Who: 48-year-old Kent AshcraftWhere: Thor Peak, Eastern Sierras, CaliforniaHis mistake: He was an experienced mountaineer and a staple in the Sierras. This was bad luck.What happened: A man was climbing up an ice chute with his 18-year-old son and a friend. All three people in the group were experienced climbers with a vast knowledge of [...]

Who: Johannes (Hannes) Mullegger, 36Where: Campton Mountain, Vancouver IslandHis mistake: Unknown. What happened: A search and rescue member was backcountry skiing with friends on Campton Mountain. Some time during the tour, the man fell about 100 feet into a crevasse. Members of the North Shore Rescue were alerted that one of their own might require [...]

Who: A 54-year-old skierWhere: Austria’s Brobglockner, a 3,798-meter peakHis mistake: Unknown. What happened: A skier and a few of his buddies went skiing. The skier suddenly fell 150 meters from a wall 3,400 meters up the mountain.

It is unknown if the skier was slashing down or if he was skinning up. The skier narrowly missed [...]

Who: Stephen CunniffWhere: Near Big Sur, CAHis mistake: He got lost at night.What happened: A man who hit the trails 6 days ago on his own got lost in the dark near the Salmon Creek Trail. He was reported missing buy his family when he didn’t return.

A massive search began, but there were no signs [...]

Who: A 26-year-old solo snowboarderWhere: Garibaldi Provincial Park, near Whistler, CanadaHis mistake: Still unknown, but we know he’s alrightWhat happened: A snowboarder missing since Sunday was found safe yesterday by search teams.

The snowboarder went on a solo 2-day trip and was going to build an igloo to stay warm during the camping trip. His friend [...]

Who: A 26-year-old snowboarderWhere: Mountains near Whistler and Blackcomb MountainHis mistake: He went solo, but the real mistake is unknown.What happened: A solo backcountry snowboarder has been missing since Sunday. His roommate reported him missing when the snowboarder didn’t return from an overnight trip.

The snowboarder’s original plan was to snowboard near Cowboy Ridge near [...]

Who: 16-year-old Michael ManningWhere: San Emigdio Mountains, CaliforniaHis mistake: It’s unknown. We know he fell, just don’t know how.What happened: A teen and some friends were hiking in the local mountains when one of them somehow fell down 1,900 feet from a cliff. Another person in the group immediately called 911 and help was on [...]

Who: Two HikersWhere: Wells Gray Park, CanadaTheir mistake: The two hikers were delayed, separated and disoriented – all in one trip.What happened: Two hikers were supposed to meet their ride and were delayed. Their friend was supposed to pick them up at a trailhead at 7 p.m. When they didn’t show up, their friend called [...]

Who: A 30-year-old “experienced climber”Where: On the Pratt Lake Trail about 47 miles east of SeattleHis mistake: Separating from his hiking partnerWhat happnened: Two men, described as being “stong, experienced climbers” were hiking on the Pratt Lake trail when they encountered snow near the “Ollalie Saddle.”

One of them stopped to put his snowshoes [...]

Who: A hiker in his late teens or early 20sWhere: Cave Rock, near Lake Tahoe, CAHis mistake: He went hiking on a steep rock without proper gearWhat happened: A man hiking on Cave Rock became stuck on a steep rock that used to be known as a climbing rock. Climbing has been outlawed at the [...]