Climber’s body found in Alberta Rockies 20 years later

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Source: The Canadian Press

A pair of hikers in the Rocky Mountains have discovered the thawed remains of an American climber who's been missing since he fell from a summit over 20 years ago.

William Holland, 38, of Gorham, Maine had reached the top of the Slipstream on Snow Dome Mountain on the Columbia Icefields in 1989 and was standing on a cornice when it gave way.

He fell more than 300 metres, and while his partner and other climbers managed to get help, the search for Mr. Holland was called off the next day when an avalanche covered the area.

Garth Lemke, a public safety specialist with Parks Canada in Jasper went to the scene after the hikers reported their discovery earlier this month and said the glacier ice that covered the body had melted, leaving an eerie scene.

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/climbers-body-found-in-alberta-rockies-20-years-later/article1688927/

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Hope the return of his body

gives his family closure. RIP William Holland.

[GentryDixon]

2. Sorry for the unrecommend!

I was trying to hit on the link and my finger slipped.:(

[icnorth]

3. Fixed!

:hi:

[barbtries]

4. wow.

twenty years. i wonder if his parents are still alive.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. A macabre side-effect of global warming?

He could have been buried for millenia, now he'll have to be re-buried.

Thankfully, all my hikes have been less eventful.

:hi: