Two Japanese mountaineers are missing after an avalanche swallowed them on Mount Nukedo in Japan.

Yoshihito Kuwahara, 48, and Masayoshi Tsukada, 39, were climbing the mountain with two other climbers. But the two set out first from base camp to check the route to the summit. While the climbers were scouting the mountain, an avalanche rumbled [...]

Two 22-year old French shredders – one skier and one snowboarder – were riding out of bounds late Friday at the Savignon ski resort in Graubünden, Switzerland and found themselves stuck on steep terrain and lost in a snowdrift. They called for an air rescue on their cell phone when it got dark.

As [...]

A solo 25-year-old hiker was found after he became lost off trail near Akaka Falls in Hawaii.

The man started his hike on the trail to the falls then wandered off trail for about 45 minutes. He was unable to find his way back to the main trail. At 8:24 p.m., the man called 911 for [...]

A female hiker who became lost while solo hiking through Walnut Creek Park in Virginia was found after she used her cell phone to alert authorities.

The woman was not able to find her way back and called authorities. Search and rescue teams on foot used GPS coordinates to find her. It is unknown if the [...]

Thanks to Bergschlawiner of the MRA International Committee and Seattle Mountain Rescue for sending in this story.

Eleven-year-old Elena can thank her guardian angel for surviving a 170-meter fall with only a few bruises on Christmas Eve while spending the afternoon at the Wendelsteinhaus panorama restaurant with her parents and grandparents.

According to the Bergrettung Leizachtal, mountain [...]

Thanks to Bergschlawiner of the MRA International Committee and Seattle Mountain Rescue for sending in this story.

A 30-year-old ski tourer fell to his death near Flachau (pictured above) in the Pongau near Salzburg. The man was skiing alone late Thursday afternoon when he fell about 100 meters over a cliff and died instantly.

He last [...]

An inbounds snowboarder died after being buried in an avalanche at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s Toilet Bowl run. A crown at the top of the run was reported to be about 8 feet high.

It is unclear if the run was open or if the man found a way to go down it. The upper [...]

A 56-year-old experienced hiker became lost on his way off of Mt. Baldy in Southern California.

Larry Amkraut spent the night on Mt. Baldy on Christmas Eve and planned to attend a family get together on Christmas Day. When he didn’t return, family members reported him missing.

Friends told authorities that he was an experienced hiker and [...]

Thanks to Marietta for submitting this story.

A 12-year-old boy and his 66-year-old grandfather from Vienna required rescue on the Hutterer Höss in Hinterstoder (pictured above) after becoming disoriented in steep terrain while skiing down the mountain at 3:30 pm. They took a shortcut and went out of bounds. When they found themselves on steep terrain, [...]

Three hikers on a Czech mountain found themselves in the path of an avalanche and all were lucky to survive.

Surprising news from a week of avalanche deaths on HikerHell. The three hikers were near the Cervinkova mulda area. One of the hikers was able to scurry out of the avy’s path. The other two weren’t [...]