NEWSNATIONNOW (Patrick Djordjevic) - 65 Americans missing after flash floods in Nepal and China
Before-and-after satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters showed lush green mountainside now buried under brown debris and sediment.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Stranded climber rescued from Georgia mountain
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
YOUTUBE (CNN) - How ‘Beast Runner’ finds missing hikers in Taiwan's mountains
Known as “Beast Runner,” Petr Novotny searches Taiwan’s dangerous mountains for hikers who’ve gone missing. CNN’s Will Ripley joins him as he follows the smallest clues, hoping to bring answers to families after everyone else has given up. 0:00 How 'Beast Runner' finds Taiwan's lost souls 3:44 The most dangerous element of hiking is the hiker 5:51 Describing the sensation of finding the person For more of this, subscribe to stream on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4zpecHE #Taiwan #BeastRunner #News
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Finding Taiwan's lost hikers
Known as “Beast Runner,” Petr Novotny searches Taiwan’s dangerous mountains for hikers who’ve gone missing. CNN's Will Ripley joins him as he follows the smallest clues, hoping to bring answers to families after everyone else has given up.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Rare sighting of secretive cat caught on camera
A rare sighting of an elusive Pallas’s cat was caught on camera by a nature enthusiast in the mountains of northern Iran.
AMERICANALMANAC (Melissa Gentry) - American tourist killed by lightning on Mount Etna after hiking into restricted volcanic zone
A young American hiker died after a lightning strike on Sicily's Mount Etna, in an area authorities had already closed to visitors because of weeks of dangerous volcanic activity. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was climbing the volcano on Sunday evening when a powerful thunderstorm rolled across the slopes. He was struck in the Rocca […] The post American tourist killed by lightning on Mount Etna after hiking into restricted volcanic zone appeared first on American Almanac .
A young American hiker died after a lightning strike on Sicily's Mount Etna, in an area authorities had already closed to visitors because of weeks of dangerous volcanic activity. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was climbing the volcano on Sunday evening when a powerful thunderstorm rolled across the slopes. He was struck in the Rocca Capra area at roughly 1,400 meters, about 4,600 feet, in exposed terrain that Italian authorities had placed off-limits due to prolonged eruptions, AP News reported . Emergency crews reached him by helicopter at approximately 8:00 p.m. local time and found him in cardiac arrest. Medics airlifted the hiker to Cannizzaro hospital in Catania, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 9:30 p.m. His name has…Open
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Top 10 Reasons To Move To Colorado
America's 38th state is often assumed to be just one giant mountain, but it's so much more! For example, the state bird is lark bunting. Bet you didn't know that.
AI:The Babylon Bee takes a satirical jab at those who view Colorado through a simplistic lens, mockingly suggesting that despite its mountainous terrain, the real draw for new residents might just be knowing that the state bird is the lark bunting. It serves as a ridiculous counterpoint to the very real and grueling political impasses currently being fought by governors over critical water rights in the region.Open
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Alaska Man Monday: Mountains, Mugs, and More
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NPR (Betsy Joles) - Greetings from an isolated region in northern Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains
Chitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches.
NYTIMES (Remy Tumin) - Hiker Trekked 10 Miles to Safety After Impaling Himself on Pole
David Cifaldi was hiking up Granite Peak, Montana’s tallest mountain, last week when he slipped and fell on one of his trekking poles. A wound nurse, he went into survival mode.