In April 2017, a lone hiker arrived at the summit of Mount Harvey, a 5,420-foot peak north of Vancouver. He had fallen behind his group on the ascent and when he reached the top in deep snow, all he ...

Cornices are most volatile during wild weather swings. If it’s cold in the morning but rapidly warms throughout the day, cornices can be susceptible to collapse. Consistent winds between 15 and 25 ...

As Everest climbers return to a wifi connection in Base Camp, they post pictures of their summits — and of crowds, chaos, scary moments, and, unfortunately, death. IFMGA guide Vinayak Malla summited ...

on Monday afternoon, 52-year-old Joseph Bohlig removed his pack and jacket and stepped onto a snow cornice so his climbing partner, , could snap his photo. Salkovics told officials he then watched in ...

Garfield Cornice_4.28.14_by_Greg_Funderburk.jpgjpeg Snow cornices, center foreground, that formed on the crater rim at Crater Lake National Park. Park officials suspect a missing snowshoer fell down ...

"Somehow I managed to jump to the right side yesterday high up in my home mountains when this huge cornice collapsed under my feet." With this sentence, posted a few days ago on Facebook, Hansjörg ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (KOMO) — The snowboarder who died while standing near the top of Mount St. Helens on March 30 has been identified. The Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) said the death of ...

A snowboarder fell to his death after reaching the top of Mount St. Helens, according to a nonprofit. Photo from Jaser Cervantes via Unsplash UPDATE: A snowboarder who fell to his death after reaching ...