A 42-year-old man broke his leg when he was caught in an avalanche while skiing in the Ptarmigan area of Wearyman Spur between Shrine Mountain (pictured above) and Red Cliff in Colorado

The man was skiing with a friend when the avalanche struck and broke the skier’s leg. The skier’s friend was able to pull him [...]

A 22-year-old climber was seriously injured after an eruption caused a large boulder to crash into the man’s shelter and crushed his leg on Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand.

William Pike was climbing the mountain with three companions. An eruption caused a boulder the size of a large bowling ball to careen down the mountain. The [...]

A lost 57-year-old skier was able to survive a cold night when he got lost near the Willamette Pass Ski Resort in Oregon.

Eugene Perry was skiing with a family member and they got separated on the mountain. When Perry didn’t return to the ski resort, the family member reported him missing. Sheriff search and rescue [...]

An American woman, between the ages of 35 and 40, became lost after ditching her guide and choosing to hike through a white wind in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile.

The woman was visiting the area and wanted to hike to Camp Grey, a backcountry camp 1,200 meters above sea level.

The woman chose to [...]

An 18-year-old snowboarder was rescued after becoming separated from his group and being exposed to harsh weather while riding Mount Seymour near Vancouver, Canada.

The teen was riding and became separated in thick fog around 4 p.m. When the other riders in the group lost him, they alerted authorities. North Shore Search and Rescue followed the [...]

Rescue teams are working to free a hiker who became stuck in a crevice while descending a mountain in the Du Toitskloof range in South Africa.

The man was hiking with two friends to the top of Slanghoek Peak and turned around when the weather turned sour. On the way down, the man slipped and his [...]

An adult male and four kids – ages 7, 8 and 12 – needed help when they got lost on a bike trail near St. Mary’s Lake in Maryland. The four set out on an easy stroll around the lake and couldn’t make their way back to the car as dusk fell. They had no [...]

A day hiker was rescued after she slipped and fell into a river on the Holbrook Canyon Trail in Davis County, Utah.

The woman was hiking with her sister when she simply slipped and slid down the canyon side and into a river. Authorities said the women were prepared with the proper clothing and a cell [...]

Search and rescue volunteers, the Mounties and specially trained dogs found seven of the eight missing snowmobilers who were caught in an avalanche near the town of Fernie in eastern B.C., Canada.

The first three bodies were recovered rather quickly around 1 p.m. because they were wearing beacons. Three others were found a short time after. [...]

Although HikerHell usually doesn’t report on stories who use motorized vehicles in the backcountry (including snowmobiles, ATVs or dirt bikes), the number of avalanches this year is staggering and everyone needs to be aware of the dangers of avys in the backcountry.

Two avalanches buried eight snowmobilers about 550 miles east of Vancouver, British Columbia [...]