Dru Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 reported here If going for a trip to Banff/LL/Canmore you might want to think about this first and take some extra rock gear...very snowy spring they are having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 What also sucks even more are the missing climbers on the Super Couloir route on Mt. Deltaform. Sounds like they are presumed dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkyclimber Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Yes, definately presumed dead. They have called off the search until the snow melts, and the bodies are presumed to be buried at the bottom of a slot. This is the article that was posted in that LTV link that Dru posted: The Calgary Sun offered a bit more information: ************************************************ The hunt for a pair of ice climbers -- presumed to have died in a fall -- has been put on hold because of hazardous conditions making it dangerous for searchers. "We could resume the search in as early as two weeks, or it could take a month or longer before we get back there," said Gord Irwin, a rescue specialist with Parks Canada. Parks Canada spokesmen were not releasing the names of the climbers, but both men were believed to be in their 20s and attending university in B.C. They left Friday to climb Super Couloir on Mt. Deltaform near Moraine Lake in Banff National Park. When they didn't return by Saturday, a friend reported them missing. Irwin said it's believed the two experienced climbers died after falling at least 400 metres off the face of the mountain. "We believe they were swept into a crevasse --that could be about (30-metres) deep -- which was then plugged with avalanche snow," Irwin said. Searchers found a number of articles the climbers would have used. "We found helmets and crampons and ice tools that are all essential equipment," he said. "The area where they were climbing is very rugged and very deep with falling rock, hanging ice and snow and ice gullies," he said. The area where the climbers were lost is a relatively remote area on the backcountry boundary between Banff and Kootenay National Parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=news_home&articleID=1637763 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 supercoulior just got knocked down a few lines on my tick list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 What also sucks even more are the missing climbers on the Super Couloir route on Mt. Deltaform. Sounds like they are presumed dead. Latest from CBC News: Hikers' bodies found in Banff park Last Updated Mon, 05 Jul 2004 21:41:40 BANFF, ALTA. - The bodies of two missing hikers were discovered Monday by wardens in Alberta's Banff National Park. Kevin James and Mike Farrow had been missing since early June. The two men, both in their early 20s, were adventure tourism students at the University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops, British Columbia. They had set out on June 3 to hike up Mount Deltaform near Lake Louise, but were reported overdue. Park officials say it appears bad weather forced the two men to turn back before they reached the summit. The wardens believe they were hit by either rocks or snow on their way down the trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 at least CP had the details correct enough to call them ice climbers rather than hikers british columbia news Monday, Jul 05, 2004 Email this to a friend print this page Bodies of B.C. ice climbers found in Banff National Park BANFF, Alta. (CP) - The bodies of two British Columbia ice climbers missing and presumed dead on a mountain in Banff National Park were discovered Monday by wardens. Kevin James and Mike Farrow, both in their early 20s, had been studying adventure tourism at the University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops. Both were originally from Ontario but had spent the last few years in B.C. The two had been living in Golden for the summer. They set out June 3 to ascend an ice climbing route on Mount Deltaform near Lake Louise but were reported overdue. Searchers said tracks and pieces of equipment suggested the climbers almost achieved the summit before they were forced to turn back because of bad weather. Parks officials said Monday it appears they may have been hit by rock or snow during their descent. The loss devastated the students and faculty of the adventure guide program. © The Canadian Press, 2004 and didn't call the supercouloir a "trail" either If I ever die climbing and some news anchor calls me a HIKER I will curse them from the afterlife!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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