Avalanche Kills Irish Climber in Italian Alps | 4th Irishman to Die Mountaineering in a Week A 40-year-old Irishman named Shay Casey was killed by an avalanche last Thursday, July 31st, 2014. He was climbing with 11 other climbers when the avalanche struck in the afternoon heat. The deceased man suffered major head and neck injures. He was swept 50 meters downhill […] Avalanche SnowBrains | August 6, 2014 0 Comments