii Lava Field
Sunday, July 24th, 2005
Earth Times reports Gilbert Dewey Gaedcke was rescued after five days on a Hawaii lava field when a teenager spotted him from a tour helicopter.
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Fatality on Thunder Mountain, Alaska
Thursday, July 21st, 2005
WCCO reports Nick Masciopinto of Minneapolis fell while descending Thunder Mountain near Juneau, Alaska.
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2 Fatalities on Most Difficult Ushba Route in Georgia’s Caucasus
Thursday, July 21st, 2005
Civil.de reports two Georgian climbers from a Georgian-Dutch expedition perished on the 4,710-meter Ushba mountain in Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains.
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Mount Washington Featured on U-Haul Vehicles
Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
Mount Washington is featured on the side of some U-Haul vehicles.
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Backpacker’s Highpoint Challenge Essay Contest Deadline July 1, 2005
Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
The deadline for thousands of dollars in prizes for essays in the Backpacker Magazine’s Highpoints Challenge occurred July 1.
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