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Re: [gordonfreeman] Two Calgary Climbers Killed In Kananaskis::
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the_climber
May 23, 2007, 9:04 PM
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My understanding of it (Feb 2003) was that he was soloing with minimal gear and may not have been fully prepared for winter conditions (ie. no crampons...). Having been on the mountain not too long after teh Feb 2003 incident, I can say that parts of the ridge were covered with ice/very hard packed snow. We turned back that time due to approaching weather which made for a near epic decent. As he was higher on the ridge based on how far he fell, adding wind to the whole equation... Not a good recipe.
We'll likely start to get more info on this new one in a few days if the other climbers who were up there provide it... if not, it's all speculation.
(This post was edited by the_climber on May 23, 2007, 9:08 PM)
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