McKinley 1967: Triumph and Tragedy. Part I
McKinley witnessed two pivotal moments in mountaineering history. This is Part 1, the story of McKinley's first winter ascent ...
Three Skiers Presumed Dead in Alaska Avalanche: Everything We Know
The avalanche occurred late Tuesday afternoon near Girdwood, a skiing community about 40 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska.
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3 missing skiers likely buried in Alaska backcountry avalanche have been identified
The three missing skiers who were reportedly buried under up to 100 feet of snow after an avalanche in the Alaska backcountry ... in Washington’s Cascade Mountains. According to the National ...
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A view of the Cascades
The North Peak (elev. 6,870) is now the highest of the three ... prospector who worked in the area and who reportedly went to Alaska in 1898 and was killed by wolves.
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‘Skill, Luck and Teamwork’: Air Force Vet Recalls Rescue in Alaska Mountains
A call came in from the Rescue Coordination Center with information about an airplane crash in the mountains. The sun had just set and night flying in the Alaska mountains is dangerous ...
3 Helicopter Skiers Feared Dead in Alaska Avalanche, Officials Say
The group was traveling with guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation, which escorts backcountry skiers via helicopter ...
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Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska officials say
GIRDWOOD, Alaska -- Three skiers who had flown by helicopter ... The slide caught the heli-skiers late Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near the skiing community of Girdwood, located ...
3 skiers buried in at least 40 feet of snow after massive Alaska avalanche
Alaska Wildlife Troopers said an avalanche buried three skiers under a blanket of snow between 40 and 100 feet deep in a ...
3 skiers missing after avalanche hits remote mountain range in Alaska
Alaska State Troopers said three skiers are likely dead after an avalanche buried them in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, Alaska, on Tuesday.