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NEWS: Bodies of David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley recovered

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 UKC News 22 Apr 2019

The bodies of world-class Austrian mountaineers David Lama and Hansjörg Auer and leading US alpinist Jess Roskelley have been recovered following an avalanche on 16th April on Howse Peak in Banff National Park, Canada. The three climbers were attempting to make the first repeat of M16 (VI WI7+ A2), a route on the peak's East Face established in 1999 by Steve House, Barry Blanchard and Scott Backes when a Category 3 avalanche is presumed to have killed them.

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 Marmolata 23 Apr 2019
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What a tragedy. I read Auer's book last year and just watched Lama's Cerro Torre movie the other day (it's free at Red Bull).

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UPDATE: 23/04 - A press release from Roskelley's family states that collected evidence points to the three climbers having summitted Howse Peak via their chosen route before their deaths: 'Jess Roskelley's phone was recovered, and photos indicate the three climbers had reached the summit on Tuesday, April 16 at 12:43pm and looked to be in absolute joy. Though we have no concrete answers, evidence suggests that the team was hit by an avalanche during the descent.'


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