33-year-old Squamish resident dies after falling from Stawamus Chief

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      For the second time in six weeks, a man has died while trying to scale the most famous landmark in the Squamish area.

      The RCMP say they were contacted around 11:30 a.m. on August 4 by a person who saw the lead climber in a group fall while on the Angel's Crest portion of the Stawamus Chief.

      A Squamish search and rescue medical team and B.C. Ambulance staff located him between 200 and 300 metres up the face of the cliff.

      "After a difficult and highly technical extraction the man, a 33-year-old Squamish resident went into medical distress and died a short time later," Sgt. Sascha Banks said in a statement. "The climbing community in Squamish is a very close and I know it will be a hard loss for everyone. Our thoughts go out to not only the man's friends and family but to the Squamish SAR team who worked tirelessly to help him." 

      The climber's name has not been released.

      The Stawamus Chief is a 700-metre granite rock, which attracts climbers from around the world.

      The Squamish RCMP posted this image of the face of the Stawamus Chief on its website.
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