Climbing and Free Solo

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (306+ words) Newser Climber's Body Recovered in High-Risk Operation A search for a missing climber in Colorado ended with a risky overnight recovery high on Maroon Peak. Authorities say the hiker, who has not been publicly identified, was found dead on Sept....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (530+ words) Rescuers hoisted an unconscious but breathing climber off Crestone Needle, a difficult Colorado fourteener, after he fell while descending with his group. Search and rescue crews hoisted an injured climber off Colorado's Crestone Needle on Monday after he was seriously…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (260+ words) Firefighter Emily Marsland knows all about the toll being a first responder takes on mental health. “It’s hard to explain how you react to someone’s worst day,” she said. That’s why she’s taking on the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (219+ words) A paramotor pilot achieved his personal flying goal after pushing himself higher than ever before. Shaun Frank from Sebastian, Florida, usually flies at heights of around 1,000 to 2,000 feet using a paramotor engine strapped to his back. Having previously reached 7,600 feet,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (479+ words) By Mark PriceThe Charlotte Observer BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A volunteer ran 1.5 miles in the treacherous Linville Gorge to fetch whole blood needed to stabilize a badly injured rock climber, according to Burke Rescue Inc. The climber fell around 9:30 a.m. Sunday near…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (211+ words) MAMMOTH LAKES — Volunteers carried out a more than 15-hour operation to rescue a man who got off route in the Sierra Nevada and was stranded on a small ledge, the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team said. A four-person…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (116+ words) BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Rescuers with the Charlotte Fire Department were deployed to an active recovery operation in the North Carolina mountains Sunday morning. North Carolina Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team (NCHART) aircraft Kill Devil 244 was dispatched to assist the Burke County Emergency Services…...