Climber dies in fall

A 33 year old man has died after a climbing accident in Squamish.

Police were contacted by a climber on The Stawamus Chief Sunday morning and said they had seen a group who’s lead climber had fallen whilst on the Angel’s Crest portion of the north face.

Squamish RCMP, Squamish Search and Rescue, and Squamish BC Ambulance attended the location and found the climber was 200-300 metres up the face.

“The location and position of the man required a highly skilled team and the Squamish SAR medical team responded alongside the rescuers. After a difficult and highly technical extraction the man, a 33 year old Squamish resident, went into medical distress and died a short time later” stated Sergeant Sascha Banks.