Three of the best mountaineers in the world have disappeared after the death of an avalanche in Canada

The world of mountaineering is in mourning. Austrian mountaineers David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and American Jess Roskelly were left for dead after their disappearance as a result of an avalanche in the Canadian Rockies.

Parks Canada, the public agency responsible for Banff National Park, where the athletes were, informed the agency Efe that based on the badessment of the situation, "Presumably all three members of the group are dead". On Wednesday, after receiving no news from the climbers, considered among the best in the world, their staff flew over the area and found signs of "multiple avalanches and remains of climbing gear".

"We send our sincere condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the three mountaineers," said the agency in a statement. In addition, Canadian authorities have indicated that they can not recover the remains of mountaineers because of "dangerous conditions in the area". As detailed, instead there were strong winds and new avalanches.

Local media reported that the three climbers disappeared after an avalanche on Howse Peak, a 3,395-meter mountain considered one of the most difficult in the Rockies.

Roskelley's father, one of the mountaineers, pointed the newspaper The spokesperson's review who tried to contact his son on Tuesday but did not get an answer. Immediately, the man contacted Canadian authorities flying over the area by helicopter and reported signs of avalanche. at least one body partially buried. "They are dead, they are not lacking," he said.