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Vancouver Man Falls To Death While Climbing In Glacier National Park

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Jul, 2016 10:28 AM
    REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A 61-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in a climbing accident in Glacier National Park, east of Revelstoke, B.C.
     
    RCMP Cpl. Thomas Blakney says Carl Douglas died Monday evening while climbing the west ridge of Mount Tupper.
     
    Douglas and two other well-equipped climbers were working their way up a steep incline when a rock sheared off as Douglas put his weight on it.
     
    Blakney says Douglas lost his balance and fell about 300 metres to his death. 
     
    RCMP, the coroner and Parks Canada are investigating but Blakney says the trio did everything right before the unfortunate accident.
     
    He says the west ridge is well known to climbers but the area is unpredictable because the rock is prone to environmental changes caused by repeated freezing and thawing.

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