Reports surfaced Monday of two women who died after falling almost 200 feet while attempting to climb Grand Teton National Park’s 12,300-foot high Teewinot Mountain in Wyoming. The victims had both been now living in Jackson, Wyoming.
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The climbers were ascending the East Face, considered the easiest route to the summit, when the fall occurred.
Anderson herself was stranded on a small ledge and could not change position to check on her climbing partners.
Ms Anderson used her cell phone to call 911 after the fall, telling operators she was unable to see her two companions and had made repeated attempts to shout down to them, but received no reply.
After scaling for around an hour or so crisis responders reached Anderson. Three rangers were inserted via short-haul to Strandberg and Nix’s location, a rocky ledge at an elevation of about 11,500 feet located just above the “Worshipper” and “Idol” rock towers.
The other climbers, Tyler Standberg, 27, and Catherine Nix, 28, were both found unresponsive following the apparent 200 foot fall. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The rangers then prepared the deceased for evacuation.
“Though the route is frequently climbed without ropes, the terrain is very steep and good route-finding skills, mountaineering experience, and caution are essential”, the park said in the statement.
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The three ladies have been trying to ascend the East Face of the mountain and have been properly off the popular route when the 2 fell. The park said they weren’t using ropes at the time.
