Sad news ;( Tony Devonshire dead after Avalanche
We just had the first Ice climbing fatality on the 2006/2007 season in Alberta. Tony Devonshire was caught in an avalanche near the Fortress ski hill. http://www.live-the-vision/cms has a thread with some details there is also a thread in the injury and accident forum: http://www.rockclimbing.com/topic/122172 Tony was well known in the local seen and will be missed greatly.
I didn't know Tony well... recognize him out at a climb and have a chat type of thing. Especially during the early season, the ice climbing community really is a small community. A loss like this really does hit everyone.
The Avalanche forecast for the area was rated Low across the board, but with a chinook and some light precip things change so fast up there. I was going to get a beacon a few years ago after we were caught, but I haven't yet. Having only one in a party is useless right. Well I climb with some people who do have them, some why not bring them on a climb? Not every climb, but ones that have terrain above them. I've already sett aside some cash and will be getting one as soon as I get my next paycheck. I've already come too close to loosing a partner before, it's not having one worth it? Is having one worth it? You make your own decision. They aren't needed on every climb, but would be nice to have on some climbs. Really they weigh next to nothing, and if like me it has been years since you did the avi course... It might not be a bad idea to take it again. It really is easy to develop bad habits. This tragic accident is a reminder that no matter how LOW the rating is LOW does not mean NO chance of an avalanche. Climb safe out there people, never get complacent and always listen to your gut when you get that sense that "you not feeling it".
Tony was a very experience and safe climber, so is Kevin. It seems somehow not right to be saying Tony was...
Tony you will be greatly missed by the climbing community and all of your other many friends and family. May your next life be full innumerable pitches of the bluest plastic ice that we all search for.
Kevin, should you read this, remember that when your ready if you ever need someone to talk to you can get a hold of me via email the_climber at hotmail dot com, hang in the bro.
I didn't know Tony well... recognize him out at a climb and have a chat type of thing. Especially during the early season, the ice climbing community really is a small community. A loss like this really does hit everyone.
The Avalanche forecast for the area was rated Low across the board, but with a chinook and some light precip things change so fast up there. I was going to get a beacon a few years ago after we were caught, but I haven't yet. Having only one in a party is useless right. Well I climb with some people who do have them, some why not bring them on a climb? Not every climb, but ones that have terrain above them. I've already sett aside some cash and will be getting one as soon as I get my next paycheck. I've already come too close to loosing a partner before, it's not having one worth it? Is having one worth it? You make your own decision. They aren't needed on every climb, but would be nice to have on some climbs. Really they weigh next to nothing, and if like me it has been years since you did the avi course... It might not be a bad idea to take it again. It really is easy to develop bad habits. This tragic accident is a reminder that no matter how LOW the rating is LOW does not mean NO chance of an avalanche. Climb safe out there people, never get complacent and always listen to your gut when you get that sense that "you not feeling it".
Tony was a very experience and safe climber, so is Kevin. It seems somehow not right to be saying Tony was...
Tony you will be greatly missed by the climbing community and all of your other many friends and family. May your next life be full innumerable pitches of the bluest plastic ice that we all search for.
Kevin, should you read this, remember that when your ready if you ever need someone to talk to you can get a hold of me via email the_climber at hotmail dot com, hang in the bro.
posted by Brenden Ramsay at 3:00 PM
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