Bodies of three renowned mountain climbers recovered after avalanche in Banff National Park
Efforts to find the men - American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David Lama and Hansjorg Auer - had been hampered by poor weather and dangerous conditions.The men disappeared while attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak in the Icefields Parkway and were reported overdue on Wednesday.
“Our thoughts are with families, friends and all those who have been affected by this tragic incident.” Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said last week that Lama and Auer had “shaped the international climbing and alpinist scene in recent years with many achievements.” Auer, 35, became the first person to free solo climb Italy's Marmolada peak via the south face in 2007.
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