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French Alpinist Guillaume "Gee" Pierrel Dies In Avalanche
Gee will be remembered for his contributions to ski alpinism and countless first descents.
UPDATE June 25, 2026, 1:10 P.M. MT: Some reports state that the incident happened on Kapura Peak (21,502 feet), not K6. Outside will continue to update this story as we learn more. “Both Christina and ...
Acclaimed French ski mountaineer Guillaume "Gee" Pierrel has died at age 42 after being caught in an avalanche on K6 in ...
In the Flégère ski area above Chamonix, a large avalanche hit several groomed pistes on Tuesday afternoon. Three people were ...
COLORADO SPRINGS (KOAA) — Recent snowfall has left avalanche danger elevated in parts of the backcountry — particularly in the northern mountains. So, why is it safer to ski steep, powder-filled runs ...
Two female cross-country skiers were caught in an avalanche on a cross-country ski trail near the village of Isola in Maloja on Sunday afternoon. One woman was completely buried, the other partially ...
A geophysicist and a ski area avalanche forecaster got together to create Got-U, a new app that could save skiers’ lives. In the dispatch center at California’s Palisades Tahoe on a late-season storm ...
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The backcountry ski trip hit by avalanche was led by an outfit offering mountain adventures globally
The group of 15 backcountry skiers headed out on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine wilderness near Frog Lake in California's Sierra Nevada as a powerful winter ...
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