Industry Buzz
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October 2, 2023
Grizzly Kills Couple, Dog in Banff National Park
A grizzly has killed a husband and wife in a remote corner of Canada’s Banff National Park. The two were experienced backpackers, a family friend told the media. The couple’s dog also died in the attack. The incident occurred Friday evening around 8 p.m. in the Red Deer River Valley....
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September 23, 2023
RV owners look for their property at Camping World fire scene
People from around the region are trying to sort out what happened to their RV and campers turned in for service at Camping World in East Ridge. Owners of campers and RVs who had dropped them by Campers World for service started showing up as the night wore on to...
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September 21, 2023
Gym and Auto Belay Manufacturer to Pay $6M in Settlement for Auto Belay Accident
Seattle’s Vertical World and Colorado-based manufacturer C3 have settled in a lawsuit following a severe climbing accident that occurred on August 1, 2019. The climber, Michael Vandivere, sustained a 30-foot fall and subsequently suffered a number of severe injuries, including 12 pelvic fractures, a traumatic brain injury, lung injuries, bladder...
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September 13, 2023
Grand Canyon hiker dies attempting to trek from south rim to north rim in single day
A Grand Canyon hiker has died while attempting to hike rim-to-rim in a single day at the national park. The 55-year-old Virginia man was unable to be resuscitated on the trail. abc news
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August 21, 2023
How This 52-Year-Old Crushed His First Ultra, One of the Hardest Races in the World
Ken Rideout had never slept in a tent, run with a backpack, or been in a race longer than 26.2 miles — but when the 52-year-old heard about the grueling Gobi March ultramarathon, something told him he could win it. Gear Junkie
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July 25, 2023
Three people found dead at Colorado campsite were sisters, 14-year-old boy who planned to “live off the grid”
Two sisters and a 14-year-old boy were identified as the three campers whose bodies were found badly decomposed at a remote campsite in Gunnison County. Christine Vance, 41, Rebecca Vance, 42, and Rebecca’s son were all Colorado Springs residents, Gunnison County Coroner Michael Barnes told The Colorado Sun on Tuesday....
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July 20, 2023
Man dies in Death Valley as temperatures hit 121 degrees
A tourist died while visiting Death Valley on Tuesday afternoon, and his death may have been related to heat, the National Park Service said, as temperatures that afternoon were 121 degrees Fahrenheit. The 71-year-old man was from the Los Angeles area. He collapsed outside the restroom at Golden Canyon, a...
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July 13, 2023
Hikers Urged to Stay Off Appalachian and Long Trails Following Vermont Floods
From Sunday through Monday, a rainstorm dropped more than 8 inches of precipitation on parts of the state, swelling waterways, flooding streets, and inundating some of the state's best-loved trail mileage. The storms, which killed one person in Barre City, caused an estimated $3 to $5 billion in damage according...
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July 12, 2023
Free-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a ridge in the state’s Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, the park said. The unidentified woman’s 27-year-old climbing partner called park rangers to report his partner had fallen from Blitzen Ridge on Ypsilon Mountain,...
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June 30, 2023
‘We can’t find anything’: Colo. officials end search, but family’s hunt for missing trail runner goes on
Ian O'Brien ran up a 13,000-foot Colorado mountain, snapped a selfie for his girlfriend and disappeared without a trace, sparking a frantic search effort by his loved ones that continues. O’Brien’s last known location was at the summit of Hesperus Mountain, a 13,200-foot peak nestled in the La Plata Mountains....
