Llanberis Mountain Rescue based in the UK performed its 100th rescue this year when three men became stranded on Crib Goch (pictured above) in Snowdonia National Park.

The three students, aged between 18 and 23, became stuck high on the ridge and were cold and didn’t feel safe continuing or turning back. They were ill-equipped and [...]

A 28-year-old man from New York died after being buried in an Avalanche on a ski trip to Arlberg ski region (pictured above) in Austria.

The man was on a guided trip when an avalanche hit the group on an off-piste area of the mountain. He was buried in nearly 4 feet of snow at 7,218 [...]

Three backcountry skiers in two different parties were found after they became lost and unable to find their way out.

There are no details regarding the solo skier aside from the report that the skier was found while authorities were searching for the other two.

The missing man and woman were on an overnight backcountry ski trip [...]

Two out of bounds skiers who became lost on the east bowl of the Mount Rose ski resort were found late last night as temperatures dropped into single digits.

The 20-year-old man and 21-year-old woman went missing around 3 p.m. on Christmas Day. Luckily they had a cell phone and were able to call authorities. Rescue [...]

Heavy snow and strong winds are blamed for setting off an avalanche and killing a skier at the Squaw Valley ski resort near Lake Tahoe, CA.

Randall Davis was skiing on an expert run in the trees with a friend. Davis and his friend, both said to be expert skiers, became separated during their run. When [...]

A solo hiker became lost in mist and required rescue on Fairfield mountain in the UK.

The woman was descending the mountain when the region was covered in heavy mist. She was unable to find her way down safely and bivied up. It is unclear how mountain rescue was alerted, but Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team along [...]

Straight out of the “what the heck were they thinking” chapter of HikerHell comes this story of six people who nearly died after visiting a natural hot spring in the Idaho wilderness.

The four men and two women visited the natural hot springs near Pine Flats about 42 miles outside of Boise. The group just had [...]

A 61-year-old man cross country skiing in Batchawana, Michigan was found after he got lost.

Olli Lamminen was cross country skiing with his dog along the Batchawana River when they somehow got lost. Lamminen called his wife who then called authorities. The area was struck with high winds and temps were dipping down to -20 Celsius.

Volunteer [...]

Although this isn’t your typical HikerHell story, but this tale of survival is an interesting one.

Near Toronto, Canada, a 55-year-old woman was found after being buried in snow for three days – yes, three days.

Donna Molnar was walking in the area and became disoriented in the heavy snow. The storm pummeled the area for three [...]

Search teams have located the body of a 36-year-old snowboarder who was buried in an avalanche on Wednesday in Happy Chutes on the east side of Mount Emmons in Colorado.

Michael Bowen was riding near the Trapper’s Way ridge three miles into the backcountry. After the avalanche was reported, search teams began searching the area. Three [...]