Elie Chevieux Murdered in Afghanistan

Another tragic day for climbing. Elie Chevieux, the popular Swis climber, who was the first person in the world to onsight 8b+, has been horribly murdered in Afghanistan. Elie, who was 31 years old, was travelling as a photographer. He was with one companion who was also killed in the attack.
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Ropeboy

11 May, 2004

Sad news indeed. J

Jus

11 May, 2004

Oh Jesus. I saw a story on the news about two people in Kabul being murdered. Fcuking horrible bastards.

Andy Farnell

11 May, 2004

Very sad news. Andy F

TobyA

11 May, 2004

I'm not sure that visiting climbing expeditions is a priority for the Karzai government just at the moment! The death of Chevieux is a great shame, but there have been numerous murders of western aid workers in the last couple of months, and the Taliban is clearly growing in strength again. The failure of reconstruction and the pledged billions that have failed to arrive are not endearing westerners to Afghans currently. I heard the news about the bodies being found on sunday night. Does anyone know what they were doing there? Traveling independently in Afghanistan seems a very risky thing to do currently.

Tom Briggs

11 May, 2004

Horrible news. I met Elie in N Wales about 12 years ago. He was quiet and unassuming and I remember being blown away watching him flash Jerry's Roof in the Pass.

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