A well-known ice climber died of a heart attack on Sunday after falling 60 feet from Bridalveil Falls outside Telluride, Colorado. Jack Roberts, 59, was leading the climb's second pitch when he fell and broke his hip. His partner called San Miguel County Search and Rescue for help, but Roberts went into cardiac arrest soon after they arrived and was pronounced dead at the scene. Roberts was known for making first winter ascents of hard routes in the Canadian Rockies, including the North Face o... Read More
Rescuers in Mount Rainier National Park found a 66-year-old man alive Monday afternoon, days after he went missing from a group snowshoe hike on Saturday. Yong Chun Kim, 66, became separated from his group when he slid down a slope Saturday afternoon. An experienced snowshoer, Kim radioed his companions to say that he was alright, but he later failed to return to the parking lot after the hike. Poor weather halted the search on Sunday as some areas of Mount Rainier received as many as eight in... Read More
The Association of Surfing Professionals confirmed on Monday that surfers competing in the 2012 World Tour will be subject to World Anti-Doping Agency testing standards outlined in a testing policy last week. Surfers will face bans of one year for failing a random in-competition drug test. Banned substances include both so-called recreational drugs—like alcohol, amphetamines, cannabinoids, cocaine, methamphetamines, and narcotics—as well as recognized doping agents. Heavier penalti... Read More
Officials at Table Mountain Park in South Africa say they will fine and possibly press charges against American wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss a day after he crashed into the mountain and broke both his legs following a 200-foot fall. Corliss clipped a ledge on a jump and immediately pulled his emergency chute. It's not the first time Corliss has been in trouble with the law. In 2010, the 35-year-old was banned from the Empire State Building. "The danger associated with base jumping does not allow... Read More
Shalane Flanagan and Meb Keflezighi won the women's and men's Olympic marathon trials on Saturday in Houston, Texas, in what were the most competitive Olympic selection races in U.S. history. Flanagan, 30, will compete in her third Olympic games after running 2:25:38 to defeat pre-race co-favorite Desiree Davila by 17 seconds. Kara Goucher took the third qualifying position in 2:26:06. Flanagan's time bettered the existing Olympic trials marathon record by more than three minutes. Keflezighi, ... Read More
