At least 11 people were killed and six others injured after an avalanche struck a group of 33 climbers in Russia’s Mount Mizhirgi, one of the highest peaks in the North Caucasus, according to emergency officials.
Dale Sanders recently completed the Appalachian Trail and reclaimed his record as the oldest person to hike the Georgia-to-Maine route. He fell 71 times along the way, including a spill 200 yards from the finish line. “By the time I got to the summit … I had forgotten about the pain, and I was just excited about being there,” Sanders tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” #AppalachianTrail #GoodNews Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
An Austrian mountain guide surrendered his licence and faces a police investigation after helmet-camera footage captured him allegedly grabbing a Polish climber on a narrow, exposed ridge high on Austria's tallest peak, a confrontation that began when the guide barged past the climber's wife while she was lowering herself on a rope. The incident occurred […] The post Austrian mountain guide loses licence after grabbing climber on exposed ridge at 10,000 feet appeared first on American Almanac .
An Austrian mountain guide surrendered his licence and faces a police investigation after helmet-camera footage captured him allegedly grabbing a Polish climber on a narrow, exposed ridge high on Austria's tallest peak, a confrontation that began when the guide barged past the climber's wife while she was lowering herself on a rope. The incident occurred on August 22 along the Mürztalersteig route on the Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain at 12,460 feet. The Polish climber and his wife were making their way toward the Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte refuge, roughly 10,000 feet above sea level, when the guide, leading two clients, wedged himself between the couple on one of the route's most exposed sections. The wife was mid-descent on a…Open
Dale Sanders, known as "Grey Beard," has become the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail at age 91. He started in West Virginia last September and finished nearly a year later atop Maine's highest peak on August 31.
Joe Anderson, Englewood’s mayor pro tem and a two-term city council member, died after collapsing while hiking Quandary Peak in Colorado, a loss city officials called “tremendous” for the community he served. Anderson, 45, was hiking Quandary Peak, a 14,271-foot summit in Colorado’s Tenmile Range, when he collapsed on the lower slopes Friday morning. Fellow […] The post Englewood mayor pro tem Joe Anderson dies after collapsing on Quandary Peak hike appeared first on American Almanac .
Joe Anderson, Englewood’s mayor pro tem and a two-term city council member, died after collapsing while hiking Quandary Peak in Colorado, a loss city officials called “tremendous” for the community he served. Anderson, 45, was hiking Quandary Peak, a 14,271-foot summit in Colorado’s Tenmile Range, when he collapsed on the lower slopes Friday morning. Fellow hikers performed CPR until Summit County sheriff’s deputies and first responders arrived, but Anderson could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene. The official cause of death had not yet been determined by the coroner, according to reports from both Fox News and the New York Post . His sudden passing sent shockwaves through Englewood’s city government and…Open
Shaun Mackelprang, Missouri's deputy attorney general, was rescued Wednesday morning after spending six days stranded in Wyoming's Wind River Range, dehydrated, disoriented, but alive after summiting the state's tallest peak. Mackelprang, 55, had set out alone from the Green River Lakes Trailhead on August 20, 2025, aiming to reach the top of Gannett Peak, a […] The post Missouri deputy AG found alive after six days lost in Wyoming mountains appeared first on American Almanac .
Shaun Mackelprang, Missouri's deputy attorney general, was rescued Wednesday morning after spending six days stranded in Wyoming's Wind River Range, dehydrated, disoriented, but alive after summiting the state's tallest peak. Mackelprang, 55, had set out alone from the Green River Lakes Trailhead on August 20, 2025, aiming to reach the top of Gannett Peak, a 13,804-foot summit and the highest point in Wyoming. He made it. A summit register confirmed he reached the top on August 22. But something went wrong on the way down. Thunderstorms and strong winds hit during his descent, the New York Post reported , leaving Mackelprang disoriented and unable to find his way back to the trailhead. His vehicle sat untouched at the parking area. When…Open
A firefighter rappelled down Mount Yonah, a Georgia peak in the Appalachian foothills, to rescue a climber who got stuck on a ledge while free climbing, with no injuries reported. #cnn #georgia #mountyonah
DNA testing has confirmed that two bodies found on a fast-shrinking glacier in southern Switzerland belong to a pair of Belgian mountaineers who vanished 34 years ago, the latest case of retreating ice giving up the dead. A hiker crossing the Trift Glacier on July 26 spotted the remains and alerted authorities. Wallis Police launched […] The post Melting Swiss glacier surrenders bodies of two Belgian climbers missing since 1992 appeared first on American Almanac .
DNA testing has confirmed that two bodies found on a fast-shrinking glacier in southern Switzerland belong to a pair of Belgian mountaineers who vanished 34 years ago, the latest case of retreating ice giving up the dead. A hiker crossing the Trift Glacier on July 26 spotted the remains and alerted authorities. Wallis Police launched a recovery operation and transported the bodies to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Wallis Hospital in Sion, where scientists ran DNA comparisons against records of long-missing climbers. The results were conclusive. Wallis Police confirmed the identities in a statement: "A direct comparison of DNA profiles conclusively established that the individuals were two mountaineers who had been missing in the…Open
A mountaineering team with climbers from around the world, including the U.S., was attempting to climb one of the tallest peaks on earth.
The British-Nepali mountaineer was one of 10 climbers who were struck by an avalanche on Thursday on Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains.