Deadly Avalanche in the Rockies | Dan for dead …

American Jess Roskelley and Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, world-renowned professional mountaineers, have disappeared and been left for dead after an avalanche as they climbed a dangerous path into the Rockies, into the Banff National Park, Canada. Lama, 28, is part of his international fame in Argentina: At 21, he reached the summit of Cerro Torre in Santa Cruz – one of the most difficult in the world – using only hands and feet. The exploit was filmed and the result is the film Cerro Torre, a snowball in hell.

The three mountaineers, experts of the difficult routes and part of the North Face's team of athletes, "are lost, the local search and rescue teams have badumed the worst," said the spokesperson for the park. They climbed the eastern face of Howse Peak, a mountain 3395 meters high known for its danger. It's an "isolated" route that is "an exceptionally difficult goal," said the Canada Parks Agency.

"Based on the badessment of the situation, it is presumed that all three members of the group died," said the Parks Canada authorities in a statement in which they said the agency "addresses its concerns. sincere condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the three mountaineers. "

Lama, 28, Auer, 35, and Roskelly, 36, had to contact their families and park authorities last Tuesday, but arrived Wednesday without having communicated, so Howse Peak staff flew over and found clues "multiple avalanches and remains of climbing equipment".

In 2009, Lama, then 18 years old and already shining in the world of climbing for his climbing skills, set out to reach the summit of Cerro Torre, in El Chaltén, in using only his hands and feet. called "free climbing". The tower is a rock needle and is considered one of the most difficult to climb. The top of the mountain had already been conquered, but he wanted to be the first to do it without the help of nails.

The expedition was funded by the Red Bull company, which was to shoot a documentary.

That year, bad weather prevented him from reaching the goal. Three years later, he tried again. And this time he did it: his feat in Argentina is one of the most impressive in the history of mountaineering. The film that describes it is a wonderful piece of adventure and wonderful images of the giant of Santa Cruz.

Yesterday, John Roskelley, the American's father disappeared in Canada,

He admitted that "it is unlikely that the three men survived." The path they were trying to take was crossed for the first time in 2000. This is one of the ways in which Conditions must be perfect, if it does not become a nightmare. And that's what happened, "he explained.

Regarded as one of the best American mountaineers of his time, John Roskelley reached the summit of Everest with his son Jess in 2003. Jess was then only 20 years old and became the youngest mountaineer to reach the top of the world.