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Sad news

Post by quantum7 » Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:03 pm

http://gripped.com/2011/09/sections/new ... loing-yam/
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Re: Sad news

Post by squamish climber » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:10 am

From gripped.com
Canmore local Akihira Tawara died after falling while soloing Directissima 5.8 on Yamnuska. While it’s not clear why Tawara fell, most climbers believe it was due to holds breaking on the climb. Originally from Japan, Tawara was a confidant 5.13 climber and had spent much of his time living and climbing in the Canmore area. More details as they become available.
My condolences to his family and friends. Did anybody here know him?
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