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Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 5/9/2024

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Northwest:

–Yahoo is reporting that, “a Washington state man who was trying to summit Mount Rainier this week collapsed and died near the top of the mountain in the national park, officials said.” To read more, click here.
–A new line has been climbed on Mt. Hood. A two-pitch WI4/M4 line was completed in late April in the Black Spider area. To read more, click here.
Sierra:

–Gripped is reporting that, “a popular trail in Yosemite is closed for the foreseeable future due to a large rockfall that took place this spring. The John Muir Trail took an astonishing 46 years to build and was opened in 1938.” To read more, click here.
–The closest ski resort to Los Angeles is for sale.

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