Athletics Canada says missing mountaineer was climbing near Switzerland-Italy border
Search teams suspended efforts after finding no trace of the experienced skyrunner, who was training for a fast Matterhorn summit-and-descent record.
- Athletics Canada reported that Kalie McCrystal, 37, went missing on Tuesday while training for a record-breaking ascent on the Matterhorn, which sits on the Switzerland-Italy border.
- McCrystal was attempting a record-breaking summit and descent on the Italian side in under five hours, building on her solo ascent from the Swiss side completed in August.
- Rescuers last saw McCrystal near the Jean-Antoine Carrel hut at an elevation of nearly four kilometres as she ascended the roughly 4,481-metre Matterhorn peak.
- Ground and helicopter search teams suspended operations after failing to locate the athlete, though Athletics Canada stated her family remains directly involved in ongoing rescue efforts.
- Amelia Boultbee, MLA for Penticton-Summerland, described McCrystal as a "world-class athlete," while she also serves as a legal studies instructor at Capilano University.
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'She is a survivor': Squamish mountain runner missing on the Matterhorn
Friends and family are holding out hope after the search for Kalie McCrystal, a competitive mountain runner and lawyer from Squamish, was suspended after responders scouring a peak in the Swiss Alps could find no trace of her.
Athletics Canada reports that one of its members disappeared while trying to beat a record mountain race in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
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Athletics Canada says missing mountaineer was climbing near Switzerland-Italy border
SQUAMISH - Athletics Canada says one of its members went missing while attempting to break a mountain-running record in the Alps along the Switzerland-Italy border.
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TVA NouvellesKalie McCrystal, a Canadian team trail runner, has been missing since September 1 on the Matterhorn in the Alps.
A mountain runner climbs up the Matterhorn alone and publishes a photo at a height of around 4,000 metres. After that, the contact breaks off. Now in Italy, rescue workers are looking for her.
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