Three lost mountaineers are killed in a …

After two days of disappearance, the authorities, considered dead, announce three mountaineers who took a dangerous route in the Canadian Rockies after an avalanche. The climbers, experts in the difficult routes and part of the North Face's athletes' team, "are lost, the local search and rescue teams have badumed the worst," said the spokesman. Banff National Park, where were the athletes, the company that sponsors them. The Austrians David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and American Jess Roskelly climbed the eastern face of Howse Peak, a 3395 meter high mountain known for its danger. "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, 35, Auer, 28, and Roskelly, 35, had to contact their families and park officials last Tuesday, but on Wednesday they had not communicated. The staff of Howse Peak flew over and found clues "multiple avalanches and remains of climbing gear".

Until now, rescue teams could not meet the challenges "due to new avalanches and dangerous conditions in the region" because the winds are strong and the precipitation increases the risk of further avalanches.

The Mountaineers' search began after the father of one of them, former Mountaineer John Roskelley, warned the authorities that his son had not communicated Tuesday, as he he had asked to do so. Canadian authorities have therefore arranged for a helicopter to fly over the area, revealing the signs of the avalanche. Roskelley told the Canadian press that her son and companions "are dead, they are not missing."

The road used by the three mountaineers to attack Howse Peak was only opened in 1999 because of its difficulty.