Goodness
In before the it was their fault and they were stupid and put rescuers at risk and needed to die comments
Actually it was gravity...
What a complete nightmare. Those who survived the event will now have to relive it frame by frame through their memories.
So sad. The fact that these were mostly older folks climbing, one would have expected more attention to safety.
I don’t even walk the half mile to the mailbox.
It was their fault, they were stupid and put the rescue party at risk. Hopefully they will all die soon.
The American Alpine Club has for many years published “Accidents in North American Mountaineering” and those who trek the high country would be well advised to study that accumulated history, lest they appear in a future edition. The publication analyzes the failure chain in each accident, which I suspect in this case will include lack of training for the conditions including self-arrest techniques; lack of adequate equipment including ice axes, crampons, and avalanche beacons; inadequate clothing as evidenced by hypothermia; and most of all inexperience leading the party to underestimate risks and/or overestimate their abilities.
Actually, 'twas gravity that pulled him down.
Regards,
Range Rover.... Problems solved.
Strange headline — How much more seriously injured can a person be than dead?
A guy I went to high school with died in a similar accident in 1967. His younger sister began to slip, and he went to grab her and they both went over. Very tragic. A very nice family, and the loss was felt throughout the community.