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Climbers Missing on Mendenhall Towers, AK Sadly Declared Dead Yesterday

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According to a social media post from the father of one of the two climbers gone missing on the Mendenhall Towers, the two men were declared dead Tuesday, reports juneauempire.com. Juneau resident George “Ryan” Johnson, 34, and British Columbia climber Marc-André Leclerc, 25, were due back March 7 from climbing the Mendenhall Towers but did not return. According to a […]

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Steven Agar | March 14, 2018
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Search Resumes Today for Climbing Duo Missing in Mendenhall Towers, Alaska as Weather Hampered Weekend Search

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State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters confirmed the Canadian alpinist Marc-Andre Leclerc and the American alpinist Ryan Johnson are missing in action out on the Mendenhall Ice Field, in Juneau, Alaska. LeClerc and Johnson were attempting to summit the Mendenhall Towers, a 6,910-foot formation of jagged rock jutting up from the Juneau Icefield, about 12 miles north of Juneau behind the […]

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Steven Agar | March 12, 2018
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