Hejden Kenedi (27) i Inge Perking (23) ostali su zakopani ispod snega. Kenedi čim je uspeo da se izvuče krenuo je u potragu za svojom devojkom Inge, ali bio je primoran da odustane od pokušaja spasavanja, pa je prepešačio 10 kilometara kako bi pozvao pomoć.

Spasioci su nakon nekog vremena ispod snega pronašli mrtvu Inge.

Beživotno telo Kenedija pronađeno je u nedelju u njegovom stanu baš kada su se spasioci spremali da izvuku Inge.

Njegov otac Majkl Kenedi, tužnu vest objavio je na Fejsbuku.

 

In Memory of Hayden Kennedy ⠀ ⠀ It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our friend, Ambassador and true brother of the BD tribe, Hayden Kennedy. ⠀ ⠀ To say Hayden was a talented climber would be an understatement. To say he was one of the world’s best climbers is closer to the truth, yet even those words fall flat and fail miserably at truly describing what Hayden—or HK as we called him—really represented in our sport. He was, with all intents and purposes, a climber who transcended barriers. From high-end 5.14 sport routes at his home crag in Rifle, Colorado, to 5.14 trad lines in the Creek, to the first fair means ascent of Cerro Torre’s Southeast Ridge in Patagonia with Jason Kruk, or his first ascent with Kyle Dempster and Josh Warton on the south face of the Ogre in Pakistan. ⠀ ⠀ Yet, even that run-on list of incredible achievements hardly captures the whole picture. In truth, trying to share the full breadth of HK’s transcendental abilities in the vertical world, which he effortlessly cultivated in a mere 27 years, is impossible. ⠀ ⠀ But to be clear, he was by no means an elitist. In fact, as if born from a different generation, HK was a staunch believer in walking the walk, not talking the talk. You couldn’t find him on social media, and until a few years ago he clung to his malfunctioning, archaic flip phone as if it was a crucial piece to his rack. In short, HK climbed to climb, not to spray. And it was the moments in the mountains that mattered most to him, not “instatweetingmyfacegram” as he would often joke with his friends. ⠀ ⠀ HK’s depth went well beyond climbing, however. In high school he played the sax, and recently he applied that musical theory to the guitar while recovering from a torn ACL in his hometown of Carbondale, Colorado. He diligently practiced during the length of that winter’s recovery, and soon had a repertoire of songs that hinted at his eclectic tastes in music. From old school country to classic rock, to German electronica, he absorbed it all with the same ease that he applied to his climbing. Alpine, sport, trad; country, metal, folk. To HK, it was all good. ⠀ ⠀ ...Continued in comments...

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"Hejden je preživeo lavinu, ali nije mogao da se nosi sa gubitkom devojke, pa je izabrao da okonča svoj život. Njegova majka Džuli i ja žalimo, ali poštujemo njegovu odluku"

Lavina se obrušila sa Impa, vrha južnog dela planinskog lanca Medison, koji se nalazi na tri hiljade metara nadmorske visine.

Perking je takođe bila iskusna i uspešna alpinistkinja, a stradala je pod lavonom širokom 46 metara.

Samo dve nedelje pre nesreće, u svom blogu Kenedi je napisao da je proteklih godina gledao mnoge prijatelje kako umiru na planinama.

"To je bolna stvarnost našeg sporta i ne znam šta činiti po tom pitanju. Penjanje je ili prekrasan dar ili prokletstvo", napisao je.