American Alpine Institute Employment Opportunities:
- Single Pitch Instructor and Hiking Guide, based in Las Vegas.
- Spring and Summer Climbing Guide and Instructor based in Bellingham – with the possibility of year-round work in other states.
- Full-Time Administrative Assistant based in our Bellingham Office.
- Part-Time Graphic Designer
To learn more about these, click here.
Northwest:
–Snowbrains is reporting that, “Two teenage boys were killed in an avalanche on Friday afternoon in the Big Hole Mountains west of Driggs, Idaho. The pair were caught and buried by the slide near Relay Ridge in the area of Ryan Peak. One boy was skiing, the other snowmobiling.” To read more, click here.
–Gripped is reporting that, “a snowboarder has died after an accident in an out of bounds area at SilverStar Mountain Resort in B.C. this weekend. He was riding alone and was found by another skier who saw a snowboard poking out of the snow.” To read more, click here.
—This is a nice piece that celebrates the work done by the Washington Trails Association Trail Crew.
Desert Southwest:
–Gripped is reporting that, “Alex Honnold has made the second ascent of one of the hardest multi-pitch routes at Red Rock with Synthetic Happiness on Rainbow Wall. Honnold sent it with Priti Wright belaying. This was the second big free route Honnold completed on the impressive Rainbow Wall this season, with the other being What Dreams May Come 5.13+ with Tommy Caldwell.” To read more, click here.
Sierra:
–Snowbrains is reporting that, “A man fell to his death on Mount Whitney, CA, last week while on a five-day, four-night trip in the backcountry during the biggest storms of the winter so far. Eric Goepfert, 50, was reported missing by his wife when he failed to return on Friday December 17th as planned.” To read more, click here.
Colorado and Utah:
–A skier was caught and fully buried in an avalanche in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon on Friday. He was successfully rescued, but the avalanche was caught on video:
–In a separate incident on Friday:
