Initially they were reported as "missing". The trio were swept away by avalanche on Howse Peak, a difficult and remote mountain in the Canadian Rockies, last week. Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Jess Roskelley will never return.
The loss of this world class trio of alpinists is unfathomable.
Initially reported as missing, their deaths have been confirmed by the parents of David Lama and Jess Roskelley. 😔😥 örg Auer, David Lama, Jess Roskelley have perished while climbing Howse Peak, a difficult and remote mountain in the Canadian Rockies. With empathy for the families of Hansjörg, Jess and David. UPDATE: On Friday, Conrad Anker, who was a good friend to David Lama having climber together for years, tweeted the below message. Years later, in 2015, House shared the below Facebook post, referring to one of the “hardest pitches” of his life and asking “#Whositgonnabe” The route that Lama, Rosskelley, and Auer were attempting was first completed by Steve House in 1999. Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts.” Howse sometime on Tuesday and there was visible evidence they perished. It is with a heavy heart I have to say this, but they were hit by a massive avalanche off Mt. “As I write this, I know from speaking with the Park Service and rescue personnel yesterday that Jess, David and Hansjorg are presumed dead. The tragedy has not been officially confirmed, but John Rosskelley posted this to a friend’s Facebook page on Thursday regarding his son Jess and his teammates: Photo by Kristoffer Szilas via Wikimedia Commons. Jess Rosskelley in the Hypa Zypa Couloir in 2013. His mountaineering career included first ascents in Alaska and Pakistan. Everest when he climbed the mountain with his father in 2003 at age 20. Spokane, Washington native Jess Rosskelley was the youngest person from North America to summit Mt.
Photo by Manuel Ferrigato via Red Bull Content Pool. Last year, Lama summited Lunag Ri, which until his feat was Himalaya’s highest unclimbed mountain.
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In 2012, he made the first free ascent of the “Compressor Route” on Cerro Torre in Patagonia. Photo by Alexander Blümel via Red Bull Content Pool.ĭavid Lama rose to prominence as a teenager with big wins in lead climbing and bouldering competitions. Read Next: Hansjörg Auer: No Turning Back Hansjörd Auer during an attempt of Annapurna III in 2016. Being alone strips you naked, it makes you understand who you are, what is your value, the things that matter in life” Even in the mountains, and not just because of safety. He once said, “ There is only one person you will have to bear for the rest of your life: yourself. Hansjörg Auer was regarded as one of the world’s most talented free solo climbers he climbed a 37-pitch, 5.12c route in the Italian Dolomites called “The Fish” sans ropes or safety gear.
What a great intro to the Canadian Rockies.Ī post shared by David Lama on at 8:08am PDT Awesome alpine climbing and we were down before it got dark again. Got an early start and saw a beautiful sunrise on the way up the Andromeda Strain route with and this week. Lama, Rosskelley, and Hansjörg were members of The North Face’s Global Athlete Team and highly-regarded alpinists with the experience and skills required of the M16 route. The M16 route was first climbed in 2000, and it involves advanced technical mountaineering expertise. Howse Peak was their next objective on the spring expedition in the Canadian Rockies. The team had notched Mount Andromeda in the previous fortnight. In a media release, Parks Canada said that “Based on the assessment of the scene, all three members of the party are presumed to be deceased.” Due to dangerous avalanche conditions and new snow in the forecast, subsequent investigations and body recovery are delayed until an optimal weather window. Banff personnel launched a helicopter search mission that observed avalanche debris containing climbing equipment. The trio were attempting to summit 3,295-meter Howse Peak by the technical M16 route up its east face on Tuesday, April 16th when they were reportedly ensnared by an avalanche and carried to their deaths.Īccording to a Parks Canada representative, the father of Jess, John Rosskelley, alerted the Parks Service on Wednesday morning that the party had failed to check-in the previous evening. The mountaineering community mourns the loss of three of its prominent members: 28-year-old Austrian David Lama, 36-year-old American Jess Rosskelley, and 35-year-old Hansjörg Auer. If you enjoy this article, please consider creating an account to support our journalism so we can keep going. Before you read, remember this: Independent editorial isn't free.
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