G-spotter Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/parks-canada-officials-looking-for-missing-climber-1.2224094 Sounds like conditions are going to shit in the Rockies - Icefield Pkway is supposed to get up to a meter of new snow in the next 24h. Quote
glassgowkiss Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Did not say if it was avi related, possible accident during climbing or rapping. Yeah, looks like not a good idea to go into any gullies for a while, on Saturday even below tree line rating is considerable. Quote
cfire Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 http://globalnews.ca/news/1816113/helicopter-search-underway-for-ice-climber-missing-near-columbia-icefields/ Quote
G-spotter Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/search-underway-for-missing-ice-climber-in-banff-national-park Quote
G-spotter Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mark-salesse-s-family-preparing-for-the-worst-1.2949242?cmp=rss Quote
glassgowkiss Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 I bet his body recovery will have to wait till the snow melts. Quote
G-spotter Posted February 11, 2015 Author Posted February 11, 2015 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/didn-t-want-to-hear-it-missing-rescue-tech-s-mom-says-his-loss-hard-to-accept-1.2952410 Quote
Bigtree Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Mark was a very nice guy. I'll remember him as strong, sure footed and quick to share a laugh or whatever he had in his pack. He'll be missed by many. Quote
olyclimber Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Reading about him, seems like the world needs more people like him, not less. What a shit winter, at least for the PNW. Quote
trainwreck Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I can't understand why they were on Polar Circus that day. The avy forecast was complete shit and it was snowing heavily. Condolences to all that knew him; Quote
glassgowkiss Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I can't understand why they were on Polar Circus that day. The avy forecast was complete shit and it was snowing heavily. Condolences to all that knew him; Yeah, probably not the best call. It sounds like he was knocked off the slope, above Pencil Traverse. Quote
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