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We were nearly halfway up the longest, most intimidating climb either of us had attempted back then: the 4,000-foot Northeast Buttress of Howse Peak in the heart of the Canadian Rockies.

On an early summer climb in the Canadian Rockies, Don was delayed on descent, as he was assisting an injured climber, as an early evening thunderstorm straddled the peak.

For his climb, Lama won a Piolet d’Or — the Golden Ice Axe — Alpinism’s biggest prize. But Lama wasn’t present to accept the award at the Piolets d’Or ceremony in Ladek-Zdroj, Poland ...

By April 14, the weather was improving, and the three set their sights on Howse Peak. April 15: The three drove north from Canmore, parking at the Waterfowl Lakes area.

By April 14, the weather was improving, and the three set their sights on Howse Peak. April 15 The three drove north from Canmore, parking at the Waterfowl Lakes area.

A rescue crew prepares to search for three missing mountaineers who were caught in an avalanche on Howse Peak on April 16, 2019. The bodies of David Lama, Jess Roskelley and Hansjorg Auer were ...

Months before he left to climb Howse Peak, Jess signed a sponsorship contract with The North Face, which in 1992 established a team of adventurers and the best extreme-sports athletes.

Subscribe today. Howse Peak is a 10,800-foot twin-tipped spire rising from the Continental Divide between British Columbia and Alberta’s Banff National Park.

Howse Peak, with an elevation of 10,810 feet, certainly was a prime candidate. But in June, his dad is scouring through the snow looking for gear his son left behind.