Note:
As it’s Thanksgiving weekend, desert climbing areas can be crowded and campsites may be limited. Please be respectful of one another and consider sharing tent sites when you can.
Northwest:
—How the reintroduction of grizzly bears will affect recreation in the North Cascades.
–A Search and Rescue team in Squamish just won a land rover.
Sierra:
–The Sacramento Bee is reporting that, “a climber had plans to meet his wife at a California trailhead after descending a mountain peak, but he never made it. Instead, a hiker found Marc Rockwell-Pate’s body Nov. 12 on Mount Agassiz, a day after he was reported missing, the Inyo County Search and Rescue said in a Facebook post.” To read more, click here.
Desert Southwest:
—Here’s a first person account of an accident at the Ultraman Wall in Red Rock Canyon last week. The accident — lowering off the end of the rope — resulted in a shattered ankle.
–News Channel 3 is reporting on the rescue of a hiker in Joshua Tree: “Authorities were called this afternoon to rescue an injured hiker. The incident happened a little after 3:30 p.m. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s air rescue helicopter was requested to assist park services to transport a hiker to the hospital.” To read more, click here.
Colorado and Utah:
