climbing deaths

Last week, 2 guides and 4 clients perished while climbing Mt. Rainier’s challenging Liberty Ridge. Guides and clients dying together is one of the most devestatingly heartbreaking situation there is in the mountains. This week, what we all want to know is: How did this accident happen? Six people is a lot to die at once on a mountain. In a group dynamic like this, each guide would have most likely been roped to two clients. This means that they most […]