Avalanche in Banff National Park; 3 climbers presumed dead
Outdoor apparel company The North Face confirmed Thursday that American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David Lama and Hansjorg Auer disappeared while attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak on the Icefields Parkway. They were reported overdue on Wednesday."They are missing, and local search and rescue has assumed the worst," The North Face said in a statement.
"Parks Canada visitor safety specialists immediately responded by air and observed signs of multiple avalanches and debris containing climbing equipment," the agency said in a statement. "It's always a shock when any climber dies, particularly those that are very well publicized, but perhaps people might be a little more shocked that it wasn't an 8,000-metre peak with a high death rate in the Himalayas," said Routen, who has been closely following the careers of Lama and Auer.
Route called him a brave and a technically skilled climber who often climbed difficult routes on his own. An online biography of Roskelley on The North Face website says he grew up in Washington and spent his childhood adventuring with his family throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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