Andrzej Bargiel to Ski Everest Before Banff Talk

August 29th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors, News, Profiles | Comments Off on Andrzej Bargiel to Ski Everest Before Banff Talk

The top alpinist made the first ski descent of K2 last year

Adventure Photographer Cody Tuttle Has Died Paragliding

August 19th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors, News | Comments Off on Adventure Photographer Cody Tuttle Has Died Paragliding

Climber and adventure photographer Cody Tuttle, 32, died in a paragliding accident on Aug. 14 in the Sierra Nevada. His emergency InReach sent a message to the The Inyo County Sheriff’s department from north […]

Canadians Start Three-Year Trek Across Great Trail

August 14th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors | Comments Off on Canadians Start Three-Year Trek Across Great Trail

The Great Trail takes a 24,000 km path across Canada

Girls on Ice and the Canadian Ice Core Archive

July 24th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors, International, Routes | Comments Off on Girls on Ice and the Canadian Ice Core Archive

Girls on Ice Canada continues their mission of taking ten 16- and 17-year old women on a 12-day expedition through Glacier National Park

Montana Search and Rescue Technician Killed in Recreational Accident

July 16th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors, News | Comments Off on Montana Search and Rescue Technician Killed in Recreational Accident

“The highly complex rescue was executed in a skilled and efficient manner that would have made Travis proud”

Stand Up Paddleboarders to Cross Lake Erie

June 13th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors | Comments Off on Stand Up Paddleboarders to Cross Lake Erie

This June three men, Joe Lorenz, Kwin Morris and Jeff Guy, plan to paddleboard across Lake Erie, traversing international waters, rough waves, and dodging toxic algae blooms, all in an effort to raise awareness […]

Big Glacier Collapse in Torres del Paine National Park

May 24th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors, International, News, Routes, Video | Comments Off on Big Glacier Collapse in Torres del Paine National Park

The Southern Patagonia Icefield, which covers more than 12,000 square kilometres in southern Argentina and Chile, has reportedly split into two with large sections breaking off glaciers in Torre del Paine. The icefield is […]

Eight Hikers in Kananaskis Involved in Avalanche

May 14th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors, Profiles | Comments Off on Eight Hikers in Kananaskis Involved in Avalanche

A group of eight hikers who were on Mount Lawson in Kananaskis Country were involved in a spring avalanche, two survivors sustained life-threatening injuries. Rescue crews transported three people to hospital. The eight people […]

Mount Kilimanjaro Might Get a Cable Car to the Summit

May 13th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors, International, Routes | Comments Off on Mount Kilimanjaro Might Get a Cable Car to the Summit

Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak and there are talks that Tanzania might build a cable car to the summit. Constantine Kanyasu told Reuters that around 50,000 people climb the peak every year and […]

Ha Ling Trail/Climbs Closed in 2019 for Construction

May 13th, 2019 by gripped | Posted in Gripped Outdoors, Mountain, News | Comments Off on Ha Ling Trail/Climbs Closed in 2019 for Construction

Ha Ling Peak is one of the most-hiked and climbed mountains in the Canadian Rockies. On average, there are over 200 people who reach the summit on weekends. The single-track up-and-down hiking trail is often […]