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Category Archives: Canada
Mount Logan’s Youngest Summiter Jessica Aulik in Fatal Avalanche
CBC reports Jessica Aulik who at 17 was the youngest to climb Canada’s Mount Logan was killed in an avalanche on the east ridge during a climb on May 31.
Posted in Accidents, Avalanches, Canada, Highpoint News (world)
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Grizzly Mauls Woman in Alberta Tree
CTV reports a grizzly killed a woman in a tree on Bench Trail in Canmore, Alberta.
Fatal Fall on Mount Robson in Canada
The Robson Valley Times reports a 21-year-old solo climber had a fatal fall on Mount Robson in Canada.
Hiker Kicks Grizzly to Survive Canadian Encounter
FFTimes reports Lyle Simpson survived a grizzly attack when used a martial arts kick to the bear’s face near the Whispering Pines Bible camp in Alberta.
Search Scaled Back For Man Missing on Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain
Vancouver.ca reports a search is being scaled back for David Koch who it is believed disappeared while attempting a sunset photo shot from Grouse Mountain in suburban Vancouver.
Posted in Accidents, Canada, North America
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3 Airlifted Off Mount Logan in 140 KPH Winds
Canada.com reports 3 climbers were short lined by 3 helicopters off of Mount Logan after 140 kph winds shredded their tents in -30C weather.
Posted in Accidents, Canada, Helicopter Rescues, Highpoint News (world), North America
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Climbing Fatality on Baffin Island, Canada
The Louisville Courier Journal reports Drew Wilson died while attempting a first subfreezing ascent of a rock in Baffin Island in Canada.
Posted in Accidents, Canada, Fatal, General, North America
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Climber Breaks Both Legs in Fall on Mount Yamnuska in Alberta
Canada.Com reports a climber broke both legs when a ledge gave way while he was climbing Mount Yamnuska in Alberta.
Posted in Accidents, Canada, General, Helicopter Rescues, North America
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Canadian Student Survives Wrestling Match With Cougar
Canoe reports a 23-year-old student in Canada’s Kananaskis Country Sheep River Wildlife Sanctuary survived a wrestling match with a cougar by throwing it off of him. Peter Bysterveld said he was walking with his girlfriend when the cougar — about … Continue reading
Dramatic Photos of First Winter Ascent of Mount Alberta
Outlook Rockies has an incredible picture and story about the first winter ascent of Mount Alberta.
Posted in Adventures, Canada, North America
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Canada Plans World’s Highest Hockey Game at Everest Base Camp
Beerleaguehockey.com reports a 17-member Canadian expedition Dr Sean Egan, a professor in the School of Human Kinetics at University of Ottawa, and Peter Luk, director, School of Business Management, Ryerson University, plan to set the record of the highest hockey … Continue reading
Fatal Ice Climbing Fall at Yoho National Park in Canada
Fatal Ice Climbing Fall at Yoho National Park in Canada
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