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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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I'm very sorry to hear this. RIP
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rurprider
Trad climber
Mt. Rubidoux
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Unfortunately, one of the hazards of climbing at attitude.
Sincerest condolences and all the best to her family & friends...RIP Anna.
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jstan
climber
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Question.
Can a hyperbaric chamber test reveal dangerous sensitivity to altitude?
Edit:
I should have used the word "hypobaric". Less than one atmosphere.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Not everyone reacts to altitude the same way every time so chamber testing wouldn't reveal much.
If she was reportedly feeling strong and healthy it'd be unusual to suddenly die of HAPE/HACE overnight at 5000m. More than likely it was a stroke or some other latent cardiac issue that was perhaps exacerbated by the effort.
Or it could have been CO poisoning... not enough info yet...
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Rough season we've had lately.
Very very sorry for the friends and family of Anna.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Her El Cap Bridge interviews shows a great spirit reminding us of our interconnection. I feel her gift and her loss our community. Deepest condolences to her tribe.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Rough season we've had lately.
That's for sure, survival. I never knew her, but that interview makes me wish I did. The losses keep hurting.
John
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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This makes me very very sad. Saw her in the El Cap bridge interview and thought she was a very nice person...end of this summer has sucked with all the loss of life around. Condolences to family and friends.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Damn, my condolences to her family, and friends.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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My condolences to Anna's family and friends.
My life is poorer for having never met her.
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Hardly Visible
Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
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Awful news,
I am pretty sure I climbed with her at Smith Rock in the spring of 2008.
I remember her being a lot of fun to be around.
At the time I met her she worked at Banff and was recovering from frostbitten toes. Can anyone confirm if this is the same Anna?
My heart felt condolences go out to her family and friends.
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mountain girl
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Wow!!! How sad. Condolences to family and friends.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Super sad.....a very super sad day for the climbing community..
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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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I just got a text and learned of this. I am heartbroken. Such a bright light and love of life. I will miss her spirt. I got a text as she was headed to India. It is private but it demonstrated everything we loved about Anna.
Words are gone, emotion fills the void for now. Goddamn it, I don't know what to do with all this now.
Jeff Vargen
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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What a sad day. I didn't know Anna, but saw her El Cap Bridge video and it breaks your heart to know that such a bright light is gone.
Her partner on the climb, Allison Criscitiello, had recently moved to Atlin, so I expect I'll see her soon.
Ali is not much more than five feet but has more energy per ounce than plutonium. She did Logan this summer. A great person. What a shock for her.
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matisse
climber
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Really sad. I'm sorry. Its been an awful year for climbers.
Re altitude illness: A bunch of things are possible, but sudden onset of HACE would be the top of the list for me.
There was a guy who died on Shasta a few years back, who got up in the AM, after a bivy close to the summit and seems to be fine, but suddenly collapsed. Weather prevented a rescue and several hours later he died. The autopsy confirmed HACE, so it can come on in a catastrophic fashion. His climbing partner posts here.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sad....
My condolences to her Family and Many Friends.
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BomberBill
Mountain climber
Phoenix
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Oct 22, 2016 - 09:31am PT
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Very sad RIP fellow climber. Does anyone have details on exactly what happened? It looks like some of the article's first reporting this have been removed. The latest report is that she ascended from 12K to over 16K before feeling AMS. Then she descended and passed that evening. That's a really aggressive/irresponsible push in altitude. Looks like a HACE related death? Very sad...
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