The 42\u002Dyear\u002Dold was an experienced free soloist on both rock and ice, one friend said.
The body of Zach Milligan, 42, was found in the area of the Polar Circus ice climb by Parks Canada Sunday and lifted from the scene by helicopter after a concerned citizen alerted officers to an abandoned car in the parking lot of the trailhead Saturday around 11 p.m.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“He climbed at a very, very high level both on rock and on ice as a free soloist … and he would always be training his body and mind for performing in the mountains. He would climb in the Tetons and solo these routes at a high and strict level. He was like a marathon-fit rock climber/dedicated dirt bag to the core, but also an intellectual.”to ski Yosemite’s Half Dome from summit to valley floor.
“Most of his climbs are done solo so it’s a very comfortable space for him to be in and I look at the climb and it was well within his climbing ability, and is something he would have taken me on and have me push my limits but well, well within his, so it is shocking,” she said from Maine. “ just made me believe in myself… one of the most thoughtful, intellectual and interesting people I’ve ever met,” she said.
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