Rescue teams have recovered the body of a climber who died on Crowsnest Mountain last weekend.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2021 2:18 PM MT | Last Updated: January 13
A man is dead after climbing alone on Crowsnest Mountain on the weekend. (Google Street View) comments
The mountain is about six kilometres north of Coleman in Alberta s Crowsnest Pass.
Police were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. Saturday after a Garmin satellite device s SOS button was activated, indicating the user was injured at an area known as the chutes.
RCMP said in a release that Crowsnest Pass Fire & Rescue and Pincher Creek Search & Rescue formed a team of 10 people to attempt a ground rescue, with some members hiking to a base point and others climbing further into the rugged terrain.
Pass Herald Reporter
In this issue of the Herald, you’ll see a few of the photos I took following the snowfall that covered the Crowsnest Pass. When I woke up Thursday and saw clear skies and snow capped mountains and trees, I knew exactly how I’d be spending my morning. The way the sun hit the mountains and trees just made everything pop a little more than usual. I started my morning trek through the Pass by driving out towards the Chinook Lake turnoff. I stopped there and got some great shots of Crowsnest Mountain in all its glory before travelling back towards Coleman.