Holy Cross tragedy Michelle Vanek - Washington Post article
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Holy Cross tragedy Michelle Vanek - Washington Post article
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"In September 2024, a couple weeks after that initial search, German set off for another solo trip with Zachary Smith, a Vail Mountain Rescue colleague, and they hiked back to the couloirs on the northeast side. "
What is "Solo trip"?
Earlier Outside article is definitely much better.
"In September 2024, a couple weeks after that initial search, German set off for another solo trip with Zachary Smith, a Vail Mountain Rescue colleague, and they hiked back to the couloirs on the northeast side. "
What is "Solo trip"?
Earlier Outside article is definitely much better.
Re: Holy Cross tragedy Michelle Vanek - Washington Post article
My interpretation is they went out on their own. It wasn't a coordinated effort by VMRG (just on that one trip).
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markhingston
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Re: Holy Cross tragedy Michelle Vanek - Washington Post article
Thanks for the clarification.
The story was on the top of the front page of the Sunday edition of the Post. That’s kind of a big deal.
The story was on the top of the front page of the Sunday edition of the Post. That’s kind of a big deal.
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Re: Holy Cross tragedy Michelle Vanek - Washington Post article
Wow that's good to hear an update from the initial found items in 2024 and the family now has closure.
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Re: Holy Cross tragedy Michelle Vanek - Washington Post article
Sorry Buster never got to be recognized for signalling where Vanek's remains were in the weeks after she went missing. I realize that's a stupid thing to think when discussing a person dying in an accident and children and a husband (and I believe her parents were still alive at the time) who lost their loved one and never knew for sure what happened. I can't imagine their grief and anger and anxiety at the unknown. I hope they can get some relief from laying her remains to rest.