Canadian skyrunner goes missing during training session for Matterhorn record attempt
The Guardian • • sports
Key Points:
- Canadian athlete Kalie McCrystal has gone missing during a training session for a record attempt on the Matterhorn mountain in the Alps, last seen descending the Italian side near a shelter at around 12,500 ft.
- The 38-year-old, an experienced skyrunner from Squamish, British Columbia, was attempting to ascend and descend the 14,692 ft Matterhorn in under five hours.
- A helicopter search was called off after no trace of McCrystal was found, despite her extensive experience in high-altitude and technical mountain terrain.
- Friends and colleagues expressed confidence in her abilities, emphasizing that the challenge was well within her skill set and that she did not take unnecessary risks.
- McCrystal is a record-setting skyrunner and a staff member at Capilano University, whose leadership extended condolences to her family and those involved in the search.
