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Anastasia
climber
Not there
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My God, what a nightmare!
Sending him my condolences.
It isn't his fault, he did the best he could do and there is nothing more anyone can ask of him. I wonder if he feels guilty for staying by the side of his wife instead of going off for help immediately?
All I can say about that is... "I would have done the same." My instincts would have been to not leave her unattended in her weakened state.
His efforts were heroic and should be known as such.
Wishing him both comfort and peace...
Anastasia
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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yikes...what a sad story...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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mountaineering is dangerous. i'll stick to rock mostly. stuff you can't control in mountaineering.
condolences go out
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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Very very hard decision on what one should do. Some 15 years ago a good friend lost his wife to similar circumstances. He was injured as well and took two days to get out. The weather turned bad in the mean time and she sis not survive. After an avalanche I had to leave a climbing partner to retrieve gear. Scary stuff these big mountains. But they are an addiction.
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Trippel40
Social climber
CO
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My condolences to Mr. Terczak and their family.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
Nowhere
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NPS Morning Report August 6, 2008
North Cascades National Park Complex - WA
Climber Dies In Fall On Klawatti Glacier
On July 31st, climbing rangers from North Cascades National Park were finally able to recover the body of a 50-year-old Maryland woman who died after a fall on July 26th while on a mountaineering trip in the park. The woman and her husband were three days into a week-long traverse across several glaciers and alpine terrain when the accident occurred. They were negotiating a col which separates the Klawatti and McAllister Glaciers, scrambling un-roped, when she fell approximately 35 feet into a moat separating glacier ice from a rock wall. The woman’s husband cared for her for 24 hours, unable to reach a 911 cell connection, before she died in their tent. The 58-year-old husband then crossed three glaciers and over several off-trail miles, descending 6,000 feet in elevation. Just before reaching a road, he fell from a log while crossing a river, nearly drowning and injuring a knee before jettisoning his pack and getting unpinned. Other climbers found him on the road and delivered him to the NPS ranger station during the night. Attempts to reach the accident site by helicopter were thwarted for two full days. Rangers focused on assisting the surviving climber, who had emerged with no personal resources (cash, cards, car keys, phone or clothes). During a window of clear weather between two storms, rangers recovered the woman’s body from the top of the Klawatti Glacier, and transferred it to the Skagit County coroner. Although from the east coast, the couple had been spending mountaineering vacations in the North Cascades for many years, having accomplished other alpine traverses and peak ascents. [Submitted by Kinsey Shilling, Chief Ranger]
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