Two climbers die after Mount McKinley fall

[Mike]

Click on below link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18746622/#storyContinued

 

[kmorgan]

A tragedy, but a risk all mountaineers knowingly take. My heart goes out to their families and friends. I guess we'll be hearing calls for handrails to be installed on all mountains soon, that is if the media picks this up and exploits it for ratings like the recent Mt. Hood incident.

 

[DougPaul]

I guess we'll be hearing calls for handrails to be installed on all mountains soon, that is if the media picks this up and exploits it for ratings like the recent Mt. Hood incident.

Possibly calls for more regulation, but events such as this are not an uncommon occurrance on McKinley. My guess is that there will be no change.

The details in the report are limited--it would be interesting to know what route they were on--certain routes have a history of similar accidents.

It will be much harder for the media to go wild--the outcome is known. There will be no big search, no drama to be had. It is also much farther from "civilization".

Condolences to the climbers' families and friends.

Doug

 

[AOC-1]

The climbers, Mizuki Takahasi and Brian Massey, ascended the upper West Rib route and were traversing the Messner Couloir when the accident occurred. Details here: http://www.adn.com/sports/story/8898486p-8798379c.html

More about the climbers and some personal tributes here: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/684164/page/1#Post684164